Multi-disciplinary Patient Care Assistant

2 weeks ago

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom LINNAEUS VETERINARY LIMITED Full time

**Location**:
Station Farm, London Road, Six Mile Bottom, Cambridgeshire

Hours:
Full time

Practice:
Dick White Referrals

Job Title: Multi-disciplinary Patient Care Assistant

**Salary**: starting salary £20,832 FTE DOE

Location: Newmarket, Cambridge

**Job Type**: Permanent

Hours: Full time

**About us**

Dick White Referrals (DWR) is one of the largest specialist multi-disciplinary veterinary referral centres in Europe, offering outstanding levels of clinical care in state-of-the-art facilities.

Our dedicated vets, nurses and nursing assistants, supported by the client care teams

teams, are committed to providing the highest quality surgical and medical care

for pets. Many of our clinicians are nationally or internationally recognised specialists in their field and bring unique experiences to care for pets.

We accept referrals in Anaesthesia, Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency and Critical Care, Internal Medicine Neurology and Neurosurgery, Oncology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Physiotherapy and Soft Tissue Surgery.

We have comprehensive and established clinical and non-clinical programmes for training, development and CPD.

**Your role and responsibilities**

We are seeking passionate and enthusiastic Patient Care Assistants to join our vibrant PCA Team working in our busy, purpose-built specialist veterinary centre.

As a Multidisciplinary PCA you will primarily work across the Wards and Theatre, being involved in all aspects of the care of our canine and feline patients, from their admission through to discharge. This is a varied, hands on role including everything from basic animal husbandry, through to supporting patients during specialist veterinary procedures.

You will have the opportunity to rotate across different wards and Theatre/Procedure based departments, this will allow you to develop a broad range of experience and knowledge of working in a veterinary referral centre.

This position is full-time, working a 40-hour week (Monday - Friday) with 8 hour shifts between 6am-7pm and a 1:4 weekend rota with compensated time off. Participation in the Bank Holiday rota is also required.

**Responsibilities**:

- Ensure highest level of patient care is provided
- Demonstrate the DWR values of Excellence, Trust and Care in their daily work by maintaining a professional and committed approach.
- Work and communicate effectively with clients and associates.
- Working under the direction of Veterinary Surgeons and Registered Veterinary Nurses to provide all aspects of animal husbandry to canine and feline patients, including feeding, exercise, maintenance of accommodation and the administration of oral medications.
- Supporting patients before, during and after their medical/surgical procedures.
- Carrying out duties in the sterile services department
- Setting up/closing down before and after procedures
- Housekeeping duties to include but not limited to; stock control, maintaining cleanliness and organisation.
- Follow Standard Operating Procedures at all times to include but not limited to; clinical tasks, infection control, patient restraint, waste disposal, infection control and health and safety policies.

To be successful in this role you need to be highly organised, have the physical, mental and emotional stamina required to work with seriously ill patients, and have the ability to cope with a fast-paced working environment. You should be a highly motivated team player with excellent communication skills and have the passion and drive for delivering outstanding client and patient care.

If you have a desire to build a career working with and caring for animals, we are the ideal working environment to help you flourish. Although not a requirement of the role, many of our PCAs eventually progress onto further education programmes as Student Veterinary Nurses or take their PCA pathway further within DWR.

PCA experience is not necessary as full training will be provided, although it would be beneficial to have a basic knowledge of animal care and handling.

**Benefits**

As you would expect from the UK's largest private veterinary referral hospital, we offer an inspiring and friendly working environment together with career development opportunities and an excellent package and benefits that include:

- Organised in-house CPD
- Dedicated CPD allowance
- Pension
- Generous leave allowance
- Access to Private Medical cover
- Personal Health Insurance
- Life Assurance
- Childcare Vouchers
- Cycle to Work Scheme

**Part of an amazing global family**

The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individuals, but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.

We are part of Linnaeus that is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve t

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