About RSPCA Queensland
For nearly 140 years, RSPCA Queensland has been a leading animal welfare charity, dedicated to improving the lives of animals - whether domestic, farmed, or native. We care for over 42,000 animals annually, relying on the generosity of animal lovers like you to fund 91% of our life-changing services.
Our Purpose: We exist for animals to live better lives.
About the Role
As a Veterinary Nurse based in Townsville, you'll play a vital role in improving the lives of animals across North Queensland - not just within the shelter, but out in the community where support can make the biggest difference.
Working 4 days per week, this unique role combines hands-on veterinary nursing, community outreach and animal welfare initiatives. You'll work closely with our Regional Veterinary Lead and Community Liaison Officer to support community-based veterinary programs, assist with clinical and surgical procedures, and help connect animals and their owners with the care they need to stay healthy, safe and together.
No two days are the same. One day you might be supporting a community veterinary program or assisting with surgical procedures, while the next you're helping prepare animals for adoption, providing welfare support to pet owners, or contributing to initiatives that create lasting change for animals across the region.
This is more than a traditional veterinary nursing role. It's an opportunity to use your skills to improve animal welfare at every stage of the journey - supporting animals in our care, strengthening outcomes for pets and their owners, and helping create happier, healthier communities for animals to thrive.
What We’re Looking For
We're looking for an experienced Veterinary Nurse who is passionate about animal welfare and motivated by the opportunity to create positive change in the community.
You'll bring strong clinical nursing skills, confidence supporting veterinary procedures and the ability to build positive relationships with animal owners, volunteers and community members. You're organised, adaptable and comfortable managing a varied workload that combines clinical support, stakeholder engagement and animal care.
You'll be equally comfortable working independently and collaboratively, bringing a proactive approach and genuine commitment to delivering the highest standards of animal welfare.
Most importantly, you'll be someone who shares our vision of creating better lives for animals and values compassion, teamwork and community impact.
What You’ll Do
In this role, you will:
What You’ll Bring to the Role
Why Join Us?
Interested?
If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply today!
Successful candidates will be required to undergo a Police Check for the safety and well-being of the community, staff, and animals. A pre-employment medical assessment may also be required.
RSPCA Queensland acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a fair and inclusive hiring process, welcoming applicants of all backgrounds, regardless of faith, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
