Orange Veterinary Hospital, a well-established and progressive 13-vet mixed animal practice in Central West NSW, is seeking a passionate Veterinary Nurse/Receptionist to join our friendly and supportive team.

At Orange Veterinary Hospital, we pride ourselves on being a close-knit group of professionals who love what we do and enjoy each other’s company—both inside and outside the clinic. Whether it’s discussing sports, sharing a laugh, or supporting each other professionally, our team is all about fostering a positive and collaborative environment.

We place a high priority on mental health and work-life balance. Whether you need to pick up the kids from school, volunteer on the weekends, or pursue hobbies like netball on a Wednesday night, we’re here to support your commitments. In return, we value flexibility and a team-player attitude.

What You’ll Be Doing:

As a Veterinary Nurse/Receptionist, you’ll contribute to all aspects of veterinary care, combining hands-on nursing duties with client-facing reception responsibilities. No two days will be the same, and there’s always room for professional growth.

Veterinary Nursing Duties:

• Surgical assistance: preparing instruments, monitoring anaesthesia, assisting with dental procedures.
• Medical support: diagnostic radiology, pathology testing, and caring for hospitalized animals.
• Client education: advising pet owners on nutrition, behaviour, and general animal care.
• General duties: placing IV catheters, conducting discharge consultations, and ensuring the clinic remains clean and organized.

Receptionist Duties:

• Greeting clients and their pets with a warm welcome.
• Managing appointments and fielding client queries via phone and email.
• Handling payments and transactions.
• Keeping our reception and consult areas tidy and stocked.
• General administration to help keep the clinic running smoothly.

Hours of work & Afterhours workload:

Casual, Part-time and Full-time employment options available for the right candidate.
Our full-time members of the team enjoy a four-day working week from 8am-6pm with a one-hour lunch break.
Weekend and evening on call is shared amongst the nursing team.
Our current weekend rotation is one in 6 weekends.
There is flexibility in the on-call roster to shift with what works with your life, and swapping with a colleague is encouraged.
It is important to note that new staff are not expected to start on-call until the nurse feels comfortable and confident in our hospital.

Our Ideal Candidate:

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Qualified: Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing (or equivalent).
• Compassionate: A love for both animals and people, with a focus on excellent care.
• Skilled: Great at multitasking, with strong communication and customer service skills.
• Team-Oriented: Able to work independently while thriving in a collaborative environment.
• Proactive: Resourceful with a strong work ethic and a desire to keep learning.

What We Offer:

• Above-award salary based on experience.
• Daily morning tea and lunch provided to keep our team fuelled and energized.
• Full training upon commencement and provided uniforms.
• A supportive, fun workplace where we prioritize mental health and well-being.

Why Orange Veterinary Hospital?

We’re proud to be accredited by the AVA as a New Graduate Friendly Practice and recipients of the AVA Practice of Excellence award. Our family-owned clinic is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed by a talented and experienced veterinary team with over 125 years of combined expertise.

But beyond our professional accolades, we’re a team that loves to connect over coffee, enjoy social outings, and help each other succeed—professionally and personally.

For more practice information visit:
Website – www.orangevet.com.au
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfVMAN88buLSicwVhrnXPuQ/videos
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orangevethospital/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orangevethospital/ 

Discover Orange, NSW

Orange is a thriving regional city known for its cool climate wine region, gourmet food scene, and community spirit. Whether you’re into sports, the arts, or simply enjoy the beauty of nature, Orange offers something for everyone—from first-class sporting facilities to top-notch schools and childcare.

Our winters may bring snow, but our summers are mild, and the coffee culture is strong—our team’s daily downtown coffee run is a beloved tradition!

Ready to Join Us?

If you’re excited about joining a supportive, friendly team in a vibrant community, we’d love to hear from you!

Contact:
Rosie Rowse
Practice Manager, Orange Veterinary Hospital
57 Molong Rd, Orange NSW 2800
P: 02 6361 8388
E: rosie.heather@orangevet.com.au

Parkes Vet- Consulting room Veterinarian

Orange Veterinary Hospital is excited to be opening a branch consulting room in Parkes NSW!

We are seeking a veterinarian to join our expanding team as we begin to provide more permanent veterinary services to the Parkes and surrounding communities.

The successful applicant will be joining our OVH family of likeminded professionals that are committed to providing compassionate and quality care for our patients while maintaining an open, supportive, and informative relationship with our clients and staff.

About the Position:

• Flexible working hours
• Full time, part time or casual applications are welcomed.
• No afterhours or weekends.
• Predominantly small animal, but large animal work opportunities available for vets who are interested.
• Planned consulting days are Monday, Wednesday & Thursday- but flexible depending on applicants’ availability.
• Planned opening hours are 9.30am – 4.00pm- but flexible depending on applicant’s availability.
• Support available from our large team of 10+ veterinarians in Orange as required.
• Referral options internally and externally.
• Renumeration is above the award and negotiable depending on experience.

This veterinarian will play a pivotal role in the success of this new venture while we build relationships with our new and existing Parkes clients/patients and begin to provide veterinary services to the area on a more permanent basis.

How to apply?

Are you looking to return to the veterinary industry but not at a full-time capacity? Juggling kids/family/other commitments or work? Or looking for a lifestyle change? Can’t find your balance in a typical GP clinic?

This could well be your dream job!!

If you are interested or would like more information, we would love to chat!

Check us out on social media also – https://www.facebook.com/reel/

You can call our Practice Manager, Rosie Rowse on (02) 6361-8388 or email rosie.heather@orangevet.com.au

We are seeking a veterinarian to join our team, and enthusiastic new graduates are welcome to apply. The ideal team member has a passion for animals, high quality veterinary work and enjoys the challenges of a dynamic work environment. If you have an interest in a specific field or a certain set of skills – WE WANT TO KNOW; we structure the development of our vets around what they are interested in.

You must be willing to discuss cases openly with your colleagues in order to achieve the best possible outcome for your patients, have a friendly disposition, be able to communicate complex issues with clients and colleagues, enjoy working in a busy environment and be team oriented.

Our workload is varied on a daily basis with the opportunity to travel our beautiful region by attending farm calls and visiting our branch clinic in Molong. Our small animal cases range from routine to very complex, but you will always be supported knowing you have a substantial knowledge bank you can access at any time. We have a well-developed network of specialists for referring the trickier cases.

Afterhours workload: Weekend and evening on call is shared amongst the vets. Our vets enjoy a four-day working week from 8am-6pm with a one hour lunch break. Our current weekend rotation is one in 7 weekends, and with an additional vet added, this would shift to a 1in8 rotation. Additionally, one Saturday morning consulting shift between on calls weekends. It is important to note that new staff are not expected to start on-call until the clinician feels comfortable and confident. There is flexibility in the on-call roster to shift with what works with your life, and swapping with a colleague is encouraged. After an on-call weekend, there is a long weekend for you the following week. The practice owners generously cover the Easter and Christmas on-call.

Further education and professional development are supported (financially) and encouraged. One week conference leave and your membership with the AVA and Vet Education subscription are paid for by us.

What’s included?

Salary is dependable on experience but is above award and after hours is paid additionally. A phone will also be provided for afterhours work. Evening after hours is also shared.

Part-time and Full-time employment options.

Specialist referrals are available to you in Canberra, Sydney and Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga.

Morning tea and lunch are provided daily for our staff as part of our commitment to offering a great place to work and a proactive healthy work team. Vets have regular in-house breakfast clinical rounds to discuss complex cases. Uniforms and large animal equipment are provided. We also have a fully equipped Ford Ranger to be used for large animal calls meaning there is no need to provide your own vehicle.

Start date is negotiable for the right candidate.

Who are we?

The Orange Veterinary Hospital team is a great group of people who enjoy a busy work environment and also team social outings. We enjoy close working relationships and support one another professionally, forming some wonderful friendships along the way. Discussing the cricket and other interests is encouraged.

We are accredited by the AVA as a New Graduate Friendly Practice and have previously been awarded the AVA Practice of Excellence.

We are not shy about addressing the importance of Mental Health and being very proactive in managing this issue within our industry. A well-managed life-work balance is priority, where we encourage finding your right balance. We can accommodate family commitments, volunteering commitments, belly-dancing-on-a-Tuesday morning commitments; we just ask that you try to bring flexibility to your role too.

You will be well supported by a team of dedicated friendly veterinarians, a practice manager and a wonderful team of educated nursing and reception staff.

Our purpose-built hospital is fully equipped with digital radiography and offers a wide range of diagnostic equipment (ultrasound, endoscopes, IDEXX In-house Pathology, dental radiographs, etc) and surgical equipment. Our vets have varied interests, and we are able to service small animal reproduction, acupuncture, orthopaedic, oncology, ophthalmology, pocket pets and avian consults. We have one veterinarian with Memberships, and a willingness to mentor other vets through that process if that is something on your career trajectory.

We also operate one branch practice in Molong. Beef cattle, hobby farms and general horse work dominate the large animal case load with a smaller number of sheep, goats, alpacas, camels and the occasion donkey.

Our veterinary team is very diverse and heavily experienced with over 125 years of experience combined. Our clinic is family owned and is in no way a part of a corporate business, giving us the flexibility to cater to each of our veterinarians. At any time during the day (or night), if a veterinarian requires assistance there is always another veterinarian available to assist – this is extremely important, especially for recent graduates.

To give you a thorough insight we would encourage you to get in touch with any of our current veterinarians (via the clinic) so you get a true understanding of what our clinic can offer. In no particular order our veterinarians who would be happy to chat to you are; Dr Bryce Bondfield (2 years exp.), Dr Nikki Burns (10 years exp.), Dr Hannah Smith (1.5 years exp.), Dr Georgia Ladmore (9 Years exp.), Dr Ryan Lane (4 years exp.), Dr Natasha Wannan (8 years exp.), Dr Andrew Litchfield (30+ years exp.), Dr John Mason (25 years exp.), Dr Andrew Denman (25 years exp.), and Dr Helen Whittle (20 years exp.). 

For more practice information visit:

Website- www.orangevet.com.au

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfVMAN88buLSicwVhrnXPuQ/videos

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orangevethospital/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orangevethospital/

Where are we?

Orange is a prosperous regional city in the Central Tablelands of NSW with a population of approximately 45,000 people. We are a well-known fruit growing district producing great apples and cherries. Orange is now known as one of Australia’s premium cool climate wine regions. The development of Orange as a gourmet food capital has ensured Orange’s status as a prominent tourism destination. Our local food and wine festivals have become must-do events on the NSW tourism timetable.

Orange offers excellent public and private school education, University (Charles Sturt University) and TAFE. Childcare options available, including family day care, modern long day care centres and preschools.

Our community sporting facilities are first class and include an aquatic centre, excellent sporting grounds and indoor facilities. Orange has a mixture of clubs including swimming, athletics, cricket, rugby, triathlon, mountain biking, cycling, hockey, netball and basketball. If art or wine is your scene, rest assured you can find your people here.

In summary, we have great coffee, cafes, night life and casual-fine dining venues. The winters are often accompanied by snow – this makes performing a calving in winter a bit different, but sitting in front of a fire while it is snowing outside is always a cosy feeling that can be experienced in very few cities across the country. Our summers are pretty mild due to our high altitude meaning if is rare to get over 35’C.

The majority of staff here also share a love for our regular coffee run down-town – although not a must on the resume, it is an important part of our daily culture…

If interested, please contact:

Rosie Rowse

Practice Manager

Orange Veterinary Hospital

57 Molong Rd

Orange NSW 2800

P: 02 63618388

E: rosie.heather@orangevet.com.au