Veterinary Care Assistant

British Veterinary Association; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a well-established veterinary practice as a Veterinary Care Assistant! This full-time role offers the chance to work with a friendly team, providing essential care for a variety of animals. You'll assist with patient care, maintain clinic cleanliness, and support administrative tasks. Enjoy a competitive salary and generous benefits, including 6.6 weeks of annual leave, enhanced family-friendly policies, and opportunities for learning and development. If you have a passion for animal care and thrive in a supportive environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Birthday leave

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Cycle to work scheme

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Learning and development opportunities

Discounted staff pet care

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience with animals is essential for this role.
• Confident handling a variety of species is required.

Responsibilities

• Assisting vets and nurses in caring for patients.
• Maintaining cleanliness throughout the clinic.
• Assisting with reception duties and administration.

Skills

Animal handling

Patient care

Communication

Job description

Adams Vets are looking for a Veterinary Care Assistant to join our team!

Adams Vets is a well-established practice, having opened our first vet practice in 1975. We have worked to maintain personal relationships with our clients and their pets ever since. We welcome our regulars by name as soon as they walk through the door. We have continued to build and grow our exceptional team and are now looking for a second VCA to support our team between both branches. The successful candidate will join a friendly, supportive team of 7 Vets, 4 Nurses, 1 VCA, and 5 Receptionists. Experience with animals is essential!

The role includes:

1. Assisting the vets and nurse in caring for our patients including but not limited to:
2. Restraining for blood sampling and IV placement
3. Restraining for procedures
4. Performing temperatures, heart rates, and respiration rates.
5. Walking and providing TLC to in-patients
6. Feeding in-patients
7. Cleaning and bathing patients as required
8. Maintaining high levels of cleanliness throughout the clinic
9. Assisting with reception duties and administration

Experience with animals is essential for this role; the successful candidate will be confident handling a variety of species.

About the rota and salary:

The position is a full-time Monday-Friday role working 8 hours per day with 1 in 3 Saturday mornings from 8:30am-1:00pm (no Sundays or bank holidays!).

In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from:

1. 6.6 weeks annual leave
2. Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance
3. Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
4. Cycle to work scheme
5. Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
6. Non-accidental injury support
7. Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
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9. Pension scheme
10. Discounted staff pet care

Adams Vets, Wavertree

19 Church Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 9EA, United Kingdom

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Animals treated:

Small animals

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