Animal Care Assistant - Part Time

Vets Now Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

£13.15ph Plus Benefits

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care, serving over 1,700 veterinary practices through 60+ dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. Join our clinic team in Milton Keynes and contribute to the vital emergency and critical care service we provide.

• Work under the guidance of Vet Nurses and Vet Surgeons.
• Handle patients for basic procedures and assist with running diagnostic tests.
• Assist in setting up and clearing down theatres for surgical procedures.
• Ensure all in-patients have their basic husbandry needs attended to.

Week 1:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday from 19:00 to 00:00

Week 2:
Tuesday and Wednesday from 19:00 to 00:00

Plus a fair share of bank holidays.

• 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 100s 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.