Veterinary Infection Control Assistant

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Potters Bar; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension

30 days annual leave

In-house CPD

On-site facilities

Job summary

Royal Veterinary College, Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, seeks a Veterinary Infection Control Assistant to maintain high standards of infection prevention across clinical areas. You will work as a clinical cleaner, supporting teams of nurses, surgeons and students, ensuring safety and compliance with infection control protocols.

The role involves daily decontamination, stock rotation, and assisting with the transport of infectious patients, with opportunities for in-house CPD and a

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational and record keeping abilities.

Responsibilities

• Daily decontamination of clinical areas.
• Stock rotation and supply to hospital areas.
• Assisting teams with transportation of infectious patients while maintaining infection control.
• Supporting compliance and training of infection prevention and control standards.

Skills

Infection control

Clinical cleaning

Record keeping

Teamwork

Job description

Veterinary Infection Control Assistant

Queen Mother Hospital

Location: Hawkshead (nr Potters Bar, Herts)

Salary: £26,692 to £27,291 Per Annum Including London Weighting

Contract: Permanent / Full Time

Closing date: Open Until Filled

Reference: CSS-SPEC-0252-26

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual, to join the Royal Veterinary College, Queen Mother Hospital for Animals as a Veterinary Infection Control Assistant. We are a multidisciplinary small animal veterinary referral hospital, and, in this role, you will be required to maintain a high standard of infection prevention and control across all clinical areas of the hospital reporting to the Veterinary Infection Control Manager.

As part of the team, you will be a clinical cleaner working alongside our friendly and experienced Registered Veterinary Nurses, Patient Care Assistants, Veterinary Surgeons, Residents, Interns and Students. You will be a supportive and compassionate team player, with excellent organisational and record keeping abilities.

• Daily decontamination of clinical areas (high level clinical cleaning)
• Stock rotation and supply to all hospital areas.
• Assisting teams with the transportation of infectious patients throughout the hospital maintaining infection control protocols
• Supporting compliance and training of infection prevention and control standards within clinical areas

This is a full time post of 35 hours per week, 7 hours per day, Monday to Friday and share of weekends on the rota.

• Competitive and attractive pension package
• Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays + concessionary days)
• Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD.
• A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave.
• On site café and restaurant
• Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga, and Pilates classes included)
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus

For informal enquiries regarding this position or requests to visit before applying, please contact Gemma Cooper, Infection Control Manager at [e-mail]

Please note: We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position, and applicants must have the existing right to work in the UK.

We promote equality of opportunity and diversity within the workplace and welcome applications from all sections of the community.