About the Job

Full Time Animal Care Assistant – Rotational

£10.35ph plus benefits (from 1st April 2023 hourly rate increases to £11.35ph)

Join our 24/7 emergency and speciality referral hospital in Manchester

Vets Now are the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care, providing a trusted service to more than 1400 veterinary practices – from 58 dedicated out-of-hours clinics and three 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. You will be joining a dedicated team of Vets, Nurses, Animal Care Assistants and Receptionists in our 24/7 emergency and speciality referral Manchester Hospital. The Vets Now Pet Emergency Hospital in Manchester provides both a first-class referral service and an out-of-hours emergency service for veterinary practices in and around Manchester.

Develop your animal care career with Vets Now

An animal care assistant is invaluable on a busy shift in an emergency clinic. As an ACA at Vets Now, you will be trained in assisting the clinical teams to provide a comfortable and stress free, in-patient environment. Under the guidance of our Vet Nurses and Vet Surgeons, you can expect to be handling patients for basic procedures, assisting with running diagnostic tests and ensuring all pets in our care are as comfortable as they can be. You could be asked to help set up and clear down a theatre for surgical procedures, as well as making sure all in-patients have their basic husbandry needs attended to. This position will rotate through the surgery, internal medicine, pharmacy/stock, wards and ICU/ECC disciplines within the hospital.

Working pattern

We are looking for a skilled animal care assistant with a genuine passion for people and animals that can commit to working 40 hours per week with the following rota pattern:

Monday to Friday working shifts between 07:00 to 20:00

1:4 weekends working shifts between 07:00 to 20:00

Plus, a fair share of bank holidays.

What we offer in return for your hard work and dedication

Recognising hard work is really important to us. Our employees are our greatest asset which is why we offer a first-class benefits and rewards package that includes:

7 weeks pro rata annual leave
Your birthday as a paid day off
Cash Health Plan provided by Simply Health
Vets Now For You – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
£780 CPD allowance pro-rata
10 hours paid CPD hours annually pro-rata
Family-friendly policies including sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes
UK Standard Pension contributions – 5% Employee/3% Employer
Up to 50% discounted staff pet care
Paid volunteering days
Death in service of two times annual salary