Veterinary Patient Care Assistant

Linnaeus; London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary service provider is seeking a Veterinary Patient Care Assistant to join their team in London. This role involves assisting in ensuring outstanding patient care across various departments in a vibrant veterinary hospital. Ideal candidates will have animal care experience and enjoy working in a dynamic healthcare environment, supporting both pets and their owners.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays

Career progression opportunities

Staff discount schemes

Life Assurance

Enhanced sickness pay

Employer contribution pension scheme

Wellness program including Employee Assistance Program

Free annual Flu jab

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in veterinary patient care or completion of an animal care course is required.
• Previous experience in handling animals is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of patient and client care.
• Assist with patient preparation and surgical support.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in patient accommodation.

Skills

Animal Care Experience

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Completion of Animal Care Course

Job description

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JOB TITLE: Patient Care Assistant

REPORTING TO: Head of Nursing Services

HOURS: Full-Time (40 Hours/Week)

SALARY: From £27,000 D.O.E

START DATE: Summer 2025

An exciting opportunity has opened at London Vet Specialists for a Patient Care Assistant to join our expanding team in our new multidisciplinary referral centre in Hammersmith in Summer 2025. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a veterinary patient care role or completion of an animal care course.

Role Overview

The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) will be responsible for working collaboratively with the Head of Nursing Services (HoNS), Lead Nurses, Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVN) and Clinicians across the hospital to ensure the efficient delivery of outstanding patient care through all services. You will work enthusiastically with the nursing team to help maintain a happy and efficient working environment.

Your responsibilities will include the provision of high standards of patient and client care, promoting the comfort and safety of patients undergoing investigations, maintaining patient accommodation, upholding a high standard of hospital hygiene, accurate record keeping & effective communication and teamwork.

As a multi-disciplinary PCA role, your work will be shared throughout all disciplines at LVS, including wards, theatre/ sterilisation, laboratory, cardiology, ophthalmology, consults, pharmacy and client care. This role will have a rotation of shift patterns, including evening and weekend work, where the ideal candidate will have animal care experience in a veterinary setting.

The role will include but not limited to:

• Provide inpatient care under the direction of the clinicians and nursing team, such as exercising, feeding and grooming hospitalised patients.
• Maintain patient accommodation, considering the condition and welfare of the patient, providing environmental enrichment and supportive aids as required.
• Assist with patient preparation, surgical team support and recovery under the direction of the clinicians and RVNs.
• Theatre maintenance including preparation and cleaning between surgeries.
• Assist with laboratory diagnostic techniques including use of in-house lab equipment to process samples and packaging for external laboratories.
  
  

About us:

London Vet Specialists originated as a boutique small animal referral centre in Belsize Park, North London and in May 2024, relocated to a new state-of-the-art site in Hammersmith, West London. The hospital boasts an incredible location on the banks of the river Thames, nestled within the bustling and thriving Hammersmith & Fulham neighbourhood. We now have a complete compliment of specialist-led services, including orthopaedic and soft-tissue surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology, anaesthesia & analgesia, oncology, cardiology, dermatology, diagnostic imaging, neurology & emergency and critical care.

What we offer:

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Wellness program including:
• Employee assistance program
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Free annual Flu jab
• Cycle to work scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme
  
  

Part of an amazing global family

Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.

Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets.

Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.

Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]

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