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Job Title: Patient Care Assistant
Location: Veterinary Vision - Penrith
Hours: Full time, Monday - Friday, 5 days per week, 8 hours
Shifts: 8:30am - 5pm, 9am - 5.30pm and 9.30am - 6pm
Your Role And Responsibilities
Veterinary Vision are looking for a Patient Care Assistant to build our team at our Penrith branch. The role will involve:
- Assisting the clinical team during consultations
- Looking after hospitalised inpatients
- Maintaining a clean and hygienic environment at all times
- Reception/administration duties
You will ideally have experience working with animals in a veterinary surgery but this is not essential as training will be provided.
Competitive salary, plus additional payments for overtime.
This is a full-time position, 40 hours.
About Us
Veterinary Vision offers a dedicated ophthalmology referral service for cases referred throughout the UK, with 4 sites in Lancashire, Penrith, Sunderland and Glasgow. We are equipped with state-of-the-art operating facilities for all types of ocular surgery in a friendly, caring environment where the well-being of the patient is our top priority. We provide all our clinicians with a personalised training plan.
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Benefits
- 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
- RCVS & VDS fees paid
- External CPD funded
- Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
- Career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced equal family leave
- E-car salary sacrifice scheme
- Employer contribution pension scheme
- Wellness program including:
- Employee assistance program
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Free annual Flu jab
- Cycle to work scheme
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
Veterinary Vision is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.
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At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.
We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.
All applications with the relevant skills and qualifications will be carefully considered. If you need any support in completing your application or simply want to find out more about Veterinary Vision, Linnaeus or the role, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk.
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