Animal Care Assistant - Part Time - Fixed Term

Vets Now; Swansea; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Birthday day off

Health plan

Staff discounts

CPD allowance

CPD hours

Family-friendly pay

Pension

Staff pet care discount

Volunteering days

Death in service

Job summary

Vets Now in Swansea is seeking an Animal Care Assistant for a six-month fixed-term contract starting from November 2026. The role is part-time and pays £13.45 per hour plus benefits, supporting our emergency and critical care service across the network.

You will work under Vet Nurses and Surgeons, assist with in-patient care and theatre setups, and ensure every animal's basic needs are met in a busy, shift-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Working under the guidance of Vet Nurses and Vet Surgeons.
• Handling patients for basic procedures and assisting with running diagnostic tests.
• Assisting in setting up and clearing down theatres for surgical procedures.
• Ensuring all in-patients have their basic husbandry needs attended to.

Job description

Animal Care Assistant - Part Time

Six months Fixed Term Contract from November 2026

£13.45ph plus benefits

About Vets Now

Vets Now is the UK's leading provider of emergency pet care, serving over 1700 veterinary practices through 60 plus dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. Join our clinic team in Swansea and contribute to the vital emergency and critical care service we provide.

Key Responsibilities

As an Animal Care Assistant at Vets Now, you will play a crucial role in assisting our clinical teams with providing a comfortable and stress-free in-patient environment whilst negotiating busy shifts in an emergency clinic. Your responsibilities will include:

• Working under the guidance of Vet Nurses and Vet Surgeons.
• Handling patients for basic procedures and assisting with running diagnostic tests.
• Assisting in setting up and clearing down theatres for surgical procedures.
• Ensuring all in-patients have their basic husbandry needs attended to.

Working pattern

Week 1: Wednesday from 18:00 to 00:00, Saturday and Sunday from 19:00 to 08:00

Week 2; Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 18:00 to 00:00 and Sunday from 19:00 to 08:00

Week 3: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 18:00 to 00:00 and Sunday from 23:00 to 08:00

Plus, a fair share of bank holidays.

Why Join Us?

• 7 weeks pro rata annual leave
• Your birthday as a paid day off
• Cash Health Plan provided by Simply Health
• Vets Now For You - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
• £780 CPD allowance pro-rata
• 10 hours paid CPD hours annually pro-rata
• Family-friendly policies including sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes
• UK Standard Pension contributions - 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Up to 50% discounted staff pet care
• Paid volunteering days
• Death in service of two times annual salary

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those from diverse and minority groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we encourage candidates with disabilities and health conditions to apply and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.