Veterinary Care Assistant

3 weeks ago

High Wycombe, United Kingdom IVC Evidensia Full time

Do you have a passion for animal welfare and providing the highest standards of patient care? Are you looking to start a career within the veterinary industry, in a role that offers flexibility and learning opportunities?

We are seeking a veterinary Night Nurse Auxiliary to join our friendly and supportive specialist-led team in assisting our clinical teams with their tasks and providing the highest level of care to our patients.

Key duties include
  • Assisting with care of machinery and equipment
  • Running laboratory samples
  • Theatre cleaning and closing down
  • Sterilising surgical instruments
  • Patient handling and restraint
  • Providing general care to all of our patients
  • General cleaning within the clinical areas as needed
A hospital designed for excellence

Situated just outside of High Wycombe (J4, M40), Buckinghamshire, Hamilton Specialist Referrals (HSR) is a purpose-built, state-of-the-art veterinary hospital that provides the latest in specialist treatments for cats and dogs, supported by an exceptional rehabilitation and physiotherapy facility.

The hospital is operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and can offer the most advanced treatment options available for Orthopaedic, Neurology, Soft Tissue, Oncology, and Internal Medicine cases.

Despite working within such a large team, we pride ourselves on maintaining a friendly and supportive culture with a focus on development, clinical excellence, and gold-standard patient care.

What we need from you

We are looking for a proactive, enthusiastic, and approachable person who is a great team player but is also able to use initiative and self-motivation. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to multi-task with a flexible approach to working are a must.

Experience in an animal care assistant-related role is essential. You must be a team player as our Nurse Auxiliaries play a vital role in supporting our specialists, interns, and nurses in looking after our patients at our busy hospital.

You must be willing and able to clean to high clinical standards to help maintain our high standards of infection control. Full training will be provided to the successful applicant.

Working pattern

Working a 4 night on/8 off rota, plus 12 out-of-rotation shifts through the year, the role would include assisting with the nursing of referral inpatients and out of hours emergencies. This works out to 34 hours per week on average, leaving plenty of time for studies, or just to build a solid work-life balance.

Our people are at the heart of what we do

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive salary of up to £24,300 pa you will benefit from:

  • Worklife balance
    • 6.6 Weeks annual leave
    • Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance
  • Wellbeing
    • Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
    • Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
    • Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing
  • Development
    • Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
  • Colleague benefits
    • Company pension scheme
    • Healthcare Cash Plan
    • Cycle to Work scheme
    • Voluntary benefits: choose from a range of benefits to suit you
    • Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
    • Discounted staff pet care

As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen 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.

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