Multi-Disciplinary Patient Care Assistant

Linnaeus; Blossomfield; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks holiday

Birthday Leave

CPD program

Career progression

Staff discount

Life Assurance

Sickness pay

Family leave

E-car salary sacrifice

Wellness program

Employee assistance

Eyecare voucher

Cycle to work

Job summary

Willows Veterinary Centre, part of Linnaeus, is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to join the Clinical Support Team in a busy, multi-disciplinary environment. You will provide high-quality patient care, assist with in-patient duties, handling and restraint, and uphold infection control practices as part of a supportive veterinary team.

Full training will be provided, and there are clear career progression opportunities within Linnaeus Veterinary Health.

Qualifications

• Care of in-patients within the wards including feeding, medicating, walking patients and general patient care.
• Patient handling and restraint.
• Implementation of infection control measures and cleaning schedules.

Responsibilities

• Support the veterinary team in treating in-patients and assisting RNVs/VCs.
• Assist with patient handling, feeding, medicating and monitoring.
• Maintain infection control standards and cleanliness across the hospital.

Skills

Patient care

Animal handling

Infection control

Teamwork

Clinical support

Job description

Job Title: PCA – Multi-Disciplinary Patient Care AssistantLocation: Willows Veterinary Centre, part of LinnaeusJob Type: Permanent, Full TimeHours: 38 hours per week, plus 1:5 weekend shifts- Including bank holidaysShift pattern: 7.5 hours per day between 7am - 10pm.We have an exciting opportunity for a Patient Care Assistant to join the team at Willows.The successful applicant will work as part of the Clinical Support Team to provide consistently high standards of patient care and as well as ensuring practice standards are maintained to a high quality.This position offers an opportunity to gain experience in patient care, as well as developing both your animal-care skills and technical knowledge. You will be working in a busy environment as part of a large multidisciplinary team, where no two days are the same. Our expectation of you is that you take the highest level of care, have pride in your work and use your initiative in creating a better world for pets.Our Patient Care Assistants undertake a variety of duties as directed by the Veterinary Surgeons and/or Registered Veterinary Nurses, and duties or responsibilities may include:Care of in-patients within the wards including (feeding, medicating, walking patients, patient care, cleaning tasks etc)Patient handling and restraintImplementation of appropriate infection control measures throughout the hospital to include regular cleaning schedules as per specified area checklistsThis is a great opportunity to an individual wishing to start a career in clinical support. Many of our patient care assistants have gone on to have successful careers in veterinary nursing. Full support and training will be provided.What we offer5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday LeaveExtensive free online Linnaeus CPD programCareer progression opportunitiesStaff discount schemesLife AssuranceEnhanced sickness payEnhanced equal family leaveE-car salary sacrifice schemeEmployer contribution pension schemeWellness program including:Employee assistance programEyecare voucher schemeFree annual Flu jabCycle to work schemeWillows is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.All applications with the relevant skills and qualifications will be carefully considered. If you need any support in completing your application or simply want to find out more about Willows, Linnaeus or the role, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail].#LI-OH1 #LI-OnsiteSalary Value: £25,371.84 per annum;