Veterinary Care Assistant/Laboratory Technician/Dispensary

Vet Record Careers; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary hospital is seeking a Veterinary Lab Technician to support veterinarians in diagnosing animal patients by performing tests on samples. The role involves processing samples, maintaining lab equipment, and ensuring accurate test execution. Candidates with a background as a veterinary care assistant or lab experience are preferred. This full-time position offers competitive benefits, including extensive leave and employee wellbeing initiatives.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Additional annual leave for birthday

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Cycle to work scheme

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Learning and development opportunities

Pawsome Benefits reward gateway

Pension scheme

Discounted staff pet care

Qualifications

• Experience working as a veterinary care assistant is an advantage.
• High attention to detail is essential.
• Willingness to maintain high standards in infection control.

Responsibilities

• Process samples and maintain laboratory equipment.
• Manage inventory and send samples to external labs.
• Support the veterinary team by coordinating lab processes.

Skills

Experience in laboratory tests

Team player

Attention to detail

Ability to work in fast-paced environment

Job description

We are seeking a fantastic individual to join us as a Veterinary Lab Technician at Hamilton Specialist Referrals. You will be responsible for performing various tests and analyses on animal samples. Your work will support veterinarians in diagnosing and treating animal patients. This role is perfect for a veterinary care assistant who has experience within a lab environment, or an interest in developing those skills.

Your duties

You will process samples, maintain laboratory equipment, manage inventory, and ensure that tests are conducted accurately and efficiently. You will also be responsible for sending samples to external laboratories when necessary.

The laboratory technician role is part of our wider day veterinary care assistant team, which consists of 9 members in varied roles. You will be working closely with them to support our vets and nurses.

Additional responsibilities include supporting our Dispensary Veterinary Nurse with tasks such as general practice stock control and contributing to ongoing infection control within the hospital as part of the infection control committee.

A hospital designed for excellence

Situated just outside of High Wycombe (J4, M40), Buckinghamshire, Hamilton Specialist Referrals (HSR) is a purpose-built, state-of-the-art veterinary hospital that provides the latest in specialist treatments for cats and dogs, supported by an exceptional rehabilitation and physiotherapy facility.

The hospital is operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and can offer the most advanced treatment options available for Orthopaedic, Neurology, Soft Tissue, Oncology, and Internal Medicine cases.

Despite working within such a large team, we pride ourselves on maintaining a friendly and supportive culture with a focus on development, clinical excellence, and gold-standard patient care.

More About You

Experience working in a veterinary care assistant role with experience running in-house laboratory tests is an advantage. You must be a team player as our Lab Technician will play a vital role in coordinating between our specialists, interns and nurses to ensure efficient processes within the lab setting. You must be willing and able to achieve and maintain the very highest standards within Infection Control, to support the hospital to achieve the necessary clinical standards expected within an environment such as this. Being able to work in a consistently thorough manner in a fast-paced environment and having a high attention to detail is essential for this role.

Shift pattern

This is a full-time role, consisting of 40 hours per week on a rota basis, covering a variety of 8-hour shifts over 5 days. You will also be included in the OOH rota.

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

• 6.6 weeks annual leave
• Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/ paternity/ adoption/ shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Cycle to work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Non-accidental injury support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
• Pension scheme
• Discounted staff pet care