Job Description

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Abbey House Vets are looking for an experienced and dedicated Patient Care Assistant to join their night team. In this role you will have the opportunity to enhance your veterinary patient care skills.


You will join a fully staffed dedicated night team including 1 veterinary surgeon, 1 Registered Veterinary Nurse on for the full night, with additional support from student nurses and other Patient Care Assistants at peak times. There will be plenty of support as you start this role with a dedicated buddy and regular check in with your line manager.


The right candidate should have experience working night shifts (or part night shifts) before, or previous animal/veterinary experience.


Your night role will include supporting reception cover during busy periods, dispensing medication, walking and recording vital paramotors of all inpatients (with support of Vet Nurse), preparing for surgeries in the night and the following morning whilst maintaining high levels of infection control.


The rota is 7 days on (7pm-8am) and 14 days off which starts on a Monday.

Roles and Responsibilities

Assist with patient handling and restraint. Ensuring that all handling and restraint is carried out in a 'patient friendly' approach to ensure no unnecessary stress or discomfort to the patient. Involvement with handling medications and preparing these for dispensing. Prepare and maintain patient accommodation considering the condition and welfare of the patient, environmental enrichment and additional supporting aids as necessary. Cleaning and disinfection of patient accommodation and all necessary areas of the practice. In-patient care to include exercising, feeding, and grooming of hospitalized patients. Cleaning, packaging and sterilization of sterile supplies. Assist the Veterinary Surgeons, Registered and Student Veterinary Nurses, Reception staff and any other team member who requires support, where and when required.

The team

Abbey House is a Tier 3 Hospital based in Morley, West Yorkshire, just a short train ride from Leeds with easy access to the beautiful Peak District and the city of York less than 1 hour away. We are a high-standard primary care and mid-tier referral hospital with five satellite clinics. We are all about clinical quality and developing ourselves to be the best we can be.


Our facilities and equipment are excellent and include:

An amazing team of supportive, dedicated, caring professionals Full imaging suite including Xray, multiple ultrasound scanners, onsite CT and visiting MRI 4 theatres with dedicated surgical nursing team and certificate holder-led service Dental suite with X-ray Rigid/flexible endoscopy, including laparoscopy Excellent in-patient facilities with separate dog/cat/exotic and day/long stay wards plus ICU and onsite lab with dedicated technician (Haem/biochem/coags/EPOC) Separate dog/cat waiting areas and 7 consult rooms

What we offer:

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave Career progression opportunities Staff discount schemes 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.

We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars. Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people. Why Linnaeus? - We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets - We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet - We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing - valuing equity, diversity and inclusion - We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one. We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future. Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates. At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk