Veterinary Care Assistant

Medivet; Harrow; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan from day one

24/7 counselling and wellbeing support

Life Assurance 3 x salary

5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Extra ‘Day for You’, a paid day off

Cycle to Work

Season Ticket loans

Discounts on Medivet products and services

Job summary

Medivet in Harrow is seeking a Veterinary Care Assistant (VCA) to provide exceptional care to clients and pets. Your role includes supporting surgeries, delivering patient monitoring, and collaborating with a supportive team.

The ideal candidate is passionate about pet care, can prioritize tasks, and remains calm under pressure. The position offers industry-relevant benefits including a health cash plan and generous annual leave.

Qualifications

• Skilled at providing exceptional client care.
• Able to prioritize and remain calm under pressure.
• Flexible and willing to learn.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional care to clients and patients.
• Support surgeries and procedures.
• Deliver patient monitoring and care, including walking and feeding pets.
• Work collaboratively within a supportive team.

Skills

Exceptional client care

Team player

Ability to prioritize and remain calm under pressure

Passionate about caring for pets

Job description

As a Veterinary Care Assistant (VCA) you will play a key role in supporting the nurses and vets with in-patient procedures and pet care delivering exceptional care always there to our clients, patients, and colleagues.

Your career means more than a rota and a job title, that is why we offer:

Health and wellbeing

• Health Cash Plan from day one
• 24/7 counselling and wellbeing support
• Life Assurance 3 x salary

Annual leave

• 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising with length of service
• Extra ‘Day for You’, a paid day off just for you

Additional support

• Cycle to Work
• Season Ticket loans
• Discounts on Medivet products and services

About you

You’re skilled at providing exceptional client care and are passionate about caring for pets. You’re a team player who wants to make a real difference in a practice that values and supports you.

We welcome applications from candidates able to prioritise, remain calm under pressure and who are flexible and willing to learn.

This role is not suitable for young workers in line with Health and Safety Executive (government) direction due to the expected duties of the role. Therefore, you will be asked to confirm that you are over the age of 18 as part of the application process.

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver exceptional care to clients, supporting surgeries and procedures, complying with all regulatory, practice and operational standards
• Deliver patient monitoring and care to pets, including walking, toileting and feeding
• Work collaboratively within a supportive team