Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre have an exciting opportunity for an Equine Veterinary Nurse / Technician to join our amazing nursing team.
The role:
This is a permanent, part time role which is worked from Wednesday to Sunday. Hours worked on Wednesday to Friday are 8am – 5pm with Saturday and Sunday being dependent on our workload, which can fluctuate given the seasonal nature of our work. As part of our nursing team, you will be involved in many aspects of equine nursing including in-field work, surgical nursing, daily in-patient care, and emergency cases.
This role gives you the opportunity to work together with a group of highly professional, passionate and skilled colleagues in a fun working environment. We are exceptionally proud of our clinic, and our ideal candidate will be proud to work with us, and therefore ensure our equine patients are beautifully and professionally cared for.
Our ideal candidate will either have a veterinary nursing qualification or relevant previous equine experience such as stud work, and the like. While a qualification is desirable, it is not essential.
What we can Offer:
- An attractive remuneration package, including health insurance.
- Paid Birthday day off.
- The opportunity to work in a state of the art equine veterinary centre, alongside a highly experienced and dedicated team.
- A supportive work environment that encourages ongoing professional development.
To be successful in this role, you will need to be:
- Confident and motivated with great communication, interpersonal skills and a high attention to detail.
- Physically fit with the ability and experience in handling a variety of horses (foals, racehorses, yearlings, sport horses, ponies etc.).
- Hard working, diligent, and reliable who can take initiative and work effectively.
- Competent with numeracy and literacy skills.
- Passionate about delivering high standards of care for our equine patients and have an ability to empathise.
- Able to learn and be flexible in a fast paced working environment, with great multitasking skills.
- Able to use your initiative and provide support to all areas when needed.
About Us:
Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre is a full-service equine clinic located in the heart of Waikato. With our state-of-the-art facility and highly experienced team, we cater to all equine athletes and leisure horses with fourteen veterinarians, thirteen nurses and eleven office staff. We enjoy working as a team and providing the best possible service and care to our patients.
If this role sounds like a good fit for you, then please send your cover letter and CV to greer@wevc.co.nz. Applications will be processed as they are received.
To be considered for this role, you will need to be eligible work in New Zealand.