Veterinary Patient Care Assistant - Wigan, United Kingdom - CVS UK Ltd

CVS UK Ltd

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Wigan, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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We have a fantastic opportunity for a Veterinary Patient Care Assistant to join our team here at Regan Veterinary Group at our Little Lane Clinic in Wigan

Your new role will involve working 35 hours per week over 4/5 days, covering Monday-Friday with a 1:4 share in the Saturday rota.

The Patient Care Assistant role is one of the foundations of an outstanding veterinary practice, as a PCA you would be involved in supporting our team of qualified RVNs and Vets to provide outstanding care to our patients, working alongside a lovely team of people.

This role will involve animal handling, assisting vets and nurses in restraining animals for treatment, cleaning, walking and feeding patients, general cleaning and maintenance duties and will also include covering reception when needed, where you will be answering phone calls, greeting clients and providing the highest standards of animal and customer care.

Main duties:

Nursing care to patients
Assisting vets and nurses in restraining animals for treatment
Cleaning, walking, and feeding of patients
Preparation of emergency and operating facilities
General cleaning and maintenance duties
Running internal lab samples
Answering emergency calls
Covering the receptionist desk, including answering queries, booking appointments and taking payments
To provide a friendly, efficient and effective service to clients

The salary for this position will be in line with National Minimum Wage +3% cost of living increase.

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.

Or, if easier, you can find a list on our careers site CVS Employee Benefits
- what we can offer you. )

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work that
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vets, nurses, care
assistants and receptionists
do on the front line every day in the UK:CVS Ode to Veterinary Professionals