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Veterinary Care Assistant
Adams Vets, Wavertree, Liverpool, North West
Discipline: Clinical Support
Full Time
Up to £26,000 DOE per annum
Adams Vets are looking for a Veterinary Care Assistant to join our team!
Adams Vets is a well established practice, we opened our first vet practice in 1975 and have worked to maintain personal relationships with our clients and their pets ever since. We welcome our regulars by name as soon as they walk through the door. We have continued to build and grow our exceptional team, and are now looking for a second VCA to support our team between both branches. The successful candidate will join a friendly, supportive team of 7 Vets, 4 Nurses, 1 VCA and 5 Receptionists. Experience with animals is essential!
The role includes:
Assisting the vets and nurse in caring for our patients including but not limited to:
Restraining for blood sampling and IV placement
Restraining for procedures
Performing Temperatures, Heart rates and Respiration rates.
Walking and providing TLC to in-patients
Feeding in-patients
Cleaning and bathing patients as required
Maintaining high levels of cleanliness throughout the clinic
Assisting with reception duties and administration
Experience with animals is essential for this role, the successful candidate will be confident handling a variety of species.
About the rota and salary:
The position is a full time Monday-Friday role working 8 hours per day with 1 in 3 Saturdays mornings from 8:30am-1:00pm (no Sundays or bank holidays!).
In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from:
6.6 Weeks annual leave
Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance
Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/ paternity/ adoption/ shared parental and surrogacy pay
Cycle to work scheme
Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
Non-accidental injury support
Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
Pension scheme
Discounted staff pet care
Adams Vets, Wavertree
19 Church Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 9EA, United Kingdom
Animals treated
Small animals