The Role
Take your first step towards becoming an exceptional veterinary nurse by joining us as a Veterinary Care Assistant.
In this varied and rewarding role, as a Veterinary Care Assistant (VCA) you will provide essential support to the day-to-day running of the practice, learning the core principals of veterinary nursing, developing your knowledge and skills to enable you to progress and apply for formal veterinary nurse training in the future, which is funded by us!
You will share our values being trustworthy, caring and progressive, you’ll also take the initiative in providing high standards of care, ensuring we live true to our purpose of providing exceptional care, that’s always there.
As a Veterinary Care Assistant, you will be an integral part of the practice team and will perform a variety of duties, such as:
- Working with our veterinary surgeons, qualified nurses, and student nurses to provide exceptional care to our patients. This will include maintaining the kennels, feeding, and walking the patients and of course showing them the love and attention that our very important patients deserve.
- Provide a gold standard service to our clients
- Following cleaning protocols to maintain cleanliness of the clinical environment
- Preparing and maintaining medical equipment
43 hour per week (excluding lunch)
National Minimum Wage
Various shifts to include:
8:30am-5:30pm
10:30am-7:30pm
7:40am- 4:00pm
12:10pm-8:30pm
1 in 3 full weekends
Skills and Experience
Take your first step towards becoming an exceptional veterinary nurse by joining us as a Veterinary Care Assistant.
In this varied and rewarding role, as a Veterinary Care Assistant (VCA) you will provide essential support to the day-to-day running of the practice, learning the core principals of veterinary nursing, developing your knowledge and skills to enable you to progress and apply for formal veterinary nurse training in the future, which is funded by us!
You will share our values being trustworthy, caring and progressive, you’ll also take the initiative in providing high standards of care, ensuring we live true to our purpose of providing exceptional care, that’s always there.
As a Veterinary Care Assistant, you will be an integral part of the practice team and will perform a variety of duties, such as:
- Working with our veterinary surgeons, qualified nurses, and student nurses to provide exceptional care to our patients. This will include maintaining the kennels, feeding, and walking the patients and of course showing them the love and attention that our very important patients deserve.
- Provide a gold standard service to our clients
- Following cleaning protocols to maintain cleanliness of the clinical environment
- Preparing and maintaining medical equipment
Medivet
With over 450 practices throughout the UK, we are a community of passionate veterinary professionals committed to providing truly exceptional care. We’re set on building something extraordinary: creating a forward-thinking and innovative place to work.
We’re always looking for people who aspire to stand out in their field and who share our vision and values. If this is you, we would love to hear from you!
Branch
Cockfosters, London
Job Reference: FR03959