Animal Care Assistant (Maternity Leave)

VC Evidensia UK; Wetherby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Job description

Swift Referrals, Wetherby, Thorp Arch Estate Wetherby, Yorkshire & The Humber

Here at Swift Referrals we are hiring an Animal Care Assistant to cover maternity leave for 6 months. The main purpose of the role will be to assist the veterinary team with basic animal care and nursing. Your main duties will include:

• Work under the direction of the Veterinary Nurse (VN) or Veterinary Surgeon (VS) at all times.
• Working at all times to ensure high standards of care are given.
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness throughout all surgical areas.
• Understand and adhere to the Biosecurity Policy.
• Completing end of day cleaning duties in accordance with cleaning task sheets.
• Monitor for any Health and Safety issues within the practice – and promote safe working.
• Stock checking all areas, and ordering via the correct methods.
• Answering the phone when required, and learning basic Client Care (CCT) skills to support the CC Team.
• To assist with the washing, storage and organization of uniform.
• Recycling and maintenance of the refuse area.
• Assistance with the management of clinical waste – to include cadavers and the associated tasks.
• Maintaining all client facing areas, to include – the waiting area and consult rooms.
• Report any equipment issues or faults to a Lead Nurse.
• Holding patients for blood samples and non-surgical treatments.
• Walking patients routinely.
• Theatre, Prep and X-Ray Room.
• Check all cupboards are fully stocked – fluids, IV lines, urinary catheters, bandage material.

About the rota and salary

You will be working 8 hours shifts, 5 days per week.

The salary will be up to £23,840 DOE.

Minimum requirements for this role include:

• Sound knowledge of practice protocols.
• Animal knowledge and handling skills.
• Good communication skills within the team.
• Familiarity with commonly used veterinary terms.
• Good client care skills.
• Competency in the use of the computer system.

About Us

Opened in 2019 and purpose-built to industry-leading standards, Swift Referrals is a multi-disciplinary referral hospital, offering the very best in veterinary excellence, all under one roof. We specialise in the areas of orthopaedics, neurology, internal medicine and soft tissue surgery, housing world-class facilities on our premises from advanced imaging machines to specialist treatment and aftercare rooms. The hospital has fantastic equipment available including 1.5T Siemens MRI scanner, 128 Slice GE CT scanner, doppler ultrasound, endoscopy, arthroscopy and state-of-the-art operating theatres.

We are fully committed to the wellbeing of our team of over 80 employees, and we are thrilled to see how this is reflected in the consistent positive feedback in our team satisfaction surveys.

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

At IVC Evidensia we are committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, and we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are eager to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.