Night Patient Care Assistant

Linnaeus


Date: 11 hours ago
City: Swindon, England
Contract type: Full time
If you are a current Linnaeus Associate, you will need to apply internally. In order to do this, please contact our Talent Acquisition team (details can be found via The Link) and someone will be in touch to discuss and progress your application.

Eastcott Referrals have an exciting opportunity for a Night Patient Care Assistant to join their out of hours team. In this role you will have the opportunity to enhance your veterinary patient care skills amongst a friendly and supportive team seeing a diverse and exciting range of cases.

This is a permanent full-time position working 1 week on, 1 week off, 9pm - 7am. (35 hours per week)

In this role you will work closely with the out of hours team assisting with patient care and husbandry, running in-house lab tests, packaging biological samples, preparing theatre and patients for surgeries, circulating in theatre, cleaning and maintaining the quality of our instruments, and assisting with the smooth running of the practice.

  • Cleaning, disinfection and preparation of patient accommodation.
  • Actively maintain the hospital and follow infection control procedures. This will include sterilising and deep cleaning among other duties.
  • Assist with reception and client care, including answering the telephone, dealing with enquiries, booking procedures and taking payments.
  • Assist Veterinary Surgeons, Veterinary Nurses, and support staff where and when required.
  • Work and communicate effectively with colleagues and clients. Demonstrate the ability to be reliable, adaptable, understanding and empathetic.

What we offer:

  • 5 weeks annual leave (pro-rate) plus Birthday Day (non-contractual)
  • Life assurance 4 x salary
  • Pension Scheme 3% employer, 5% employee contributions Salary Sacrifice
  • Enhanced Sick Pay
  • Enhanced Family Leave
  • E-cars Salary Sacrifice (perm only)
  • Cycle to Work Scheme Salary Sacrifice (perm only)
  • Refer a Friend
  • Pet Insurance Discount
  • Discount Platform – Benefits Hub
  • Reduced Gym Membership (Pure Gym)
  • Associate Assistance Programme
  • Eye Care Scheme
  • Headspace
  • Annual Flu Voucher

About Us

Eastcott Veterinary Referrals is a multi-disciplinary Specialist Referral Hospital situated in Swindon and close to the Cotswolds and the North Wessex Downs Area of Natural Beauty. We have recently completed a major extension and refurbishment, which means Associates benefit from our new cutting-edge facilities. This investment in our state-of-the-art facilities has allowed us to provide the best care to our patients, and the opportunity to perform the most up-to-date and innovative techniques. We encourage our staff to undertake further professional and personal development and provide a friendly and supportive environment in which all Associates can flourish and enjoy their work.

Interested? If you would like to apply for this role, please click ‘Apply’ at the top of the page. Or, for any questions, please contact [email protected]

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

This is a current PCA for Eastcott and you can jut change any part to say Night and if you could put down the Night shifts hours to that always helps candidates
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