We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate Veterinary Care Assistant to join our New Malden practice.
Our practice is going to be extended and refurbished later this year which is a very exciting prospect for us.
In this role, you will assist all colleagues with non-clinical duties to support smooth running of the practice and provide the best standard of patient care as well as animal handling and answering the phone.
This a great opportunity for someone who is looking to progress into a student nurse role in the future.
This is a full time role, including 1 in 4 weekends.
If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare, exceptional customer service and would like to join our team, then we would love to hear from you.
The attributes required
1. Experience with animals is advantageous but not essential
2. You are a friendly and welcoming face for the client and their pets.
3. You are calm, attentive and always focus on the pets and clients’ needs.
4. You will bring enthusiasm and drive to your role. Your passion for service is matched with your love of pets.
5. You can deal with everything that is thrown at you, from comforting a client who has had some bad news about their pet or sharing in the joy of a new puppy’s first visit to the vet.
6. Your personality is infectious and along with your fellow colleagues, you create a welcoming and friendly atmosphere in the practice.
7. You embrace change and are happy to bring new ideas into the team.
In short, you like to be busy, enjoy helping people and their pets and always endeavour to make a difference.
Benefits
In return, we offer such benefits as 20% discount at the Vet Group, Pets at Home and the Groom Room, access to discounts and cashbacks, in-house career development opportunities, pension and holiday allowance.
We want our colleagues to be as diverse as our clients. Our teams are inclusive and celebrate difference so if you meet our role requirements, we’d love to hear from you.
Location: New Malden SW20 0JQ
Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!