Veterinary Nurse Manager
Veterinary Nurse Manager
- Exciting opportunity to manage the people aspects of our amazing nursing team
- Lead and supervise the daily operations of the nursing team
- You have a passion for mentoring nursing staff and inspiring team members to grow and develop
Are you a highly motivated and compassionate leader with a passion for mentoring and inspiring your team? If so, we have the perfect career opportunity for you. Our veterinary referral services are fully supported by our team of experienced specialty veterinary nurses, customer-focused receptionists, and passionate emergency clinicians providing 24hr best practice care to our patients.
- Exciting opportunity to manage the people aspects of our amazing nursing team
- Lead and supervise the daily operations of the nursing team
- You have a passion for mentoring nursing staff and inspiring team members to grow and develop
Are you a highly motivated and compassionate leader with a passion for mentoring and inspiring your team? If so, we have the perfect career opportunity for you. Our veterinary referral services are fully supported by our team of experienced specialty veterinary nurses, customer-focused receptionists, and passionate emergency clinicians providing 24hr best practice care to our patients.
About us
At Peninsula Vet Emergency and Referral Hospital, we pride ourselves on having a great team-focused environment. Through the collaboration of our entire veterinary team, we strive to provide best-practice care for all our patients while maintaining exceptional customer service. Our hospital is multidisciplinary, with a strong medical, surgical and emergency referral team. We also have a visiting anaesthesiologist and cardiologist, and have access to oncology specialists.
Our hospital is a purpose-built facility, equipped with the latest in diagnostic equipment, including CT scanner, full endoscopy suite, and the latest in fluoroscopy and ultrasound technology. The referral services are fully supported by experienced specialty nurses, customer focused receptionists, and a team of passionate emergency clinicians who provide 24hr care to our patients.
Thank You so much to the team at Peninsula Emergency. Arthur is an amazing surgeon with a heart of gold. Thank you so much for everything you and your team did to help our Kelpie, Cyclops, walk again. The best Christmas Present out family could have asked for. The compassion of the whole team was so reassuring to our family. – Melissa Scott (Google Review)
About this role
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated veterinary nurse with strong leadership and management skills to join our team. The role is full-time Monday to Friday.
The position includes the following responsibilities:
- Lead and supervise the daily operations of the nursing team across the medicine, surgery and emergency departments
- Manage all HR aspects of the nursing team, including recruitment, rostering, and performance management
- Organise sick leave coverage as required – this may include working shifts on occasion where last-minute leave cannot be covered
- Identify and implement ways to utilise staff resources to improve efficiency and standards within the departments
- Ensure that monthly nursing KPIs are met by setting and maintaining high standards of patient care and customer service
- Work with the Clinical Supervisor within each department to create and implement training and development plans for the nursing team
- As a part of the ERH management team, contribute to assessing and updating nursing policies and procedures
About you
To be successful you will have:
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing
- Proven experience in a team leader or management role
- A professional and positive demeanour
- Ability to build a positive team culture
- Exceptional communication and organisational skills
- A flexible and positive attitude towards work
- Ability to manage stressful situations and high work pressure
- A passion for mentoring nursing staff and inspiring team members to grow and develop
- Committed to our core values of being passionate, building trust, having fun, growing and evolving, and having compassion and respect
Our location
The Emergency and Referral Hospital is located at the gateway to the scenic Mornington Peninsula – famed for the local beaches and wineries. The hospital is easily accessible via the major freeways just 1 hour from Melbourne’s CBD and only 30 minutes from the south or eastern suburbs – ideally situated to provide either easy access for commuting or an idealistic location for living.
It's time to apply
If you are ready to join our progressive team and rapidly expanding clinic, please email your cover letter and resume.

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