Animal Care Assistant - Weekend

Vets Now; Staines-upon-Thames; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

7 weeks pro rata annual leave

Birthday off

Cash Health Plan

CPD allowance

Staff discounts

Death in service

Job summary

Vets Now is hiring a Weekend Animal Care Assistant in Staines to support our emergency clinic team. You will assist clinical staff, help with basic procedures, and ensure a calm, comfortable environment for in-patients during busy shifts.

The role runs on Saturdays and Sundays from 22:00 to 09:00 with additional bank holidays; a comprehensive benefits package accompanies the position.

Qualifications

• Experience in veterinary setting or clinical support is a plus.
• Ability to work nights and weekends.
• Comfortable handling animals and basic procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist clinical teams in a busy emergency clinic.
• Handle patients for basic procedures and run diagnostic tests.
• Assist in setting up and clearing theatres for surgeries.
• Ensure in-patients have basic husbandry needs attended to.

Job description

Weekend Animal Care Assistant

£15.40ph 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 Staines and contribute to the vital emergency and critical care service we provide.

Role and 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

Every other weekend working Saturday and Sunday from 22:00 to 09:00

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% EmployerUp 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.