Veterinary Care Assistant
Sheriffs Highway Vets, Gateshead, North East
Discipline: Clinical Support
Full Time
Salary: up to £22,683 DOE per annum.
Passionate about pets?
We are offering the opportunity for a Veterinary Care Assistant to join our team. We strive to create a good work/life balance as we are able to offer a 4-day week permanent position. You will be working 38 hours per week with 1:4 weekend days (Saturday or Sunday).
About the role
The veterinary care assistant role is important in providing support to our veterinary surgeons and nursing team, working collaboratively to provide outstanding care to our patients. This role will involve animal handling and restraint, inpatient care, general cleaning and maintenance, reception cover, and peri-operative support for our surgical patients.
The ideal candidate must have a professional manner, excellent customer service skills, be able to work well as a team, and also work under their own initiative. Previous experience working with animals would be preferred.
Want to know more about us?
Sheriffs Highway Vets is ideally located within easy commuting distance to Newcastle City Centre, renowned for its culture, the north east coast, and beautiful countryside of Durham and Northumberland. The main location of Sheriffs Highway Vets is a 24-hour site located in Gateshead. We also have branches in Whickham, Sunderland, and Crawcrook which perform their own operations and procedures.
We have digital radiography, dental radiography, flexible and rigid endoscopes, an in-house lab including haematology, biochemistry, and EPOC machines, excellent ultrasound machine with Doppler, and a wide range of specialised equipment for performing most soft tissue, orthopaedic, and endoscopy surgeries including laparoscopy. We have a dedicated and specialised OOH emergency and critical care team.
In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from:
* 6.6 Weeks annual leave
* Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance
* Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
* Cycle to work scheme
* Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
* Non-accidental injury support
* Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
* Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with hundreds of retailers
* Pension scheme
* Discounted staff pet care
As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.
Any questions before applying?
Speak to Lucie Brownsword from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.
Talent Executive
Lucie Brownsword
lucie.brownsword@ivcevidensia.com
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