Experienced Veterinary Care Assistant

Pets at Home; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% discount at the Vet Group, Pets at

Job summary

Pets at Home in Bristol Abbeywood Vets for Pets is seeking an Experienced Veterinary Care Assistant who is enthusiastic and passionate about animal welfare. You will support colleagues with non-clinical duties and help provide the highest standard of patient care.

This full-time role is 40 hours per week, includes early and late shifts and every fourth weekend. The salary is up to £28,000, with opportunities for development within our practice.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Veterinary Care Assistant is essential.
• You will be the friendly and welcoming face for clients and their pets.

Responsibilities

• Assist colleagues with non-clinical duties to support smooth running of the practice.
• Provide the best standard of patient care.
• Maintain a calm, attentive approach to clients and patients.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Pet care

Teamwork

Job description

Experienced Veterinary Care Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate Veterinary Care Assistant to join our Bristol Abbeywood Vets for Pets practice. Our practice is bright, spacious, air-conditioned and purpose built to industry leading standards and has state of the art equipment including digital X-ray and in-house laboratory facilities. You will assist all colleagues with non-clinical duties to support smooth running of the practice and provide the best standard of patient care.

This is a Full Time role working 40 hours per week, including both early and late shifts. This role will include working 1 in 4 weekends. Offering a salary of up to £28,000. Previous experience as a Veterinary Care Assistant is essential.

We want our colleagues to be as diverse as our clients. Our teams are inclusive and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. If you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you.

The attributes required

• You are the friendly and welcoming face for the client and their pets when they arrive at the practice.
• You are able to provide guidance by keeping yourself fully up-to-speed with the practice services and any additional services available.
• You are calm, attentive, and always focus on the clients' needs.
• You will bring enthusiasm and drive to your role. Your passion for service is matched with your love of pets.
• You can deal with everything that is thrown at you, from comforting a client who has had some bad news about their pet or sharing in the joy of a new puppy's first visit to the vet.
• Your personality is infectious and along with your fellow colleagues, you create a welcoming and friendly atmosphere in the practice.
• In short, you like to be busy, enjoy helping people and their pets and always endeavour to make a difference.

Benefits

• 20% discount at the Vet Group, Pets at Home and the Groom Room
• Access to discounts and cashbacks
• In-house career development opportunities
• Pension
• Holiday allowance
• Salary for this role is national minimum wage

Location: BS34 7JL

Business Unit: Vet Group