Veterinary Theatre and Diagnostic Assistant
Queen Mother Hospital
Location: Hawkshead (nr Potters Bar, Herts)
Salary: £25,592 to £28,624 Inclusive of London Weighting
Permanent / Full Time
Closing Date: 23.59 hours GMT on Wednesday 29 January 2025
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We have an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated Veterinary Theatre and Diagnostics support team in The Queen Mother Hospital for Animals. You will be an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team working within the theatre and diagnostics environment and will play an important role helping to ensure the smooth transition of our patients and providing high standards of hygiene and stock maintenance in anaesthesia, diagnostics and our operating theatres.
Duties include:
* Infection control duties within the theatre and diagnostics areas of the hospital
* Assisting with the setup of operating theatres and diagnostic rooms (such as ultrasound, radiography, CT etc.)
* Cleaning of operating theatres and equipment after use
* Assisting our sterilising technicians with the cleaning and maintenance of surgical equipment
* Stocking up consumables
* Patient restraint and assisting nurses within the recovery ward when required
* Assisting the nursing team acting as a circulating assistant on surgical cases
The role is full-time, 35 hours per week, working various shifts between the hours of 8am and 8pm Monday-Friday with 1:4 weekends (Saturday and Sunday) with days off in lieu. However, we are open to part-time opportunities, minimum of 21 hours per week (3 days) with 1:4 weekends.
This post would suit a friendly team player with some basic experience within a human or veterinary clinical environment who will be enthusiastic and willing to learn. Alternatively, we are also keen to hear from experienced healthcare professionals looking for a change of sector.
The salary scale reflects experience, you can expect to start at the lower end of the scale with progression through the band upon completion of required training.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
* Competitive and attractive pension package
* Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and concessionary days)
* Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
* Free membership to the Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga and Pilates classes included)
* Cycle to work scheme
* Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
* A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
For further information or informal enquiries, please contact Lisa Angell, Head Anaesthesia Nurse at langell@rvc.ac.uk.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
The RVC values Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and therefore welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and communities. Balancing both the needs of the business with those of our staff, we will consider applications to work on a flexible basis.
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