Veterinary Patient Care Assistant Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
West End Vets
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Patient Care Assistant to join our team here at West End Vets, Edinburgh!
Full time position, 40 hours per week
West End Vets are centrally based small animal clinic with multiple Edinburgh locations. We provide first opinion care for a range of pets from hamsters to tortoises and kittens to Great Danes.
Based at our main practice on Bread Street, you will be working alongside and supporting a close-knit team of 6 vets, 4 nurses and experienced receptionists, providing the highest standards of animal and customer care.
This is a varied role where 2 days will never be the same!
Ideally, applicants must have either experience working in a similar role within a Veterinary practice or have a suitable animal handling qualification such as VCA or Animal Care Certificate. Applicants holding certifications as well as veterinary experience would be advantageous but not essential.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Setting up for procedures, including emergencies
- Running lab samples including bloods and urine
- Assisting vets and nurses in restraining animals for treatment
- Cleaning of instruments, surgical equipment, operating theatre, consult rooms and kennels
- Helping with medication dispensing
- Recovering patients after surgery, walking and feeding.
- Reception cover when needed such as answering telephone calls, greeting clients, responding to emails and other administration duties.
The salary for this position will be in line with National Minimum Wage +3% cost of living increase.
We know that benefits are key, and that your personal benefits priorities will differ from others. Holidays, pensions, discounts, paternal leave, fee payments or share save schemes might be your priority. Flexible working is essential for others, and we are very open to finding a creative working pattern that suits. For clinical staff, CPD is probably critical. Just so you know we offer a wide range of amazing CPD – you'll have access to Knowledge Hub, the best online veterinary learning resource within the industry - and we also offer an allowance to spend on external courses too. If you'd like to learn more, do feel free to contact the recruiter managing this campaign and ask them to talk you through our offerings. Or, if easier, you can find a list at on our careers site CVS Employee Benefits- what we can offer you. (cvsukltd.co.uk)
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