Animal Nursing Assistant

Animal Trust (UK); Bolton; Vor Ort; GBP 15.000 - 21.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

5.6 weeks holiday (including Bank Hol?

Zusammenfassung

Animal Trust (UK) is seeking an Animal Nursing Assistant to join our Bolton team. You’ll provide essential hands-on care for inpatients, assist with nursing tasks, and support reception duties across a busy veterinary hospital.

The role offers a diverse range of responsibilities including laboratory work, theatre area prep, and maintaining high hygiene standards, with shifts at our 24hr Bolton site. A compassionate, calm and organised approach is essential.

Qualifikationen

• Compassionate personality with a caring approach to animal welfare.
• Keen eye for detail and ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage workload across a busy clinic.
• Strong communication skills with team members and clients.
• Previous veterinary environment experience is advantageous but not required.

Aufgaben

• Assist the veterinary team with hands-on care, feeding, walking and inpatient duties.
• Support nursing tasks including laboratory work and preparation of theatre areas.
• Carry out reception duties and maintain cleanliness and hygiene standards in the clinic.
• Ensure comfort and wellbeing of patients across our Bolton site.

Kenntnisse

Compassionate

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Vet experience (advantage)

Jobbeschreibung

We are seeking an Animal Nursing Assistant to join our Bolton team.

As an Animal Nursing Assistant you'll play a crucial role in supporting first opinion, referral and emergency cases. You'll assist the veterinary team by providing essential hands-on care, feeding, walking and caring for the inpatients. Support the nursing team with tasks such as laboratory work, and prepping of theatre areas. You will also be required to carry out reception work, and maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards within the clinic.

This role offers the right candidate a diverse range of responsibilities across all areas of our hospital, ensuring that no two shifts are the same. You'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of many pets during each shift.

Bolton is one of our 24hr sites, which consists of 8 consulting rooms, 3 theatres, x-ray dental suite as well as a CT scanner.

Ensuring the utmost comfort for our patients, we've have separate dog and cat wards, including a specialised ICU ward for intensive nursing care. Our commitment to excellence is further demonstrated by our varied caseload, encompassing both medical and surgical cases, with weekly orthopaedic procedures.

At Animal Trust, you'll find a supportive and inclusive culture that values each individual's contribution. We operate without hierarchy, fostering an environment where every team member contributes to our shared commitment to clinical excellence.

About you:

• Compassionate and caring, with a passion for animal welfare
• Attention to detail and ability to stay calm under pressure
• Ability to prioritise tasks to manage workload according to the needs of the service
• Strong communication skills
• Previous experience in a veterinary environment is advantageous but not necessary

Job Particulars:

Shift times: 08:30- 19:00hrs (30 minute unpaid lunch)

Average hours of 35hrs a week

Rota: 5 on, 5 off

Salary: £12.95PH

Holidays: 5.6 weeks (including Bank Holidays)