Patient Care Assistant

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The role of a Patient Care Assistant is to support the nursing and wider practice team in achieving the highest standards of care.

The Patient Care Assistant role will involve working in a variety of areas within the practice to support the team. It will be necessary to accept instruction from a variety of people including Management, Veterinary Surgeons and Registered Veterinary Nurses. Working enthusiastically within the team you will help maintain a happy, efficient and effective working environment.

The ideal candidate must have a good background in animal handling, with previous veterinary care experience. A demonstrable ability to deliver top class animal care with an empathetic approach are also essential.

This is a tempoary, full-time position working 40hr per week. Weekends and bank holidays will be included.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Access to private healthcare on an opt-in basis
• Subsidised pet care
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• CPD allowance, with extensive learning and development programs
• Progression and personal development opportunities
• Area for colleague pets with plans to develop a doggy daycare
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Wellness program including:
• Employee assistance program
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Free annual Flu jab
• Cycle to work scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme

About us

Veterinary Specialists, Scotland is a newly established and rapidly expanding, purpose-built, multi-disciplinary referral centre in the heart of Scotland. Based in Livingston, just 20 minutes away from Edinburgh, 40 minutes from Glasgow and 15 minutes from the Edinburgh International Airport, it allows for easy access to cities, or for an escape to the hills and sea.

Since opening in October 2020, we have expanded from 8 to 17 specialists and residency-trained clinicians across seven clinical disciplines. Our building has huge potential for expansion and the clinic is still an exciting work in progress. This is an exciting opportunity to help to establish a new service and to drive its development.

To find out more about this vacancy, please contact angela.ferrier@vetscotland.co.uk

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