Animal Care Assistant

Vets Now; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading emergency pet care provider in Tendring is seeking a dedicated Animal Care Assistant for weekend shifts. The role involves supporting clinical teams, handling patients, and ensuring comfort for in-patients. The ideal candidate will work in a busy emergency clinic, providing essential care while enjoying benefits such as CPD allowance, paid volunteering days, and family-friendly policies. This position is perfect for individuals passionate about animal care and looking to make a positive impact in emergency veterinary settings.

Benefits

7 weeks pro rata annual leave

Your birthday as a paid day off

Cash Health Plan provided by Simply Health

Vets Now For You – discounts and cashback

£780 CPD allowance pro-rata

10 hours paid CPD hours annually pro-rata

Family-friendly policies

UK Standard Pension contributions

Up to 50% discounted staff pet care

Paid volunteering days

Death in service of two times annual salary

Responsibilities

• Assist clinical teams with providing a comfortable in-patient environment.
• Handle patients for basic procedures and assist with diagnostic tests.
• Set up and clear down theatres for surgical procedures.
• Attend to basic husbandry needs of in-patients.

Job description

Animal Care Assistant – Weekends

£13.16ph plus benefits

Join the Team at Vets Now – Providing Exceptional Emergency Pet Care

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care, serving over 1700 veterinary practices through 60 plus dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. Join our clinic team in Eastbourne and contribute to the vital emergency and critical care service we provide.

Key Responsibilities

As an Animal Care Assistant at Vets Now, you will play a crucial role in assisting our clinical teams with providing a comfortable and stress-free in-patient environment whilst negotiating busy shifts in an emergency clinic. Your responsibilities will include:

• Working under the guidance of Vet Nurses and Vet Surgeons.
• Handling patients for basic procedures and assisting with running diagnostic tests.
• Assisting in setting up and clearing down theatres for surgical procedures.
• Ensuring all in-patients have their basic husbandry needs attended to.

Rota Pattern

Week 1: No shifts

Week 2: Saturday 6pm-12am, Sunday 4pm-12am

Week 3: No shifts

Week 4: Saturday 12pm-6pm, Sunday 8am-4pm

Plus, a share of bank holidays

What we offer

• 7 weeks pro rata annual leave
• Your birthday as a paid day off
• Cash Health Plan provided by Simply Health
• Vets Now For You – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
• £780 CPD allowance pro-rata
• 10 hours paid CPD hours annually pro-rata
• Family-friendly policies including sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes
• UK Standard Pension contributions – 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Up to 50% discounted staff pet care
• Paid volunteering days
• Death in service of two times annual salary

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those from diverse and minority groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we encourage candidates with disabilities and health conditions to apply and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.