Multi-Disciplinary Patient Care Assistant

Linnaeus; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Birthday leave

CPD program

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Sick pay

Cycle to work

Wellness program

Job summary

Willows Veterinary Centre, part of Linnaeus, is recruiting a PCA to join a large multidisciplinary clinical support team. The role offers 38 hours per week with 1:5 weekend shifts, and shift patterns from 7.5 hours per day between 7am and 10pm.

You will help deliver high standards of patient care and support veterinary staff in a busy hospital environment. This position provides training and career development within a global veterinary group, with extensive wellness and benefits programs to

Qualifications

• Care of in-patients within wards including feeding, medicating and general patient care.
• Patient handling and restraint as required by veterinary procedures.
• Implementation of infection control measures across the hospital.

Responsibilities

• Support the veterinary team in daily clinical and operational tasks.
• Assist with patient care, handling, and monitoring within wards.
• Maintain cleanliness and infection control throughout the hospital.

Skills

Patient care

Infection control

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

Job Title: PCA - Multi-Disciplinary Patient Care Assistant

Location: Willows Veterinary Centre, part of Linnaeus

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Hours: 38 hours per week, plus 1:5 weekend shifts- Including bank holidays

Shift 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 restraint
• Implementation of appropriate infection control measures throughout the hospital to include regular cleaning schedules as per specified area checklists

This 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 offer

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme

Wellness program

• Employee assistance program
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Free annual Flu jab
• Cycle to work scheme

Willows 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.