Veterinary Evening Patient Care Assistant

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Job Title: Evening Patient Care Assistant

Salary: 12823 per annum

Location: Paragon Referrals Wakefield

Job Type: Permanent Parttime

Hours: Approximately 20 hrs. per week 4pm8pm MonFriday) to be discussed at interview.

About us

Paragon is a purposebuilt diplomateled multidisciplinary referral hospital. It is situated just outside the city of Wakefield. The centre opened its doors in 2018 so the facilities are still new and benefit from a clean and modern design.

Our extensive modern facilities allow our teams to deliver the highest quality of care and ensure patients get the best possible treatment. The team also comprises of globally recognised diplomates in medicine oncology anaesthesia soft tissue surgery orthopaedics cardiology neurology and ECC.

The hospital benefits from being close to the beautiful rural Yorkshire countryside yet also has excellent main road links via the M1 and M62. We are within easy access of Leeds and Manchester as well as Leeds and Bradford airports.

At Linnaeus we are committed to supporting all our associates physical and mental health. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

Paragon Referrals and Linnaeus Ambassador

• Understand contribute to implement practice and group policies as appropriate
• Promote a good image of Paragon Referrals through high personal appearance and in communication with members of the public and work colleagues
• To promote our services personnel and products both within and outside the practice
• To treat all practice personnel with the same respect and consideration as clients
• To support marketing and other initiatives e.g. Open Days Microrewards
• Be an ambassador for Linnaeus and engage enthusiastically with all initiatives

DESIRABLE

• Experience in a veterinary practice
• Knowledge of a range of canine and feline surgical and medical conditions
• Further qualifications in animal care assistance / animal environment management.

Key duties will include:

• Assisting with Consults
• Dispensing of medications
• Client care
• Aiding the RVNs and surgeons with any procedures/operations
• Assisting to maintain flow of procedures setting up & cleaning down theatres
• Cleaning and sterilising instruments
• Working as part of a team
• Infection control
  

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday bank holidays Birthday Leave (pro rata)
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• Ecar 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.

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Salary Value: 12823;

Salary Description: per annum;

We are proud to be Linnaeus part of Mars.

Linnaeus is a forwardthinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health the largest veterinary company in the world allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industryleading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people.

Why Linnaeus

We pride ourselves in offering highquality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets

We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people pets and the planet

We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing valuing equity diversity and inclusion

We support your personal and professional development with bestinclass career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one.

We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future.

Linnaeus is an equalopportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates.

At Linnaeus A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people.

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