
Veterinary Nurse (Part Time/ Full Time) | Greencross Vets Deeragun | Townsville, QLD
Ready for your next career move in tropical Townsville? 🌴🐾
Greencross Deeragun is on the lookout for a talented Vet Nurse to join our friendly, experienced team in sunny Townsville, just minutes from beautiful beaches and a laid‑back coastal lifestyle.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a modern, well-equipped clinic where you'll be supported to deliver exceptional patient care while enjoying an enviable tropical lifestyle. If you're looking for a role where you can continue growing your skills, contribute to a positive team culture, and genuinely enjoy coming to work, we'd love to hear from you.
At Greencross Deeragun, we're proud of the culture we've built.
We're passionate about creating a workplace where people feel supported, respected, and empowered to do their best work.
Being located close to James Cook University, we benefit from a constant flow of new graduate veterinarians, creating a vibrant learning environment filled with fresh ideas and enthusiasm. Alongside this, we are passionate about developing future veterinary nurses through our Veterinary Nursing Internship Program, regularly welcoming junior nurses into the clinic to gain valuable hands-on experience.
For experienced nurses, this creates exciting opportunities to mentor others, share your knowledge, and contribute to the development of the next generation of veterinary professionals while continuing to learn and grow yourself.
As part of the wider Greencross Townsville network, you'll also be connected to five nearby Greencross clinics, giving you access to a larger community of veterinary professionals, broad clinical support, and opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the region.
An added bonus for our team is the excellent veterinary support available locally. With the presence of both JCUVet Emergency & Referral Hospital and NQ Care 24/7 means after-hours and critical cases can now be referred. This has significantly improved work/life balance for our team while ensuring patients continue to receive outstanding care around the clock.
This is a part-time or full-time Veterinary Nurse position offering variety, challenge, and the opportunity to utilise your nursing skills every day.
Your responsibilities will include:
No two days are ever the same, making this an ideal role for a nurse who enjoys a diverse caseload and a busy clinical environment.
You're a confident, capable nurse who loves being hands-on and delivering outstanding care.
You'll bring:
Most importantly, you're passionate about animal care and enjoy being part of a supportive team.
Why Greencross?
As part of one of Australia's largest veterinary networks, you'll have access to fantastic benefits and opportunities to grow your career.
Benefits include:
Why Live & Work in Townsville?
Townsville offers an incredible lifestyle that's hard to beat.
Imagine finishing work and being just minutes from:
Whether you love the outdoors, enjoy weekend adventures, or simply want a lifestyle that offers more balance, Townsville provides the perfect combination of career opportunities and coastal living.
If you're looking for a part-time or full-time nursing role in a supportive clinic where your contribution is recognised and your development is encouraged, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and join the Greencross Deeragun team! 🐾

Established in 1994, Greencross Vets is the largest veterinary services provider in Australia where we operate over 150+ clinics including General Practices and Animal Emergency Clinics.
As Australia's leading veterinary group, we provide pet owners access to a network of well-equipped veterinary practices run by local veterinary teams, which offer exceptional client and patient care.
We feature some of the most advanced practices in the veterinary industry and choose the best diagnostic tools, treatments and preventative measures based on clinical excellence.
Greencross are part of a community of vets who enjoy sharing their knowledge and clinical expertise. Complex cases can be discussed with our centres of excellence, where we have the most advanced equipment and nationally recognised teams of specialist vets. Finally, there’s our Vet Advisory Board (VAB) that leads our clinical practice and maintains our high standards consistently across the group.
Our operations include:
• General Practices
• Emergency Centres
• Specialist Centres
General practices, consisting of veterinary practices that offer consultations and associated diagnostics capabilities and general practice medical and surgical treatment options. Emergency centres, providing full animal hospital facilities for after-hours care and treatment of sick pets, and Specialist centres providing veterinary care across a number of specialist services including medicine, surgery, pathology, radiology, dermatology, cardiology, ophthalmology and dentistry.
For more information about Greencross Vets and our culture please visit www.greencrossvet.com.au or www.greencrossvet.com.au/careers to learn more about joining Greencross Vets.