OOH Veterinary Care Assistant - Leeds

Pets at Home Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary care provider in Leeds is seeking an experienced night Veterinary Care Assistant for a 6-month fixed term contract. You will work as part of a skilled team during night shifts, assisting in providing care for animals. Ideal candidates must have prior veterinary experience and excellent communication skills. The position offers a supportive work environment and various benefits, including generous CPD allowance and discounts at associated retailers.

Benefits

Paid memberships – RCVS, VDS, BVNA

Generous CPD allowance

20% off at Pets at Home group

Pension and income protection

Access to exclusive discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working in a veterinary environment.
• Ability to work night shifts (8pm-8am).
• Strong teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the veterinarian in providing care to animals overnight.
• Help maintain a clean and safe environment for pets.
• Support the veterinary team in emergency care.

Skills

Teamwork

Veterinary care experience

Communication

Job description

Leeds Birstall 24/7 Hospital are looking for an experienced night Veterinary Care Assistant to join their friendly, knowledgeable, and experienced team on a fixed term contract for 6 months.

About Us

Set up by our JVPs, Keith and Julie Leonard in 2012, we are a family run, RCVS Accredited Hospital and Emergency Service Clinic, providing OOH and referral support to 19 referring surgeries. This is run alongside a thriving first opinion business meaning we get the best of both worlds: the case variety you expect to find in a busy general practice and the opportunity to provide high quality, advanced, referral level care to our patients in-house. With an experienced team of over 60 colleagues, an abundance of qualifications in a range of disciplines (ECC, small animal surgery and most recently a certificate in dentistry nursing) and a fantastic management network to provide support and progression opportunities we really believe there is no better team to be a part of.

Key Features

• 24/7 RCVS accredited OOH hospital and referral centre
• Family run award-winning practice
• 7 on 14 off shift pattern
• Fantastic educational and career progression opportunities

Responsibilities

You will be working as part of a highly skilled and experienced team on a fixed term duration for 6 months. The rota is a 7 on (8pm-8am), 14 off shift pattern. You will be working a total of 26.7 hours a week. We have 1 vet and an RVN in all night.

Benefits

• In-house support and training from certificate holders – Vet and Nurse
• Paid memberships – RCVS, VDS, BVNA
• Generous CPD allowance and support development of specific interests
• Pension, income protection, life insurance
• 20% off at all the Pets at Home group including Pets at Home, Vets4Pets and the Groom Room
• Access to Our reward hub giving exclusive discounts across a range of high street retails, supermarkets and more