Veterinary Receptionist - Maternity Cover
We are looking for someone to join our reception team for maternity cover.
Do you love animals and people alike? Maybe this is the perfect opportunity for you!
A fantastic opening for an enthusiastic, passionate individual who is looking for a role where they can make a difference.
The role is to provide reception cover across all four of our surgeries in Abingdon, Didcot, Wallingford, and Wantage. Weekend and bank holiday shifts will be at our Abingdon site. You will need to be able to travel to any of our sites as required.
This role requires the ability to work alone and includes responsibilities such as:
1. Greeting clients and pets
2. Managing front-of-house
3. Assisting with prescriptions
4. Dispensing medications
5. Booking appointments
6. Stock control
7. Preparing paperwork for vets
8. Keeping areas clean
9. Entering patient records
10. Assisting vets and nurses
11. Registering clients
12. Handling payments
13. Processing complaints and insurance forms
14. Placing product orders
15. Other administrative tasks
Join a team you are proud to be part of
If successful in your application, you will be working as part of an excellent team and get to enjoy being part of the process of helping animals and their owners. Abivale (part of Independent Vet Care) provides a supportive and friendly environment to work where your own goals and professional growth will be actively supported and encouraged.
More about you
We are looking for a confident person to provide a friendly and efficient supportive service to our clients and colleagues. We are looking for someone available to cover maternity leave, who ideally has some veterinary experience (but this is not essential as a good flexible attitude is more important than experience and training is provided). Skills needed include:
1. Adaptability
2. Strong communication
3. IT proficiency
4. Empathy
5. Ability to work in small teams
6. Confident animal handling
7. Initiative
A clean current driving license is essential, and access to a car is preferred.
We are looking for someone to work a mix of shifts between 7:30 am - 7 pm Monday to Friday, with weekend and bank-holiday shifts on rota. This is a varied role within the sought-after animal care industry and comes with excellent benefits. A minimum of 24 hours per week with the potential for extra hours to cover holidays and sickness.
Salary for this role is up to £14,500.
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 100's of retailers
* 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.
The closing date for this vacancy may be brought forward should we receive sufficient candidates. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks from the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Abivale Veterinary Group, Abingdon
The Vineyard, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3NR, United Kingdom
Speak to Amy Padgett from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.
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