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Animal Care Assistant - Part Time
Vets Now
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3.5
1 Pitsford Road, Northampton
£13.45 an hour
Part-time, Permanent
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Job details

£13.45 an hour
Annual leave, Company pension, Paid volunteer time
Part-time, Permanent
Weekend availability
1 Pitsford Road, Northampton

Full job description

Part Time Animal Care Assistant

£13.45ph plus benefits

About Vets Now

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care, serving over 1700 veterinary practices through 60 plus dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. Join our clinic team in Northampton and contribute to the vital emergency and critical care service we provide.

Role and Responsibilities

As an Animal Care Assistant at Vets Now, you will play a crucial role in assisting our clinical teams with providing a comfortable and stress-free in-patient environment whilst negotiating busy shifts in an emergency clinic. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Working under the guidance of Vet Nurses and Vet Surgeons.
  • Handling patients for basic procedures and assisting with running diagnostic tests.
  • Assisting in setting up and clearing down theatres for surgical procedures.
  • Ensuring all in-patients have their basic husbandry needs attended to.

Working pattern

Week 1: Saturday from 12:00 to 19:30 and Sunday from 08:30 to 19:30

Week 2: Saturday and Sunday from 19:30 to 08:30

Week 3: 2 midweek shifts from 19:30 to 08:30

Plus, a fair of bank holidays.

Why Join Us?
What we offer?

  • 7 weeks pro rata annual leave
  • Your birthday as a paid day off
  • Cash Health Plan provided by Simply Health
  • Vets Now For You – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
  • £780 CPD allowance pro-rata
  • 10 hours paid CPD hours annually pro-rata
  • Family-friendly policies including sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes
  • UK Standard Pension contributions – 5% Employee/3% Employer
  • Up to 50% discounted staff pet care
  • Paid volunteering days
  • Death in service of two times annual salary

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those from diverse and minority groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we encourage candidates with disabilities and health conditions to apply and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Role overview

  • Based within Abington Park Referrals, Gate 3, The Holcot Centre, Pitsford Road, Northampton, NN3 7SS

  • Part Time

  • £13.45ph


Life at Vets Now

More than a job in emergency care

At Vets Now, you'll be part of close-knit teams who support each other under pressure, responsibility and work together with a d purpose. With structured rotas, experienced clinical teams and opportunities to grow, we aim to create careers in ECC that are both rewarding and sustainable.

7 weeks holiday pro rata

Your birthday as a paid day off

Up to 50% discounted staff pet care

Paid volunteering

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