Patient Care Assistant

Join our team as a Patient Care Assistant and play a vital role in maintaining a happy, efficient and effective working environment!

The Patient Care Assistant role will involve working in a variety of areas within the practice to support the team.

The ideal candidate should be like-minded that is professional, confident who will strive to deliver the very best service for our animals and clients!

Roles and Responsibilities

• Work alongside veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses to provide vital care to patients


• Record and update information on patient records


• Clean, prepare and maintain patient accommodation


• Exercise, feed, and groom patients


• Calculate nutritional requirements for patients and maintain the patency of feeding tubes and administer tube feeds - checking that a feeding tube is patent and in position - administering a tube feed whilst observing a patient for any related complications


• Handle and restrain patients for treatment


• Assist with preparing patients for procedures - clipping - removing food and water where required


• Administer topical and oral medication and administer subcutaneous injections


• Prepare theatre - cleaning and damp dusting - cleaning, packaging, and sterilising instruments - preparing materials, instruments, and equipment
  
  Previous experience in working and/or caring for animals


• Basic understanding of animal welfare and handling


• Previous experience in working within a veterinary practice (Desirable)


• L2 animal-related qualification or equivalent (Desirable)


• IT skills - confident in the use of Word, Excel and Outlook as a minimum.
  
  Established for over 60 years, we are a multi-site primary care and referrals group based in Yorkshire.


Accredited with multiple RCVS certifications, this allows us to give the highest quality care, whilst providing a full range of services including a 24-hour emergency care service.

All our vets and nurses at Calder aim to look after and care for our patients as if they were one of their own.


• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave


• 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