Veterinary Patient Care Assistant - Nights

Job Title: Night Patient Care Assistant

Location: Kentdale Referrals

Job type: Permanent, full-time

Hours: 38.5 hours per week

Kentdale Referrals are excited to announce they are hiring for a Patient Care Assistant to join their team! This role will be working 38.5h p/w. 4 Nights on 4 off shifts starting at 8pm - 8am.

The role of a Patient Care Assistant is to support the nursing and wider practice team in achieving the highest standards of care. The Patient Care Assistant role will involve working in a variety of areas within the practice to support the team. It will be necessary to accept instruction from a variety of people including Management, Veterinary Surgeons and Registered Veterinary Nurses. Working enthusiastically within the team you will help maintain a happy, efficient and effective working environment.

Key Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Assist with animal handling and restraint using a patient-friendly approach.
• Prepare, clean, and maintain wards, kennels, and clinical areas.
• Provide in-patient care including feeding, grooming, exercising, and monitoring patients.
• Support Veterinary Surgeons and Nurses with theatre prep, recovery, diagnostics, and pharmacy tasks.
• Sterilise equipment and maintain hygiene standards throughout the practice.
• Assist reception with calls, bookings, enquiries, and payments when required.
• Follow all health & safety, PPE, and practice procedures.

What We’re Looking For

• Passion for animal welfare
• Reliable, adaptable, and hardworking
• Friendly with strong communication skills
• Able to work well within a team
• Previous animal care or veterinary experience desirable but not essential

What We offer

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• 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.

About Us

Kentdale Referrals is a specialist orthopaedic and spinal referral practice, based in Milnthorpe, Cumbria. It majors in orthopaedics but also offers additional services in soft tissue, neurology and physiotherapy. Established in 2011, Kentdale has built its reputation as a high-quality referral service in the North West and West Yorkshire.

Kentdale Referrals is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.   

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.   

We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.  

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 Kentdale Referrals, Linnaeus or the role, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk. 

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Salary Value: £25,699.71 per annum;