Night Veterinary Care Assistant

VC Evidensia UK; Derby; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking veterinary team as a Night Veterinary Care Assistant, where your passion for animal care will shine. In this active role, you'll be responsible for maintaining a clean and safe environment for our patients, assisting with their basic care needs, and ensuring their comfort during the night. With a supportive team and a commitment to ongoing training, you'll thrive in a dynamic setting that values your contributions. Enjoy a variety of cases and the opportunity to bond with your team while making a real difference in the lives of animals in need. This is your chance to be part of a caring community dedicated to excellence in veterinary care.

Benefits

6.6 Weeks annual leave

Birthday leave

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Cycle to work scheme

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Learning and development opportunities

Discounted staff pet care

Qualifications

• Experience in animal care is essential for maintaining patient safety and comfort.
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively during night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness in the ward and assist with animal care and monitoring.
• Work independently during night shifts while ensuring animal safety.

Skills

Animal Handling

Prioritization Skills

Basic Care (TPR checks)

Teamwork

Education

Experience in Animal Care

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity available for a Night Veterinary Care Assistant to join our Vets at Night Team.

The working hours will be 7 nights (Monday to Sunday) covering 6:00pm to 8:00am on a one week on, two weeks off basis. You will be in the same team every time, so you really get the opportunity to bond as a cohesive force. You will be directly responsible for maintaining a high level of cleanliness within the ward environment, such as cleaning kennels, exercising patients, washing bowls, laundry, stock maintenance, animal handling, basic care including TPR (temperature, pulse and respiration checks), grooming, feeding and assisting the veterinary team. This is an active role.

This role would suit a confident person able to effectively prioritise and manage their own workload as there may be times through the night where you are working independently. We have been tasked to ensure the safety and comfort of all the animals in our care and we need to do that to the highest possible level, so having some similar animal experience would be a true asset.

Come and join our fantastic team!

Our team are at the hub of the hospital helping to care for unwell patients who either need close monitoring and care on any of our seven wards. The hospital ward team care for both primary and referral patients from simple to complex cases so there are a variety of patient needs to accommodate. They come in all shapes, sizes and temperaments, so every night is different from the previous one. The team currently consists of a Vet, 4 Nurses, 2 Kennel Assistants and one intern. We also have students on rotation from the University of Nottingham.

The night team is friendly, supportive and passionate about providing the highest standard of care to our in-patients. We are always expanding our knowledge and learning new skills as training is important to us as a practice. Supporting our nursing colleagues, you will also interact with referral, first opinion vets, interns and residents.

In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from:

• 6.6 Weeks annual leave
• Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/ paternity/ adoption/ shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Cycle to work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Non-accidental injury support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
• Discounted staff pet care

Pride Veterinary Referral Centre - Derby