Job Title: Animal Patient Care Assistant

Salary: £24,045 per annum

Location: Calder Vets, Dewsbury

Job Type: Permanent, Full time

Hours: 40 hours per week

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

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

The Patient Care Assistant role will involve working in a variety of areas within the practice to support the team.

The ideal candidate should be like-minded that is professional, confident who will strive to deliver the very best service for our animals and clients!

Roles and Responsibilities

• Work alongside veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses to provide vital care to patients

• Record and update information on patient records

• Clean, prepare and maintain patient accommodation

• Exercise, feed, and groom patients

• Calculate nutritional requirements for patients and maintain the patency of feeding tubes and administer tube feeds - checking that a feeding tube is patent and in position - administering a tube feed whilst observing a patient for any related complications

• Handle and restrain patients for treatment

• Assist with preparing patients for procedures - clipping - removing food and water where required

• Administer topical and oral medication and administer subcutaneous injections

• Prepare theatre - cleaning and damp dusting - cleaning, packaging, and sterilising instruments - preparing materials, instruments, and equipment

Required Experience

• Previous experience in working and/or caring for animals

• Basic understanding of animal welfare and handling

• Previous experience in working within a veterinary practice (Desirable)

• L2 animal-related qualification or equivalent (Desirable)

• IT skills – confident in the use of Word, Excel and Outlook as a minimum.

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 60 years, we are a multi-site primary care and referrals group based in Yorkshire.

Accredited with multiple RCVS certifications, this allows us to give the highest quality care, whilst providing a full range of services including a 24-hour emergency care service.

All our vets and nurses at Calder aim to look after and care for our patients as if they were one of their own.

To apply, please complete the quick application form below. Alternatively, for more information, please contact Katie Knight on katie .knight@linnaeusgroup.co.uk