Grade UE04: £25,433-28,081 per annum, pro-rata as part-time
CMVM/R(D)SVS/HfSA
Part-time: 10 hours per week average
Open-ended: permanent
Working 7am-6pm Saturday and Sunday every other week
Weekend ACAs will cover annual leave for their weekend colleagues, accruing paid overtime for all additional shifts covered.
The Opportunity:
We are a referral veterinary and teaching hospital with a great team of vets, nurses and assistants who are all committed to animal health and welfare. This is a demanding role and requires dedication, proactivity, flexibility, a resilient work ethic and a strong belief in delivering the highest standard of patient care.
We are seeking a candidate who is interested in all aspects of hospitalised animal care such as kennel cleaning, infection control, feeding inpatients, laundry, walking dogs, assisting vets and vet nurses with procedures on dogs, cats, and exotics, grooming and general day to day patient care.
This is primarily a weekend-based position, however we have a full 6-8 week training programme where you will shadow our friendly and experienced staff to learn the ropes and opportunities for additional shift cover once fully trained. Training shifts will routinely be based Monday-Friday working 8.30am-5pm, all additional hours worked will be paid as overtime.
Your skills and attributes for success:
* Experience working with animals in a veterinary setting is essential.
* Ability to work alone as well as part of a team is essential.
* Excellent communication skills are essential to this role.
* Full, clean driving licence is essential as university van may need to be driven.
HfSA Staff benefits include:
* Staff discount for pet treatment.
* Amazing onsite perks:
o Staff discount for on-site gym and exercise classes.
o Free car parking with electric car charging points.
o Two on-site canteens.
o Cycle to work scheme, on-site bike lockers and showers available.
* Additional shift cover opportunities are available, accruing paid overtime for additional hours worked.
* Holiday entitlement of 36 days + 4 days public holiday per annum for full time staff (pro rata).
If you have any questions, please contact our senior OOH nurse, Nicola Cochrane at Nicola.Cochrane@ed.ac.uk.
Key dates to note:
The closing date for applications is 20th December 2024.
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