Patient Care Assistant

Role: Patient Care Assistant
Location: St Annes Vets

Salary: 25396.80 per year

Job type: Permanent full-time

Hours: 40 hours per week. Occasional weekends

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic person and animal lover to join the St Annes nursing team! We are the largest veterinary practice within the local area employing 13 vets and 16 members of nursing staff. We would like to welcome someone into our team to assist us in providing exemplary care to our patients whether they be staying with us for a day procedure or to nurse them back to health. There is an embedded culture of learning and teaching within our practice and therefore ample opportunities for career progression if desired.

The successful applicant will join a team of three established Patient Care Assistants working within a range of areas within practice including wards laboratory and theatre. Roles within these areas will include:

- Providing husbandry to small animal inpatients

- Maintaining and implementing strict infection control practices

- Preparing the surgical environment for use

- Assisting the veterinary team during surgical procedures to ensure the efficient running of the theatre list

- Accurately processing laboratory samples

- Client-facing and reception work

We are looking forward to welcoming someone whom is passionate about providing excellent quality care to both patients and clients. Initiative and communicative skills are imperative as our days are fast-paced physical and ever changing.

It is expected that significant work-experience within an animal care setting has been gained with veterinary practice experience an advantage. We look forward to hearing from you!

What we offer

• 5 weeks holiday bank holidays Birthday Leave
• Extensive Internal CPD
• Potential career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme
• Wellness program including:
• Employee assistance program
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Free annual Flu jab
• Cycle to work scheme

St Annes Vetsis 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.

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. Youll 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 St Annes Vets Vets Linnaeus or the role please contact our Talent Acquisition team at

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Salary Value: 25396.80 per year;