Patient Care Assistant

2 weeks ago


Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom Linnaeus Full time

Patient Care Assistant

Salary:
£21,450 per annum**
Location:Pets'N'Vets, Roundhouse Veterinary Hospital (M
ay also be required to work at any of our other practices)

Job Type:
Permanent, Full time


Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours shifts.

Shift Rotation:5 days over 7 days, Monday to Sunday: 7am-9pm. (H
oliday/sickness out of hours cover when needed)
We are currently looking for a friendly, enthusiastic individual who is passionate about animal care to join our Patient Care Assistant team

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Work alongside veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses to provide vital care to patients
  • Record and update information on patient records
  • Clean, prepare and maintain patient accommodation
  • Exercise, feed, and groom patients
  • Calculate nutritional requirements for patients and maintain the patency of feeding tubes and administer tube feeds checking that a feeding tube is patent and in position administering a tube feed whilst observing a patient for any related complications
  • Handle and restrain patients for treatment
  • Assist with preparing patients for procedures clipping removing food and water where required
  • Administer topical and oral medication and administer subcutaneous injections
  • Assist with diagnostic imaging preparing equipment ready for use assisting with positioning patients for xrays assisting with positioning a patient for ultrasound
  • Prepare theatre cleaning and damp dusting cleaning, packaging, and sterilising instruments preparing materials, instruments, and equipment


There will be some reception and significant front-of-house responsibility with the role therefore you will also need to have strong communication and customer service skills.


Benefits

  • 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
  • Career progression opportunities
  • Staff discount schemes
  • Life Assurance
  • Enhanced sickness pay
  • Enhanced equal family leave
  • Ecar 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

About Us
At our heart we are a business made up of animal lovers. We are incredibly passionate about what we do, and believe we are a little different to other veterinary practices.

We offer the most up to date facilities and treatment, whilst firmly adhering to the values of traditional Glasgow veterinary care.


All of our practices are RCVS accredited, including our Roundhouse Hospital which has been accredited with the prestigious RCVS Small Animal Hospital Accreditation.


The Pets'n'Vets Family is a great Glasgow success story; an expanding and progressive network of practices, with a very proud history and strong Glasgow roots.



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