Description

As a Senior Veterinary Nurse at RSPCA Queensland’s Domestic Hospital based in Wacol, you’ll combine hands-on clinical nursing with meaningful people leadership. You’ll mentor and develop veterinary nurses, hospital assistants, trainees and volunteers while helping create a positive, capable and high-performing hospital team. Full-time and part-time positions available!

Alongside complex clinical care, you’ll support day-to-day hospital operations, improve workflows and work closely with veterinarians and senior leaders to deliver outstanding patient care.

In this role, you will: 

• Lead, mentor and develop veterinary nurses, hospital assistants, trainees and volunteers.
• Provide clinical guidance, feedback, training and support to build team capability and performance.
• Deliver high-quality nursing care across medical, surgical, emergency and complex cases.
• Support surgery, anaesthesia, diagnostics, triage, critical care and patient recovery.
• Partner with veterinarians to support effective case management, patient flow and hospital operations.
• Maintain high standards of clinical documentation, infection control and regulatory compliance.
• Support rostering, stock, equipment and other day-to-day operational requirements.
• Contribute to new systems, clinical guidelines and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

You’ll be someone who: 

• Leads by example and enjoys coaching, mentoring and developing others.
• Is confident managing routine, emergency and complex clinical cases.
• Remains calm and makes sound decisions in busy, high-pressure situations.
• Communicates clearly, builds trust and works collaboratively across the hospital.
• Brings a positive, resilient and solutions-focused approach to challenges.
• Is organised, adaptable and comfortable balancing clinical, people and operational priorities.
• Is passionate about animal welfare and committed to delivering consistently high standards of care.

What You’ll Bring to the Role 

• Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent.
• Strong clinical experience across medical, surgical and emergency veterinary nursing.
• Demonstrated experience leading, supervising or mentoring others in a clinical environment.
• Sound judgement and confidence managing complex or high-pressure situations.
• Strong communication, collaboration and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent organisation and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A resilient, adaptable and solutions-focused approach.
• Strong alignment with RSPCA Queensland’s purpose and commitment to animal welfare.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the role, including lifting a minimum of 10kg.