Veterinary Care Assistant

Vets for Pets; City Of London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary clinic in London seeks an enthusiastic Veterinary Care Assistant to support pet healthcare and client communication. Responsibilities include keeping the clinic organized, managing stock, and assisting with patient care. Ideal candidates will have experience in animal handling and excellent communication skills. This is a full-time role with various shifts, including weekends, and offers professional growth opportunities and benefits.

Benefits

20% discount at Vet Group

In-house career development opportunities

Pension and holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Previous experience in animal handling is desirable.
• Ability to manage stock and run clinical tests.
• Comfortable communicating with clients.

Responsibilities

• Keep the clinic clean, tidy, and organised.
• Feed and monitor in-patients.
• Help set up for operations.

Skills

Good verbal communication skills

Basic computer literacy

Animal handling

Enthusiasm

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate Veterinary Care Assistant to join our Charlton practice.

We’re looking for a team player who is willing to get stuck in, work hard, and is keen to learn. We'll provide training and support to get you going, and you'll quickly become an integral member of the team.

Your tasks will include keeping the clinic clean, tidy, and organised; feeding and monitoring in-patients; running clinical tests; managing stock; handling a variety of small animals; helping set up for operations; deep cleaning all areas; speaking to clients on the phone and in person. Good verbal communication skills and basic computer literacy are essential, as well as some previous experience in animal handling.

This role is full time, working various shifts over 40 hours per week with 1 in 4 weekends included. The pay will be in line with national minimum wage.

We are committed to creating a supportive and professional working environment for all team members.

The attributes required

• You are the friendly and welcoming face for the client and their pets when they arrive at the practice.
• You are able to provide guidance by keeping yourself fully up-to-speed with the practice services and any additional services available.
• You are calm, attentive and always focus on the clients’ needs.
• You will bring enthusiasm and drive to your role. Your passion for service is matched with your love of pets.
• You can deal with everything that is thrown at you, from comforting a client who has had some bad news about their pet or sharing in the joy of a new puppy’s first visit to the vet.
• Your personality is infectious and along with your fellow colleagues, you create a welcoming and friendly atmosphere in the practice.
• Previous experience in a similar role will be an advantage

In short, you like to be busy, enjoy helping people and their pets and always endeavour to make a difference.

If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare, exceptional customer service and would like to join our team, then we would love to hear from you.

Benefits

In return, we offer such benefits as 20% discount at the Vet Group, Pets at Home and the Groom Room, access to discounts and cashbacks, in-house career development opportunities, pension and holiday allowance.

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!