Veterinary Care Assistant

3 weeks ago


Christchurch, United Kingdom Medivet Group Ltd Full time

**The role**
Our Veterinary Care Assistants, known as Patient Care Assistants, are an integral part of the team in practice. You will be supporting the team by performing a variety of duties, such as maintaining kennels and the general environment following cleaning protocols, feeding animals, animal handling, greeting clients and helping on reception, reporting back to and assisting nurses with patient care and preparing medical equipment and maintaining high clinical standards throughout the practice.

We are committed to supporting you and will provide full on the job training.

We are looking for dedicated, professional people who show a real passion and positive attitude in every duty they perform.

This is a part time role however there will be scope to work more hours to cover holidays.

Part time 20 hours a week

**Key accountabilities**
Assisting the veterinary surgeons and nursing team
Cleaning all areas
Assisting with restraining animals
Assisting with the preparation of daily surgical procedures
Assisting with nursing and care of inpatients
Helping to admit injured, ill or stray animals
Working on reception
Answering incoming calls, booking appointments, welcoming owners and their pets in a cheerful, helpful and professional manner, taking payments for treatment and sales of pet shop items
Maintaining client records, scanning and filling, receiving stock orders, cash handling and daily cashing up
Calling owners with information (reminders, collection of orders etc)
Informing owners of various offers and plans
Discussing preventative health care with clients, i.e. vaccinations, flea and worm treatments
Delivering outstanding client and patient care
Completing tasks assigned by the nursing and vet teams necessary for the efficient running of the practice
May be required to help out at other branches

**Skills and experience**
Please upload your certificates (not statements) and list your grades on your CV, including Maths, English and a Science. This will ensure a smooth and faster recruitment process.

Required:
5 GCSEs at grade C / 4 or above to include Maths, English Language and a Science and be in possession of examination certificates or Functional Skills level 2 (not entry level).

Alternatively, City & Guilds will accept alternative qualifications, e.g. Veterinary Care Assistant Certificate, Animal Nursing Assistant Award or National Diploma in Animal Care - you will still be required to provide proof of GCSE Maths and English and provide the original certificates.

If you have taken your qualifications abroad, we will require a NARIC comparison.

**Branch**
the role is to work in our Christchurch branch. which is within easy reach from Poole, Bournemouth and the surrounding areas.

Job Reference: FR04510



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