Veterinary Referral Coordinator

Grade UE05: 29588- 33951 per annum pro-rata for part time

R(D)SVS Hospital for Small Animals

Part-time: 28 hours per week with flexibility in hours essential (working days Monday Tuesday Wednesday Saturday)

Open-ended (permanent)

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The Opportunity

We are looking for a confident outgoing individual with excellent communication skills and attention to detail. Working in a fast-paced environment you will be part of a friendly supportive team whose emphasis is on delivering high level client care from the moment our clients contact the veterinary clinics.

This is a varied and interesting post responsibilities include assisting new clients in their referral journey booking appointments for clinical services dealing with telephone and email queries from clients and referring veterinary surgeons managing paperwork scanning and ensuring a tidy and professional appearance in areas of responsibility which will ensure the provision of gold standard customer care.

Reception opening hours are 8am 7pm Monday to Friday. The post holder will work Monday to Wednesday within these hours on a weekly rotating shift pattern. The post will also require working every Saturday 9am-5pm.

This post is part- time 28 hours per week (Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Saturday).

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How to apply

Please include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter

People have always been at the heart of our work. As part of the University you are a part of our community. We are looking for people with drive determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful/personalised flexibility for you.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

• Good salary/pay rates
• Excellent benefits and support
• Variety every day

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits including generous annual leave entitlement a defined benefits pension scheme a wide range of staff discounts family-friendly initiatives and flexible work options. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits pageand use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.

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The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages.

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 29^th May 2026.

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Interviews dates to be confirmed.