veterinary technician Hampshire
Job description
If you are a current Linnaeus Associate, you will need to apply internally. In order to do this, please contact our Talent Acquisition team (details can be found via The Link) and someone will be in touch to discuss and progress your application.
Job Title: Theatre Technician
Salary: £22,000
Location: Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time 40 hours per week plus participation in the 'on-call' rota (Currently 1:5 weekends)
If you are motivated to provide high quality care to cats and dogs, we have a vacancy for a full time Theatre Technician. You should be passionate, dedicated and strive to maintain the highest clinical and professional standards. You will be working in a fast-paced environment, although experience working with animals is beneficial, it is not essential as formal training will be provided.
Responsibilities include:
- Cleaning and sterilising of surgical kits for procedures
- Cleaning and turning theatres around between procedures
- Assisting in theatre when required
- Restocking consumables
- Maintaining clinical standards
- Liaising with surgical nursing team
- Assisting other departments when required.
To be considered for this role, candidates must have:
- Experience of working with animals within a professional or personal capacity
- Ability to work under pressure and stay calm
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to deal with client information in a confidential manner
- Good time management skills
- Working within a busy team and can work on own initiative
- Methodical approach to working.
- Passion for the welfare of animals.
- Willingness to be part of and support the wider team
- Great satisfaction in achieving high standards of cleanliness.
Benefits
- 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
- Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
- Career progression opportunities
. Pet insurance premium reimbursement (cat and dog policies covered)
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced equal family leave
- E-car salary sacrifice scheme
- Employer contribution pension scheme
- Wellness program including:
o Employee assistance program
o Eyecare voucher scheme
o Free annual Flu jab
o Cycle to work scheme
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
About us
We are a true multidisciplinary referral only hospital with departments in orthopaedic surgery, soft tissue surgery, neurology, internal medicine, oncology, anaesthesia and diagnostic imaging. Each of the clinical disciplines is staffed to European Diplomate or RCVS Specialist standards. The hospital is well equipped and provides excellent inpatient facilities with qualified RVNs and veterinary interns on-site 24/7. Imaging includes computed radiography, fluoroscopy (with digital subtraction and road-mapping), ultrasonography and on-site MRI and CT.
At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.
If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]
Part of an amazing global family
Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.
The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.
Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets.
Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.
Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.
Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.
If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]
