Veterinary Patient Care Assistant - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - CVS UK Ltd
Description
West End VetsWe have a fantastic opportunity
for a Patient Care
Assistant to join our team here at West End Vets, Edinburgh
Full time position, 40 hours per week**West End Vets are centrally based small animal clinic with multiple Edinburgh locations. We provide first opinion care for a range of pets from hamsters to tortoises and kittens to Great Danes.
Based at our main practice on Bread Street, you will be working alongside and supporting a close-knit team of 6 vets, 4 nurses and experienced receptionists, providing the highest standards of animal and customer care.
Ideally, applicants must have either experience working in a similar role within a Veterinary practice or have a suitable animal handling qualification such as VCA or Animal Care Certificate.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Setting up for procedures, including emergencies
- Running lab samples including bloods and urine
- Assisting vets and nurses in restraining animals for treatment
- Cleaning of instruments, surgical equipment, operating theatre, consult rooms and kennels
- Helping with medication dispensing
- Recovering patients after surgery, walking and feeding.
We know that benefits are key, and that your personal benefits priorities will differ from others. Holidays, pensions, discounts, paternal leave, fee payments or share save schemes might be your priority. Flexible working is essential for others, and we are very open to finding a creative working pattern that suits. For clinical staff, CPD is probably critical.
Just so you know we offer a wide range of amazing CPD - you'll have access to Knowledge Hub, the best online veterinary learning resource within the industry - and we also offer an allowance to spend on external courses too.
If you'd like to learn more, do feel free to contact the recruiter managing this campaign and ask them to talk you through our offerings.
Or, if easier, you can find a list at on our careers site CVS Employee Benefits- what we can offer you. )
More jobs from CVS UK Ltd
-
Veterinary Receptionist
Thetford, United Kingdom - 2 weeks ago
-
Patient Care Assistant
Swansea, United Kingdom - 3 weeks ago
-
Part Time Veterinary Receptionist
Midsomer Norton, United Kingdom - 3 weeks ago
-
Weekday Veterinary Receptionist
Southampton, United Kingdom - 1 week ago
-
Patient Care Assistant
Maidenhead, United Kingdom - 2 weeks ago
-
Part Time Veterinary Receptionist
Sheffield, United Kingdom - 3 weeks ago