Veterinary Care Assistant (Qualified/Experienced) East Kilbride, Scotland
Job description
Job Description
Veterinary Care Assistants (Qualified/Experienced)– Full Time (flexible shift Patterns)
East Kilbride Vets4Pets
- Modern and well equipped Small Animal GP RCVS Accredited practice, silver awards in both ISFM and RWAF. Opened in 2018.
- 40 Hours per week over a flexible 6 day rota, Saturdays will be in rotation with other VCAs. We offer and support a wide variety of shift patterns from compressed hours, late starts, split shifts etc.
- Salary £10.42-11.50ph Depending on experience and Qualification.
- No OOHs or on call.
- Become part of 5 Vet, 4 RVN, 2 SVN and 3 VCA supportive Team
- Excellent CPD allowance and Benefits. Qualifications, Certificates and CPD funded and actively encouraged.
- Open to Veterinary Care Assistants/ Animal Nursing Assistants of all qualification levels as long as they have experience in the role
- Locally owned and run with wider support from Vets4Pets.
About You
Qualified VCA/ANA? Looking for a role to take on more responsibility? Have the opportunity for career progression? Do want the best for the patients?
Not qualified but been working as a VCA/ANA? Are you looking to take that next step in your training and become an integral part of a team? Do you want to learn more to provide the best possible care for your patients? Do you want to complete the VCA qualification and progress your learning and training? Do you want to be utilised and more involved with patients?
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 4 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 2 full time Student nurse, 1 Full time VCA and 2 part time VCAs assisting the Vets and Nurses as well as providing excellent in-patient care. 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
