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Fenaghy Veterinary Clinic

Animal Care Assistant

Ballymena

FULL TIME

August 21, 2024

Animal Care Assistant

Fenaghy Veterinary Clinic, Ballymena, Ballymena, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man

Discipline: Clinical Support

Full Time

Up to £20,278 DOE per annum.

Come and join Fenaghy Veterinary Clinic

We are on the lookout for a friendly and approachable Animal Care Assistant to join our team. The role will include working at both our Ballymena branch and Antrim. Our ideal candidate will have at least 5 GCSE's grade C or above including English Language, Maths and a Science subject. Animal Care experience is preferred but not essential.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Helping with the clinical team with hospitalised patients.
Answering telephone calls and other receptionist duties.
Assisting in theatre
Ensuring a high level of cleanliness at all sites.
Stocking up.
Training on the use of various medical equipment to assist the clinical team with providing high levels of patient care.

About the rota and salary

This is a full-time permanent role working 34 hours per week. The midweek shifts will cover the clinic opening hours of 8:00am-7:00pm. There will be 1 in 3 Saturdays in our Ballymena clinic from 9:00am-2:00pm.

The salary will be up to £20,278 DOE per annum.

Come and join our supportive team!

Fenaghy Veterinary Clinic is an exclusively companion animal clinic based in Ballymena and Antrim. We first opened in February 2004, in a small business unit on the Fenaghy Road in Galgorm, Ballymena. Within 4 years we had moved to a much larger premises on the Galgorm Road, and we are proud to have opened our second clinic on the Greystone Road in Antrim in July 2012.

We pride ourselves on our personal touch and proactive healthcare approach. At Fenaghy we have the highest quality equipment to enable rapid diagnosis and treatment of your sick pet. We have quality X-Ray, scanning and laboratory facilities, trained nursing staff, the safest anaesthetics, and warm comfortable kennels for the hospitalisation of sick pets.

In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from:

6.6 Weeks annual leave
Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance
Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/ paternity/ adoption/ shared parental and surrogacy pay
Cycle to work scheme
Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
Non-accidental injury support
Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
Pension scheme
Discounted staff pet care

As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

Click now to join our friendly and supportive team!

Fenaghy Veterinary Clinic, Ballymena

133 Galgorm Road, Ballymena, BT42 1DE, United Kingdom

Animals treated

Small animals

Any questions before ing?

Speak to Lucie Brownsword from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before ing for this role.

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