Veterinary Care Assistant

Medivet Group Limited; New Cross; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

24/7 counselling and wellbeing support

Life Assurance 3 x salary

5 weeks annual leave + Bank Holidays

Extra ‘Day for You’

Cycle to Work

Season Ticket loans

Discounts on Medivet products and more

Job summary

Medivet New Cross is seeking a Veterinary Care Assistant to support nurses and vets with in-patient procedures and pet care, delivering exceptional care to clients, patients, and colleagues. You’ll join a team that values and supports you, with weekend and Bank Holiday shifts on a rota, and a commitment to wellbeing and development within a busy practice.

As part of Medivet, you’ll benefit from health plans, life cover, and extra leave to balance work and life while delivering compassionate

Qualifications

• Strong commitment to client and pet care.
• Team player with calm under pressure.
• Willing to learn and adapt in a fast-paced clinic.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional care to clients and support surgeries.
• Monitor and care for pets, including walking and feeding.
• Work weekends on a rotating basis and bank holidays.
• Collaborate within a supportive team.

Skills

Client care

Team player

Calm under pressure

Willing to learn

Job description

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.

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
• You will also be required to work weekends on a rotational basis ( 1 in 3 Saturdays or Sundays with time off in lieu)
• You will also be required to work BH on a rota basis depending on the needs of the clinic
• This role is based at our New Cross Clinic but weekend and BH working may also be based at our Camberwell hospital depending on the needs of the clinic