Patient Care Assistant

7 days ago

Ledbury, United Kingdom Linnaeus Full time

**Your role and responsibilities**

We require an enthusiastic Patient Care Assistant to join our friendly practice working alongside our fantastic team of Registered Veterinary Nurses, Student Nurses, Receptionists and Veterinary surgeons. Providing vital nursing care and ensuring that the wellbeing of small animal patients is paramount in this role.

First of all, no two days are the same, and that is what makes this work exciting As part of your role you may be involved in:

- Exercising, grooming and feeding hospitalised animals (inpatients)
- Monitoring and providing supportive care to inpatients
- Preparing theatre and relevant equipment
- Cleaning and preparing accommodation for animals
- Restraining animals for treatment
- Reception duties, including advising clients on preventative health care e.g. flea treatment
- Record keeping

We are looking for somebody that is passionate about the animals in their care. You must be reliable, hard-working and good at working as part of a close knit 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
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
- Wellness program including:

- Employee assistance program
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Free annual Flu jab
- Cycle to work scheme

**About us**

We would describe ourselves as a bonded team who regularly socialise together and have a collaborative culture across the whole practice. We actively encourage and support specialisation allowing for a huge scope to progress in your chosen area. We believe in full nurse utilisation which affords our nursing community the ability to get involved in all areas of practice life and empowers them to work towards their goals.

We offer a variety of niche services to our clients and their patients including acupuncture, shock wave and laser therapy along with our stem cell centre. We have laparoscopic equipment, endoscope, ultrasound and multi-parameter capnograph.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

Linnaeus is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.

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