Veterinary Patient Care Assistant

6 months ago

BurtonOnTrent, United Kingdom Linnaeus Full time

**JOB TITLE**: Patient Care Assistant

**REPORTING TO**: Clinical Nursing Manager

**AREA**: Clinical

**Overview**

This is an exciting new opportunity to join the clinical team as a patient care assistant at West Midlands Referrals, located just outside the beautiful semi-rural historic village of Barton Under-Needwood. Ideally situated within easy commute of Burton-Upon-Trent, Derby and Birmingham.

This role is a fixed term 12 month contract. 40 hours a week over 5 days covering early, day and evening shifts. Weekly shift patter to be confirmed by the hiring manager.

Our patient care assistant's should support the Clinical Department by ensuring a smooth running of utility by providing high standards of sterility to all medical equipment and operating theatres. They should be able to work diligently and thoughtfully to ensure correct surgical kits are created. Our PCA’s should also be able to support the wider practice by assisting the Nursing and Veterinary Departments in the gold standard of care we strive for on all our patients. Being able to work as part of a team is crucial to this position.

**Your role and responsibilities**
- Assist with patient handling and restraint. Ensuring that all handling and restraint is carried out in a ‘patient friendly’ approach to ensure no unnecessary stress or discomfort to the patient.
- Prepare and maintain patient accommodation taking into account the condition and welfare of the patient, environmental enrichment and additional supporting aids as necessary.
- Cleaning and disinfection of patient accommodation to include ward and isolation accommodation.
- In-patient care to include exercising, feeding and grooming of hospitalised patients.
- Monitoring, recording and providing supportive care to patients, under the direction of the Veterinary Surgeon or Registered Veterinary Nurse.
- Assisting with laboratory diagnostic techniques to include preparation of equipment, processing samples and packaging for external laboratories.
- Assisting with diagnostic imaging to include maintenance and preparation of equipment and patient preparation and positioning.
- Cleaning, packaging and sterilisation of sterile supplies.
- Ensure smooth running of Utility by maintaining high standards of sterility.
- Collecting used kits in a prompt manner.
- Having a keen eye for detail for packaging surgical kits for various types of surgical procedures.
- Ability to follow outlined SOP’s
- Performing quarterly stock takes for surgical equipment
- Keeping Operating Theatres clean and turnaround time to a minimum.
- Ensure strict stock rotation is adhered to.
- Ability to run Utility equipment including autoclaves and anprolene machines
- Maintenance of theatre to include preparation of the environment and equipment and cleaning.
- Assist with patient preparation, surgical team support and recovery under the direction of the Veterinary Surgeon or Registered Veterinary Nurse.
- Assist with the management of the pharmacy to include unpacking of orders, stock rotation and environmental temperatures. Prepare and dispense a range of medication under the direction of the Veterinary Surgeon or Registered Veterinary Nurse.
- Cleaning, disinfection, equipment and consumable maintenance throughout the practice environment.
- Assist with reception and client care to include answering the telephone, dealing with enquiries, booking procedures and taking payments.
- Assist the Veterinary Surgeons, Registered and Student Veterinary Nurses, Reception staff and any other team member who requires support, where and when required.
- Attend and contribute to practice meetings and events.

**Benefits**
- 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
- External CPD funded
- Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
- Career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced equal family leave
- E-car salary sacrifice scheme

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