Veterinary Care Assistant

15 hours ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Towerwood Vets Full time

Veterinary Care Assistant
- Towerwood Vets, Cookridge, Leeds, Yorkshire & The Humber
- Discipline: Clinical Support
- Full Time
- Minimum Wage

**We are hiring**:
Here at Towerwood Vets, we are hiring for an experience Veterinary Care Assistant to join our team on a full-time basis. The rota involves working 40 hours per week with shifts varying between 8:00am-8:00pm with a share of Saturdays on a rota. Some shifts will require cover at our Greengates Clinic. Salary will be based on minimum wage.

**Your duties will include**:

- Reception
- Patient Husbandry - Feeding, exercise and grooming
- Handling and restraint of patients for examination and procedures
- Assist the RVN / Vet with patient care
- Preparation of equipment for surgery and procedures
- Running of lab samples
- Bio-security - cleaning and disinfection of clinical and non clinical environments
- Preparation, cleaning and sterilisation of equipment
- Storage of drugs and consumables

**About us**:
Our Cookridge clinic is based in LS16 in North Leeds, not far from Leeds Bradford Airport. We would consider this our main practice as we are able to offer our full range of both consultation and surgical services from this site, as well as comprehensive in-patient care when required. The site has been in operation as a veterinary practice since 1970.

Our Greengates clinic is based in BD10 on the North East outskirts of Bradford. Our practice here opened in 2008 on the New Line commercial estate, which allowed us to offer good parking and disabled access facilities for our clinic. Whilst smaller than our main site at Cookridge, we are able to offer the same consultation and surgical facilities, just on a smaller scale.

**In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from**:

- 6.6 Weeks annual leave
- Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance
- Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/ paternity/ adoption/ shared parental and surrogacy pay
- Cycle to work scheme
- Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
- Non-accidental injury support
- Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
- Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
- Pension scheme
- Discounted staff pet care
- Towerwood Vets, Cookridge
- 27 Tinshill Road, Leeds, LS16 7DR, United Kingdom

**Animals treated**
- Small animals

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