Veterinary Care Assistant
6 days ago 
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Salary
£27000
Company
The London Cat Clinic
Contact
Mikayla Wilson
Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom
About Us
The London Cat Clinic is a dedicated feline-only veterinary practice providing exceptional care to cats and their owners in a calm, cat-friendly environment. Our team is passionate about feline medicine, patient welfare and delivering an outstanding client experience.
We are looking for a caring, hardworking and cat-passionate Veterinary Care Assistant to join our close-knit team. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys working in a busy clinical environment, takes pride in maintaining high standards and is confident supporting both patients and clients.
About the Role
As a Veterinary Care Assistant, you will play an important role in supporting our vets, nurses and reception team to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the clinic.
Responsibilities will include:
- Maintaining high cleaning and hygiene standards in all assigned clinical and non-clinical areas
- Assisting vets during consultations when patient handling is required
- Assisting nurses with holding cats for blood tests, treatments and procedures
- Running in-house laboratory samples and packaging external laboratory samples
- Preparing and maintaining clinical areas
- Assisting with the care and monitoring of hospitalised patients
- Providing environmental enrichment and comfort for inpatients
- Supporting the reception team when required, including greeting clients and answering telephone calls
This role requires someone who is confident communicating with clients, works well within a team and is happy to be involved in all aspects of practice life, including cleaning duties which form a major and essential part of the role.
Working Hours
This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week across 8-hour shifts.
The clinic operates 7 days a week and shift patterns will include a mixture of early and late shifts within our opening hours:
- Monday to Friday: 8:00am – 8:00pm
- Saturday: 9:00am – 6:00pm
- Sunday & Bank Holidays: 9:00am – 4:00pm
The current rota includes 1 in 2 Saturday shifts, so applicants must be prepared for regular weekend work.
About You
- Passionate about cats and feline welfare
- Reliable, proactive and hardworking
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced clinical environment
- Confident speaking with clients both face-to-face and over the phone
- Organised with excellent attention to detail
- Positive, professional and supportive within a team environment
- Proud to maintain exceptional cleanliness and organisation standards
Previous animal handling or veterinary experience is preferred but not essential, as full training and support will be provided.
Veterinary Nursing Progression
This role is open to candidates who wish to progress into a Student Veterinary Nurse role in the future.
Candidates wishing to pursue veterinary nursing training will need:
- 5 GCSEs at Grade 4/C or above, including Maths, English Language and a Science
Equivalent animal care qualifications may also be considered alongside the required Maths and English qualifications.
We are also very happy to consider candidates who do not wish to pursue a Registered Veterinary Nurse qualification, provided they are enthusiastic about the Veterinary Care Assistant role and committed to excellent patient care.
Salary & Benefits
- Salary: £27,000 per year
- 28 days holiday
- Company pension
- Discounted veterinary treatment
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Company sick pay
- Performance-related bonus
- Regular 1-2-1 meetings and annual pay reviews
- Career progression opportunities
- Supportive and friendly team environment
Requirements
- Excellent spoken English
- Right to work in the UK
- Previous animal handling/care experience preferred
- Confidence handling cats and working with clients
Tel: 0203 740 1112
Address:
82-86 Spa Road, Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom