Job Description

We are hiring!
Our hospital is seeking a Veterinary Care Assistants to support our team of vets and nurses to provide a high level of patient care. You will support our wards team to deliver outstanding inpatient care and maintain the hospital cleanliness on the weekends. The wards department is a fast paced area of the hospital, that strive to provide the highest level of patient care to our patients.
As a VCA you will be expected to assist the team in daily tasks such as helping to handle patients for blood sampling, IV placements, examinations and inpatient care. You will assist with tasks such as daily exercise/ toileting, grooming, feeding and physiotherapy. You be required to help the teams with admin tasks and maintaining cleanliness within the hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your animal handling skills and veterinary care knowledge. 
About the rota
The hours for this role are Saturday and Sunday (every other week), shifts are 8am-5pm. There is a bank holiday rota that you will be part of that will consist of you working 1-2 bank holidays per year. 
Want to know more about Pride Veterinary Centre?
Pride Veterinary Centre offers a range of state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. Our diagnostics and treatments are second to none and we have many highly trained and experienced colleagues to ensure that our patients receive the very best treatment. We strive to deliver world class patient care and our fantastic facilities provide a superb care environment, including 13 consultation rooms, 7 hospital wards, 5 theatres, full advanced imaging suite, 3 ultrasound rooms, an endoscopy suite, hydrotherapy pool and treadmills and dedicated chemo suite define the setting.
Our ideal candidate
*Animal care/ handling experience essential*Animal care qualification (Level 3 and above)*Experience working in a veterinary practice or kennel environment*Good communication skills*Good organisational skills*Must be proactive and have good time management skills.*Passion for providing a high level of patient care*Hard working*Eager to learn new skills
In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from: *6.6 Weeks annual leave FTE*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