Night Veterinary Care Assistant — Patient-Focused Support

CVS Veterinary Group; Chester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks' annual leave (pro rata)

Staff discount on veterinary bills

Staff discount Animed Direct

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

CVS Vets 24/7 Chester is seeking a Night Veterinary Patient Care Assistant to join our team. You will support RVNs and Vets, providing nursing care and handling animals with care and professionalism.

The role is based at Chester with an annualised contract and shifts from 07:00 to 19:00, five nights on and ten nights off. The position requires experience in animal welfare and strong customer service skills.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate clearly with clients and colleagues.
• Empathy and professionalism when handling emotional situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients.
• Assist Vets and Nurses with animal restraint.
• Walk, feed and clean patients.
• Prepare emergency and operating facilities.
• Perform general cleaning and maintenance.
• Run internal lab samples.
• Answer emergency calls.
• Support the reception team with bookings and payments.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Empathy

Team player

Job description

CVS Vets 24/7 Chester is seeking a Night Veterinary Patient Care Assistant to join our team. You will support RVNs and Vets, providing nursing care and handling animals with care and professionalism.

The role is based at Chester with an annualised contract and shifts from 07:00 to 19:00, five nights on and ten nights off. The position requires experience in animal welfare and strong customer service skills.