Veterinary Patient Care Assistant

at  CVS UK Ltd

WE HAVE A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR A VETERINARY PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT TO JOIN OUR TEAM HERE AT MINIGHT VET GREY ABBEY IN KILDARE!

This is a part-time position, covering 4 nights per week, every other week where you will be working hours between 19.00 – 08.00.
The Patient Care Assistant role is one of the foundations of an outstanding veterinary practice, as a PCA you would be involved in supporting our team of qualified RVNs and Vets to provide outstanding care to our patients, working alongside a lovely team of people. This role will involve animal handling, assisting vets and nurses in restraining animals for treatment, cleaning, walking and feeding patients, general cleaning and maintenance duties, answering phone calls, reception cover, greeting clients and providing the highest standards of animal and customer care.
We are looking for someone who really cares about animals. Our ideal candidate will have had some experience with animals before, have excellent interpersonal skills and be a real team player.

• Nursing care to patients
• Assisting vets and nurses in restraining animals for treatment
• Cleaning, walking, and feeding of patients
• Preparation of emergency and operating facilities
• General cleaning and maintenance duties
• Running internal lab samples
• Answering emergency calls
• Covering the receptionist desk, including answering queries, booking appointments and taking payments
• To provide a friendly, efficient and effective service to clients
  The salary for this position will be in line with the National Minimum Wage.
  We know that benefits are key and that your personal benefits priorities will differ from others. Holidays, pensions, discounts, paternal leave, fee payments or share save schemes might be your priority. Or, if easier, you can find a list on our careers site CVS Employee Benefits- what we can offer you. (cvsukltd.co.uk)
  Are you passionate about making pets a priority? So are we! Take a look at our short film to recognise the remarkable work that our vets, nurses, care assistants and receptionists do on the front line every day in the UK: CVS Ode to Veterinary Professionals
  Unfortunately, we are unable to accept and progress applications from candidates without the Right to Work in the ROI as we cannot provide visa support or sponsorship, as our non-clinical roles do not meet the criteria set out by the Home Office to be eligible.