AREC (Animal Referral and Emergency Centre) is a privately owned, ASAV accredited Hospital of Excellence established in 2004. Led by highly regarded emergency veterinarian Dr David Tabrett, we are a non-corporate hospital with a collaborative team of over 100 dedicated professionals.
Our culture is underpinned by Respect, Diligence, Professionalism, Excellence, Empathy and Integrity. We are committed to professional development, wellbeing and delivering peace of mind to both pet owners and referring veterinarians across the Hunter region.
The Role
As Director of Nursing, you will sit on the Executive Team and lead the Nursing and Animal Attendant teams across emergency and specialist services. You will work closely with the Hospital Services Manager and Veterinary Director to ensure aligned, integrated hospital operations.
Reporting to the CEO and partnering closely with the Veterinary Director and Hospital Services Manager, you will ensure nursing standards, workforce structure and clinical governance frameworks enable exceptional patient care. This is a strategic executive role with strong operational influence in a 24-hour hospital environment.
Your impact will include:
* Leading and developing Nurse Managers and Team Leaders
* Owning nursing clinical standards and governance frameworks
* Providing strategic oversight of training frameworks and progression pathways
* Partnering on workforce planning and safe staffing models
* Strengthening engagement, retention and leadership capability
* Overseeing infection control, zoonotic risk and clinical WHS
* Contributing to hospital wide strategy and executive decisions
You will maintain visible leadership presence and lead through growth and change with clarity and accountability, within a collaborative and experienced executive team committed to shared standards and performance.
About You
You are an accomplished Veterinary Nursing professional with extensive emergency and/or referral experience and demonstrated senior leadership capability. You have a deep understanding of nursing practice within complex hospital environments and how workforce structure, governance and standards influence patient outcomes and team performance.
You think strategically, communicate with clarity and confidence, and build accountable, high‐performing teams. You are comfortable operating at executive level and contributing to broader organisational strategy while maintaining strong connection to frontline nursing realities.
You will bring:
* Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent
* Extensive emergency and or referral nursing experience
* Experience leading Nurse Managers or Team Leaders
* Demonstrated capability in clinical standards, policy and training development
* Strong knowledge of clinical governance, WHS and infection control
* Diploma of Veterinary Nursing or higher
* VNCA membership and or AVNAT registration
* Experience in a 24‐hour referral hospital
* Exposure to executive or senior leadership environments
We welcome applications from experienced senior nursing leaders ready to operate at executive level, as well as established Nursing Managers seeking a values‐driven, non‐corporate hospital environment.
Why Join AREC
At AREC, we believe nursing excellence is central to patient outcomes, team wellbeing and hospital performance. This role sits at the core of that belief.
We are building a hospital culture that is:
* Clinically ambitious and standards driven
* Accountable and performance focused
* Respectful, transparent and team oriented
* Committed to professional growth and leadership development
As Director of Nursing, you will have:
* The autonomy to design and elevate nursing frameworks
* The ability to influence hospital wide decisions
* Direct impact on workforce structure and sustainability
Contact
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How to Apply
This is an opportunity to create legacy level impact on nursing within a complex, high acuity referral environment.
If you are ready to step into an executive leadership role where you can shape systems, develop people and elevate standards, we would love to hear from you.
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AREC foster diversity and inclusion within the organization to create an environment where all individuals are valued and included.
Note: All short‐listed applicants will be required to undergo a pre‐employment check to verify their identity, qualifications and experience in the form of a reference check.
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