Role: Patient Care Assistant
Location: St Clair Veterinary Group
Salary: £26,437 per annum
Job type: Permanent, full-time
Hours: 40 hours per week over 4 days. Weekends included on a rota basis (Saturday mornings only)
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated, enthusiastic and driven person to join our friendly team at St Clair Vets as a Patient Care Assistant.
Your role and responsibilities
This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone with a passion for animals and the drive to make a difference. We are a small animal practice with a great team of vets, nurses and patient care assistants and receptionists who are all committed to animal health and welfare. This is a demanding role and requires dedication, proactivity, flexibility, a strong work ethic and a strong belief in delivering the highest standard of patient care.
Duties would also include all aspects of hospitalised animal care such as:
kennel cleaning, feeding inpatients, laundry, walking dogs, assisting vets and vet nurses with procedures on patients, preparing, setting up and cleaning theatre, grooming and general day to day patient care. There will also be client facing part to the role where this may be face to face or on the telephone.
Cover will also be required for our branch sites so a driving licence is essential.
Benefits
About us
We are a British Small Animal Veterinary Association approved practice and an Approved Training Centre, certified by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
St Clair Vets is a progressive, well-equipped practice in Kirkcaldy that’s been at the very heart of our local community for many years. We also have two smaller branches in both Glenrothes and Leven. We carry out our own orthopaedic surgeries. We have digital x-ray, dental x-ray, state of the art ultrasound machine and video endoscopy. We have two theatres and 7 consult rooms. We encourage our nurses to carry out schedule 3 procedures if this is something that they are passionate about. We take pride in providing a caring, compassionate, and friendly service to all our clients and their precious pets. With parking available and easy access to public transport, this is a fantastic opportunity to work in a busy practice.
We are also close to Edinburgh, with great transport links to the city.
St Clair Veterinary Group is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.
At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.
We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.
All applications with the relevant skills and qualifications will be carefully considered. If you need any support in completing your application or simply want to find out more about St Clair Veterinary Group, Linnaeus or the role, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk.
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Salary Value: £26,437 per annum;
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Linnaeus, formed in 2014 and backed by Mars Petcare, is a leading veterinary services group comprising some of the most highly-respected practices in the UK. The group has seen continued growth and has had fantastic investment in its service offering, enabling it to maintain its position at the very forefront of specialist and first opinion veterinary services and excellence.
Linnaeus is a vibrant, forward-thinking partnership of highly respected veterinary practices across the UK, comprising some of the best clinicians in the profession who were carefully selected to ensure the highest levels of patient care across our group.
Together we provide a growing community of like-minded veterinary professionals who are passionate about what they do. We are incredibly proud of each and every member of our diverse portfolio, from the UK’s most respected small animal referral centres to our selection of high-quality first opinion practices.
Through its flexible and supportive culture, its practice teams can focus on delivering top-quality care to their patients. For more on Linnaeus, please visit www.linnaeusgroup.co.uk.
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