We are looking to recruit several veterinary nurses for our Greencross AREN Specialist and Emergency hospitals across Australia.

• holding animals to allow examination and treatment by Veterinarians.
• cleaning and sterilising examination tables and equipment
• preparing instruments and handing them to the Veterinarian
• assisting Veterinarians in administering anaesthetics and oxygen during operations
• placing animals in cages for recovery from operations and monitoring their condition
• giving medications to animals
• maintaining stock control and records
• providing animal care advice and preparing, delivering, and reviewing animal care education programs
• may perform diagnostic laboratory tests.
• may act as a receptionist, accept payments and undertake clerical work.

What we offer you
  
Greencross Vets is an active community of pet-obsessed people just like you! We believe in reward and recognition at every step. When you join our family, you’ll enjoy:

• Full-time employment
• Our generous salary packages are variable and reflective of the skills and experience you bring to the role.
• Experienced veterinary nurses can expect to earn a salary from $73,150pa
• International veterinary nurses with a minimum of 2 years full-time post-qualification experience may be eligible for sponsorship through Greencross Vets
• Minimum four weeks of annual leave and paid maternity leave.
• Continuing education programs
• Mental health first aid officers at each clinic
• Free and confidential counselling is available 24/7 through our EAP Telus Health

We are seeking individuals with a professional background in Nursing or Social Work interested in working in the Occupational Rehabilitation sector in Orange NSW.

In this diverse role, you will enjoy the flexibility and autonomy to manage your own day. You will have the support of a strong, close team of driven and energetic healthcare professionals with the backing and resources of a global corporate infrastructure. Providing occupational rehabilitation services to clients with a range of conditions, both physical and psychological and supporting them to achieve return to health and return to work outcomes.

Your duties will include:

• Case management (caseloads are manageable, and our consultants have the support of Rehabilitation Assistants to alleviate administrative tasks); 
• Applying your clinical knowledge to improve return to work outcomes;
• Working with employers and employees to develop and implement injury prevention and workplace education programs;
• Working collaboratively with injured workers, employers, medical and allied health professionals;
• Working across various schemes such as workers compensation, compulsory third party, life insurance, Comcare, Department of Veteran's Affairs, and employer-funded injury prevention programs;
• Assisting those with an injury or health condition to achieve return to health and return to work outcomes;
• Completing a variety of assessments using your clinical skills, including but not limited to initial, workplace and vocational assessments to review diagnosis, support treatment plans, address psychosocial barriers to employment and identify suitable employment opportunities for workers who have sustained workplace injuries or injuries sustained from motor vehicle accidents.

The Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security emphasises that food security and human well-being depend on the health of our ecosystems. Our researchers seek ways to improve the health of both natural and managed ecosystems with research that cuts across disciplines and creates an impact globally.

The Research Fellow will be responsible for contributing to a GRDC-funded project focusing on the genetic and sustainable management of Ascochyta blight in Chickpea (Phase 2). Responsibilities include obtaining infected plant samples, curating an isolate collection and database, conducting pathology bioassays, extracting RNA and DNA for sequencing, and applying bioinformatic pipelines for genomic data analysis. The role involves molecular and plant pathology experimental approaches, and the generation and analysis of next-generation sequencing data, to support research in identifying genetic and epigenetic drivers of pathogenicity in Ascochyta rabiei and developing molecular markers for diagnostic assays.

The Research Fellow will be responsible for

• Sourcing infected plant samples and Ascochyta rabiei isolates through collaboration with state pathologists, researchers, and industry, which will require occasional travel.
• Isolating Ascochyta rabiei from infected material, maintaining cultures for experiments, archiving isolates for long-term storage and curating an isolate database.
• Conducting molecular, pathology, and genomic experiments contributing to the research objectives of the Research Group.
• Analysing, summarising, and visualising experimental and genomic datasets.
• Contributing to milestone reports, scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals, and related funding applications.
• Attending and presenting scientific outputs at broader research program meetings, industry updates, and scientific conferences.

This is a fixed term (2.5 years), part-time (80%) position and will be primarily based at the Griffith University Nathan campus. As Griffith is a multi-campus University you may be required to work across other campus locations.

Griffith University’s campuses are located on the lands of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera, Turrbal, Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.

Salary Range
The full time equivalent base salary will be Research Fellow Grade 1 range $86,526 - $101,354 per annum + 17% superannuation. The total FTE package will be in the range $101,236 - $118,585 per annum. (The salary will be pro-rata for part time hours).