Animal Care Assistant - Manchester, United Kingdom - Vets Now

Vets Now

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Full time

Description

Full Time Internal Medicine Animal Care Assistant

Up to £23,712 DOE plus benefits

Be part of the UK's leading provider of Emergency Pet Care

Vets Now are the UK's leading provider of emergency pet care, providing a trusted service to more than 1400 veterinary practices - from 58 dedicated out-of-hours clinics and three 24/7 pet emergency hospitals.

You will be joining a dedicated team of Vets, Nurses, Animal Care Assistants, Receptionists in our Manchester Hospital.

Develop your animal care career with Vets Now
An animal care assistant is invaluable on a busy shift at Vets Now.

As an Internal Medicine ACA, you will be working in a discipline specific role that supports the Internal Medicine service.

You will be trained in assisting the internal medicine team to provide a comfortable and stress free, in-patient environment.

Under the guidance of our Vets Nurses and Vet Surgeons, you can expect to be handling patients for basic procedures, assisting with running diagnostic tests and ensuring all pets in our care are as comfortable as they can be.

The role will also involve the setting up and clearing down for procedures, stock management, cleaning and maintaining equipment including endoscopes and running bloods.

Working pattern
We are looking for a skilled animal care assistant with a genuine passion for people and animals that can commit to working 40 hours per week with the following rota pattern:8-hour shifts Monday to Friday between 07:00 to 20:00

Plus, a fair share of bank holidays.

What we offer in return for your hard work and dedication
Recognising hard work is really important to us.

Our employees are our greatest asset which is why we offer a first-class benefits and rewards package that includes:

7 weeks pro rata annual leave
Your birthday as a paid day off
Cash Health Plan provided by Simply Health
Vets Now For You reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers

- £780 CPD allowance increasing annually pro-rata

10 hours paid CPD hours annually prorata
Familyfriendly policies including sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes
UK Standard Pension contributions 5% Employee/3% Employer
Up to 50% discounted staff pet care
Paid volunteering days
Death in service of two times annual salary