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Job Title: Weekend Patient Care Assistant (PCA)
Type: Permanent (16hrs per week)
Salary: £10,680.40 per annum
Job Location: Newmarket/Cambridge
Shift Pattern: 16 hours per week, working 8-hour shifts every Saturday & Sunday; either 6.30am–2.30pm or 10.30am-6.30pm, generally alternating each weekend. Participation in the bank holiday rota is also required.
Splitting the role would be considered on application, e.g. just a Saturday or Sunday or working both days every other weekend.
Responsibilities
As a Weekend PCA, you would be involved in all aspects of the care of our canine and feline patients, from their admission through to discharge. This is a varied, hands-on role including everything from basic animal husbandry through to supporting patients during specialist veterinary procedures and administering oral medications. You are also responsible for ensuring the cleanliness and stock levels within the wards are maintained, following infection control protocols.
Within wards, you will rotate across the different wards, caring for our canine and feline patients across all disciplines, including Surgery, Medicine, Neurology, Critical Care, Oncology, Cardiology, Dermatology and Dentistry, allowing you to develop a broad range of experience and knowledge in a veterinary referral hospital.
Qualifications
- Highly organised
- Physical, mental and emotional stamina required to work with sick animals
- Ability to cope with a fast-paced working environment
- Highly motivated team player with passion and drive for delivering outstanding care for clients and their beloved pets
- Over 18 years old (H&S requirement)
- No prior PCA experience required; basic knowledge of animal care and handling beneficial
- Willingness to undertake in-house training
What We Offer
- 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
- Career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Life Assurance
- Group Pension scheme
- 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
All applications with the relevant skills and qualifications will be carefully considered. If you need any support in completing your application or simply want to find out more about DWR, Linnaeus or the role, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk.
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