Veterinary Care Assistant/Receptionist

VC Evidensia UK; Midhurst; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a friendly team at Woodland Veterinary Centre in Midhurst as a Veterinary Care Assistant/Receptionist. This full-time role offers flexible working hours and training opportunities in a supportive environment, with emphasis on learning and development. Enjoy competitive benefits including additional annual leave and wellness initiatives.

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

Qualifications

• Previous veterinary experience preferred but not mandatory.
• Open to all levels of veterinary and animal experience.
• Willingness to provide exceptional care to patients.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing care to animals under supervision.
• Create a welcoming environment for clients.
• Work collaboratively with the veterinary team.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Positive can-do attitude

Job description

Woodland Veterinary Centre, Midhurst, Midhurst, South East

We are looking for a Veterinary Care Assistant / Receptionist to join our friendly and supportive team’s here at Woodland Vet Centre / Midhurst Vets.

We are ideally looking for a full-time member of the team with previous veterinary experience. Although, in house training can be provided for the perfect person to join our team.

About Us

We are situated in the beautiful South Downs, a stone’s throw away from the coast and London, giving the best of both worlds. We are an hour from both Heathrow and Gatwick Airport allowing for close transport links to Europe and beyond. Woodland Vet Centre have recently had our kennels refurbished, having a separate dog and cat ward allowing for improved patient welfare. Our sister practice at Midhurst Vets have a large preparation / kennel area, allowing constant supervision of all the patients.

We have lots of toys, to name a few, digital x-ray with a floating table, dental x-ray, a multiparameter anaesthetic monitoring machine, blood pressure sphymomanometer, microscope, in house biochemistry and haematology blood machines, ultrasound with cardiac and an abdominal probe, laser, ECG, endoscope and tonometer.

Team and Culture

We would confidently say one of our unique selling points would be our team. If you are looking to join a warm and friendly team then we would love to hear from you. We have an amazing team of Vets, Nurses, VCA's and Receptionists, all working together to achieve an excellent standard of care. We have a nurturing culture, with a high emphasis for learning and development. We have several certificate holders who are always sharing their knowledge and discuss cases with the nursing team.

We encourage our team to pursue their passions in whatever form. We look after the residents of a local Cats Protection Adoption Centre, meaning there is not a week that goes by without a kitten cuddle.

We welcome all levels of any veterinary, animal and front of house experience.However, we do hope you will be kind, considerate, have a high energy, a positive can-do attitude, be happy to use your initiative and use time and resources effectively. You will have good interpersonal skills with a passion to cultivate a welcoming client facing environment. You will instinctively want to go that extra mile to provide the best care to your patients.

You will work 40 hours per week, typically a mix of 9 am–6 pm and 8 am–5pm shifts. Hours are flexible and can be adjusted, details can be discussed during the interview to best accommodate your needs.

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
• Discounted staff pet care

Woodland Veterinary Centre, Midhurst

Grange Road, Midhurst, Midhurst, GU29 9LT, United Kingdom