Job Description

Trainee Veterinary Care Assistants – Full Time (flexible shift Patterns)
East Kilbride Vets4Pets

About You
Interested in becoming a VCA? Do you have a passion for animals? Have you been interested in working in the Veterinary sector but been unable to find an entry in? Have you had some work experience in a vet practice/ animal care sector and want to know more?
Then come and join our team to help us provide first class vet care while having your skills and training utilised, along with furthering your learning. We can help you grow in your role and build your confidence, we will support you to progress and succeed. We are looking for someone that wants to give their best and enjoy working as a team, supporting their colleagues and getting involved in all areas of the practice.

About The Role
You will provide support for the rest of the clinical team by directly caring for and communicating about hospitalised patients alongside the other VCAs & Veterinary Nurses. Preparing theatre before and after surgery, processing of instruments and preparation of patients for surgery. Restraining/handling patients, running Laboratory samples, taking part in pharmacy and consumable stock management. Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness throughout the practice and communicating with clients effectively and maintaining a high professional standard of customer service and care whilst on the reception desk and answering phones/emails.

About Us
We opened East Kilbride Vets4Pets in 2018, Joint Venture Partners are Lorna Green RVN CertVNECC NCert(Anaesth) and Jennifer Laming RVN CertVNES. We have a team of 4 full time and 1 part time Vets, who are at varied levels of experience and have a diverse skill set, with one undertaking a certificate in Medicine and one in exotics! We have 3 full time experienced Nurses (2 who have 10 + years’ experience and multiple certificates between them), who all engage in many schedule 3 duties. We have a dedicated Veterinary care team of 1 full time Student nurse and 1 part time VCA assisting the Vets and Nurses as well as providing excellent in-patient care. Our client facing team is made up of 1 Client Service Manager, 1 full time and 1 part time Client Care Advisors. In addition to our colleagues, we have a mixture of volunteers, Vet students on EMS and Nursing students on placement as we are a nurse training practice.
We are Small Animal GP RCVS Accredited practice, we currently hold silver awards in both ISFM and RWAF, which we hope to gain Gold awards in the future. We have full in-house lab facilities, Digital x-ray, dental x-ray, ultrasound, multiparameter monitors and individual cat, dog and isolation/exotics wards.
We have now been open for almost 5 years and have already established a loyal client base. As a team we like to keep as up to date as possible with surgical techniques/medical treatments and provide gold standard pet care. We are looking for VCAs that can be part of our team and grow with us, who wants to offer the best patient and client care, and works well in a busy team environment.

What we offer
A supportive workplace environment, who actively promote a healthy work-life balance. We offer an excellent CPD allowance, conference attendance and in-house support, as well as contributory pension scheme and exclusive company discounts and rewards including 20-30%off at Vets4Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room.
We actively encourage our colleagues to pursue their areas of interest but also to broaden their horizons and knowledge with a variety of CPD, Qualifications and certificates which are fully funded.
The surgery itself is within the Pets At Home store at the East Kilbride Retail Park (G74 4ZA), at the end of East Kilbride Express way, which joins directly with the Raith interchange on the M74 making it an easy commute from Glasgow and the surrounding areas.

We would love to hear from you! To apply visit www.vets4petscareers.com or email us directly at [email protected]
Location: G74 4ZA