Veterinary Nurse at Bereline Farm

Job Description
Only persons approved or authorized by the Veterinary Practice Board may perform the duties of veterinary nurses. Schedule 4 of the Veterinary Practice Regulations 2022 sets out the acts of veterinary medicine that may be performed by veterinary nurses:
Division 1 -  Acts authorized to be carried out under the personal supervision of a veterinarian:

• Assist The Surgeon To Perform Surgical Procedures
• Dental Prophylaxis, Including Simple Extraction Of Teeth
• Superficial Surgical Procedures (Such As Suturing Skin)
• Taking Images Using X-Rays, Ultrasound, ECG Or Similar Imaging Techniques, In accordance with The Radiation Safety Act 1975 And Any Other Relevant Written Law
• Taking Samples For The Purposes Of Pathology Tests
• Setting Up And Supervising Intravenous Drips And Transfusions
• Inserting And Removing Indwelling Catheters For The Administration Of Intravenous Fluids
• Assisting With and Monitoring the Administration of Anaesthetics
• Monitoring the Recovery of Animals From Anaesthesia

Division 2 - Acts authorized to be carried out under the direction of a veterinarian:

• Physically examining animals;
• Giving general health advice in relation to weight loss, nutrition, parasite control and similar matters;
• Isolating animals and carrying out barrier nursing;
• Administering scheduled drugs;
• Supplying to customers with medication specified by the registered veterinary surgeon;
• Dressing wounds and post-surgical care;
• Supervising, caring for and nursing animals;
• Performing clinical pathology tests.