Veterinary Care Assistant

Medivet Group; Kirkcaldy; Presencial; GBP 19.000 - 23.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Health cash plan

24/7 counselling and wellbeing support

Life Assurance 3 x salary

5 weeks annual leave + Bank Holidays

Day for You paid day off

Cycle to Work

Season Ticket loans

Discounts on Medivet products and serv

Resumo da vaga

Medivet Kirkcaldy is recruiting a Client Care Assistant to join our new team ahead of the practice opening, delivering compassionate care to pets and supporting the vets and nurses. In this full-time role (40 hours per week) you’ll work a mix of weekdays and weekends, helping with in-patient care, client communication and day-to-day clinic duties in a friendly, supportive environment.

Start date 11th January 2027. Applicants should be over 18 and willing to learn.

Qualificações

• Experience delivering client care in a veterinary or healthcare setting.
• Ability to work as part of a supportive team and prioritise tasks.
• Calm under pressure with a flexible approach to shifts.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver exceptional client care and support surgeries and procedures.
• Provide patient monitoring and basic pet care activities.
• Collaborate with nurses and vets as part of a small team.

Conhecimentos

Client care

Team player

Prioritisation

Calm under pressure

Willing to learn

Descrição da vaga

Medivet Kirkcaldy is now recruiting a Client Care Assistant to join their newly formed team in readiness for the practice opening!

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

This is a full time position working 40 hours per week with a mixture of weekdays and weekends, playing a vital role within the clinic.

Start date will be 11th January 2027 in readiness for the practice opening.

The practice address is 1 Seafield Road, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1SR.

Your career means more than a rota and a job title, that’s 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

Typically, in this role, you’ll:

• 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