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Animal Care Assistant (Weekends)

Swift Referrals, Wetherby, Wetherby, Yorkshire & The Humber

Discipline: Clinical Support

Part Time

£7,141 per annum.

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Here at Swift Referrals, we are looking for a confident and dedicated Animal Care Assistant to join our team!. This is a weekend-only position working every other Saturday and Sunday (8:00am-8:00pm) with our busy OOH team. This role offers a truly exciting fast-paced environment to gain loads of experience within the veterinary team.

As an animal care assistant you will play a crucial role in supporting our Reception team and Clinical team and ensuring the smooth operation of our practice.
Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
  • Assisting Veterinary Surgeons and RVN’s with patient’s and adhering to the patient’s needs.
  • Manual handling and caring for animals with empathy and compassion.
  • Focusing on maintaining a high standard of cleanliness throughout the practice.
  • Cleaning and sterilizing instruments. 

  • About Us


    Opened in 2019 and purpose-built to industry-leading standards, Swift Referrals is a multi-disciplinary referral hospital, offering the very best in veterinary excellence, all under one roof. We specialise in the areas of orthopaedics, neurology, internal medicine and soft tissue surgery, housing world-class facilities on our premises from advanced imaging machines to specialist treatment and aftercare rooms. The hospital has fantastic equipment available including 1.5T Siemens MRI scanner, 128 Slice GE CT scanner, doppler ultrasound, endoscopy, arthroscopy and state-of-the-art operating theatres.

    We are fully committed to the wellbeing of our team of over 80 employees, and we are thrilled to see how this is reflected in the consistent positive feedback in our team satisfaction surveys.

    In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from:

     
  • 6.6 Weeks annual leave FTE
  • 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
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    Swift Referrals, Wetherby

    Unit 706, Avenue E West, Wetherby, LS23 7GA, United Kingdom

    Animals treated

    Dogs, cats & small pets

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