Veterinary Nurse
Part-Time (Hourly Paid), 4 Days per week (Mon–Thurs)
Mō Tēnei Tūranga Mahi | About the Role
Are you passionate about both animal care and supporting the next generation of veterinary professionals? Join Wintec’s Centre for Animal Technology as a Veterinary Nurse, where you’ll play a vital role in delivering high-quality care to our animals and hands-on learning experiences to our students. This part-time position will see you working closely with veterinarians, students, and staff to ensure the smooth operation of our teaching surgery and the best possible outcomes for our learners.
The Veterinary Nurse is based in our Centre for Animal Technology, reporting to the Surgery Manager, and will be responsible for:
- Assisting veterinarians during surgical procedures and providing post-operative care, while supporting students throughout these processes
- Supervising and mentoring students in practical sessions within the surgery
- Maintaining accurate medical records and ensuring compliance with veterinary standards
- Supporting the overall operation of the veterinary surgery, including reception and general nursing duties
He kōrero mōu | About you
To be successful in this role you will have:
- A minimum qualification of a Diploma in Veterinary Nursing
- Confidence in your own clinical skills and the ability to teach and mentor students
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a passion for supporting and guiding learners
- The ability to work collaboratively within a team environment
While supporting the marking of student work is not a requirement, there may be opportunities to assist with this by agreement and subject to approval for additional hours.
As an inclusive and supportive employer, we value diversity and want to encourage anyone interested to apply, regardless of whether you tick all the boxes or not. We know that people from underrepresented groups and women in particular don't apply for roles if they're not a 100% match, but we're not looking for perfection, we're looking for potential.
We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us.
Skills are gained across many areas of life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your Cover Letter.
Mō Mātou | About us
Wintec is a business division of Te Pūkenga, a vibrant and progressive tertiary institute with regional campus locations in Hamilton. Wintec | Te Pūkenga is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and delivering services in a manner that responds to the needs of Māori learners and their whānau, as well as the aspirations of iwi and Māori communities throughout our region (including Māori employers).
To deliver effectively on this commitment, we recognise the need for a culturally competent and confident workforce vertically and horizontally across our organisation.
Me pēhea te tono | How to apply
As a responsible employer and education provider, Wintec | Te Pūkenga is committed to the protection of children and vulnerable persons and applies relevant policy and practice to meet this commitment. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and will be required to undergo pre-employment checks; successful candidates will be required to undergo relevant vetting and employment checks.
We will be assessing applications as they come in and this role will be closed earlier if we find a suitable candidate.
