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£13.45ph plus benefits 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 and contribute to the vital emergency and critical care service we provide. 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., • Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 18:30 to 01:30am, • Week 2: Saturday from 12:00 – 23:00 and Sunday from 10:00 – 22:00, • Week 3: OFF, • Plus a 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 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr