Veterinary Nurse – North Hill Veterinary Clinic

Apiam Animal Health • Full-time • Armidale, New South Wales, Australia • USD $ 59.70k - USD $ 66k / year • 2m ago

Exciting Opportunity for a Veterinary Nurse to join our awesome team in Armidale!

Part Time | Full Time | Head Nurse Position Opportunity

About North Hill

Since 2004, North Hill Veterinary Clinic has cared for the Armidale and New England community, delivering professional treatment in a relaxed, personal environment. We are a collaborative, close‑knit team and our mixed caseload keeps nursing work varied and interesting.

See more about us on our Facebook here:https://www.facebook.com/northhillvet

Our culture (what matters most)

Team first: We pitch in, help our colleagues, and back each other.
Genuine patient care: You notice the small comforts and go the extra mile to make every patient’s stay calmer and kinder.
Kindness, always: Warm, respectful interactions with clients, patients, and teammates are non‑negotiable and celebrated here.

The opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Veterinary Nurse who thrives in a supportive team and is motivated by delivering excellent patient care. This is a full-time or part-time role, ideally 3-4 days per week and assistance with the after-hours roster. This position will be a hands on nursing role moving through nursing, reception and consulting shifts across the week.

Day‑to‑day you will

Provide compassionate inpatient care
Support surgical and anaesthesia workflows
Champion patient comfort
Deliver client care with kindness
Keep the clinic humming
Contribute to protocols and quality improvement

Head Nurse pathway

If leadership appeals, we would love to discuss a head veterinary nurse role for you in the clinic. This would involve:

Mentoring and onboarding nurses.
Roster input, workflow optimisation, and setting nursing standards.
Leading patient‑care initiatives (comfort measures, pain management, hospital rounds).
Collaborating with the leadership team on culture, communication, and continuous improvement.
Apiam takes great pride in their nursing teams, and we have a dedicated Chief Nursing Officer and Head Nurse peer group sessions.

What you’ll bring

Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing (or equivalent) and 1+ years’ experience in a companion‑animal hospital (mixed experience welcomed).
A calm, kind presence with strong communication skills.
A collaborative mindset and a proactive approach to helping teammates.
Confidence with hospital and surgical nursing, and enthusiasm for continual learning.

Why North Hill & Apiam

Generous staff pet discounts.
VNCA membership paid; AVNAT registration encouraged.
Access to VetEducation and ongoing CE
Paid Volunteer Leave and extra Parental Leave
Discounts across retail, travel, fitness, and health providers.
Wellbeing taken seriously: Apiam’s Employee Assistance Program provides free, confidential counselling for you and your immediate family.
Genuine nurse career pathways, secondments across the national network, free monthly webinars, and annual development discussions.

How to apply

Please send your resume and a short cover letter to northhill@apiam.com.au or contact us with any questions about the role

Location:

Armidale, New South Wales

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