Veterinary Care Assistant

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate Veterinary Care Assistant to join our Cambridge Bar Hill practice.

Our brand new practice , purpose-built surgery has state of the art equipment, including a separate laparoscopic theatre, imaging and dental suites, 5 consult rooms and a clinical training room where we can live stream our surgeries to from a high-spec operating light with inbuilt camera, to help with training and career progression. There are also separate dog, cat, exotic and isolation wards, and separate waiting areas. Our new practice is also be one of the first Clinical Academies to open across our business. 

You will assist all colleagues with non-clinical duties to support smooth running of the practice and provide the best standard of patient care.

This a great opportunity for someone who is looking to progress into a student nurse role in the future.

This is a full time role working 40 hour per week, working Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. However, part time candidates will be considered to provide a great work life balance. 

The attributes required

• You will be working to support our Nurses to provide the best care for our clients.  • You will be responsible for cleaning and maintenance duties.
• You will have a passion for caring for animals.
• You are able to provide guidance by keeping yourself fully up-to-speed with the practice services and any additional services available. 
• You are calm, attentive, and always focus on the clients’ needs.
• You will bring enthusiasm and drive to your role.  Your passion for service is matched with your love of pets.
• You can deal with everything that is thrown at you, from comforting a client who has had some bad news about their pet or sharing in the joy of a new puppy’s first visit to the vet.  
• Your personality is infectious and along with your fellow colleagues, you create a welcoming and friendly atmosphere in the practice. 

In short, you like to be busy, enjoy helping people and their pets and always endeavour to make a difference.

Benefits
In return, we offer such benefits as 20% discount at the Vet Group, Pets at Home and the Groom Room, access to discounts and cashbacks, in-house career development opportunities, pension and holiday allowance.

We want our colleagues to be as diverse as our clients. Our teams are inclusive and celebrate difference so if you meet our role requirements, we’d love to hear from you.

Location: CB23 8DZ

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!