Veterinary Receptionist

7 months ago


Colchester, United Kingdom Vets Now Full time

**Veterinary Receptionist - Colchester clinic (9 month fixed-term contract)**

**£12.56ph plus benefits**

**About Us**

Vets Now is renowned as the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care, offering trusted services to over 1700 veterinary practices across the country. With 60 plus dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals, we are committed to delivering compassionate care when pets need it most.

**Role Overview**
- Be the face of Emergency and Critical Care services
- Receptionists are the first point of contact during emergencies, handling calls, greeting clients, and managing financial transactions
- Provide updates
- Relay information to the veterinary team about patients en route to the clinic or clients in need of assistance
- Handle administration duties
- Perform administrative tasks accurately

**Working pattern**
- **Week 1: Wednesday: 18:30-23:30**:

- **Week 2: Wednesday and Friday: 18:30-23:30; Sunday: 17:00-23:00**:

- **Week 3: Wednesday and Thursday: 18:30-23:30; Sunday: 08:00-17:00**:

- **Week 4: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 18:30-23:30**

Plus, a fair 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 100’s 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



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