We are offering the opportunity for a Veterinary Care Assistant to join our team. We strive to create a good work/life balance as we are able to offer a 4 day week permanent position. You will be working 38 hours per week with 1:4 weekend days (Saturday or a Sunday). The salary will be up to £22,683 DOE per annum.

The veterinary care assistant role is important in providing support to our veterinary surgeons and nursing team, working collaboratively to provide outstanding care to our patients. This role will involve animal handling and restraint, inpatient care, general cleaning and maintenance, reception cover, and peri-operative support for our surgical patients.  

The ideal candidate must have professional manner, excellent customer service, to be able to work well as a team but also work under their own initiative. Previous experience working with a animals would be preferred.

Sheriffs Highway Vets is ideally located within easy commuting distance to the Newcastle City Centre renowned for its culture, the north east coast and beautiful countryside of Durham and Northumberland. The main location of Sheriffs Highway Vets is a 24-hour site located in Gateshead. We also have branches in Whickham, Sunderland and Crawcrook which perform their own ops and procedures.

We have digital radiography, dental radiography, flexible and rigid endoscopes, in house lab including haematology, biochemistry and EPOC machines, excellent ultrasound machine with doppler and a wide range of specialised equipment for performing most soft tissue, orthopaedic.  and endoscopy surgeries including Laparoscopy. We have a dedicated and specialised OOH emergency and critical care team.

 

As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process