Patient Care Assistant

5 months ago


Leicester, United Kingdom Park Vet Group Scraptoft Lane Full time

**Patient Care Assistant**
**Location**: Park Vet Group, Scaptoft Lane **(May be required to work from other Park Vet Group locations as required)**

**Salary: £22,000 Per Annum (Prorated: £14,575)**

**Job type**:Permanent, Part-time**

**Shifts**:10:00-15:00 Monday-Friday, with 1 in 5 weekends working on a Saturday or Sunday.**

Are you passionate about animal care? Do you dream of a fulfilling career in veterinary medicine?

Join our team as a Patient Care Assistant and play a vital role in maintaining a happy, efficient and effective working environment.

Our well-equipped practice supports a variety of patients, making it the perfect place to start your journey towards a rewarding career.

**Your role and responsibilities**
- Maintaining infection control
- Preparing and maintaining patient accommodation
- Assisting with patient handling and restraint
- Monitoring, recording and providing supportive care to patients under the direction of the Veterinary Surgeon and Registered Veterinary Nurse
- Assisting with diagnostic techniques to include preparation of sample equipment, processing samples and/or packaging for external laboratories once trained
- Maintenance of theatre to include preparation of the environment and equipment and cleaning, packaging and sterilisation of sterile supplies once trained
- Assist with the management of the pharmacy including unpacking of orders, stock rotation and environmental temperatures
- Assisting with end of life care including treating animals with respect and arranging owners wishes after passing
- Tidy and organised
- Ability to assess a situation and prioritise jobs to support the team

**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
- E-car 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**

Established for over 100 years, we offer primary care services for small animals and farm animals across the county of Leicestershire.

Amongst our many primary care services we also have a referral center and dedicated 24-hour emergency service that is open twenty-four seven.

All our practices are RCVS accredited meaning we continuously aiming to provide a high-quality service for our patients giving them a long and happy life.



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