Animal Care Assistant - Evenings and Weekends

Overview

Animal Care Assistant - Evenings and Weekends

Vets Now King\'s Lynn, England, United Kingdom

Role

Animal Care Assistant - Evenings and Weekends

Join the Team at Vets Now Providing Exceptional Emergency Pet Care. Vets Now is the UK\'s leading provider of emergency pet care, serving over 1700 veterinary practices through 60 plus dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. Join our clinic team in Kings Lynn and contribute to the vital emergency and critical care service we provide.

Responsibilities

  • Working under the guidance of Vet Nurses and Vet Surgeons.
  • Handling patients for basic procedures and assisting with running diagnostic tests.
  • Assisting in setting up and clearing down theatres for surgical procedures.
  • Ensuring all in-patients have their basic husbandry needs attended to.

Rota pattern

Please indicate on your application if you would like to be considered for 1 or both positions.

  • Position 1: 2 midweek evenings per week on a rota between Monday and Friday from 19:00 to 23:00 and every other weekend Saturday and Sunday from 19:00 to 23:00.
  • Position 2: 3 midweek evenings per week on a rota between Monday and Friday from 19:00 to 23:00 and every other weekend Saturday and Sunday from 19:00 to 23:00.
  • Plus a share of bank holidays.

What We Offer

  • 7 weeks pro rata annual leave
  • Your birthday as a paid day off
  • Cash Health Plan provided by Simply Health
  • Vets Now For You reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100s of retailers
  • £780 CPD allowance pro-rata
  • 10 hours paid CPD hours annually pro-rata
  • Family-friendly policies including sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes
  • UK Standard Pension contributions 5% Employee/3% Employer
  • Up to 50% discounted staff pet care
  • Paid volunteering days
  • Death in service of two times annual salary

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those from diverse and minority groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we encourage candidates with disabilities and health conditions to apply and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

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