Join Vets for Pets Gloucester Barnwood as a Veterinary Care Assistant on a full-time basis of 40 hours per week. Working Monday to Friday between 8am and 7pm with no weekends, this role supports inpatient care and clinical standards in a friendly, locally owned practice.
Requirements
No specific educational degree or minimum years of experience are strictly required.
Experience working with animals in a clinical or non-clinical setting is advantageous.
Must be proactive, highly organised, and possess excellent communication skills with a strong commitment to clinical standards.
Skills & Responsibilities
Animal handling and restraint: Safely handle and restrain animals to assist the nursing team during treatments and procedures.
Inpatient care support: Support daily inpatient care and maintain clean clinical areas to ensure high standards of patient welfare.
Client communication: Guide clients through their pet's journey with empathy, professionalism, and strong communication skills.
Potential transition routes: People from animal shelter or grooming backgrounds may bring relevant animal handling skills, alongside meeting the important interpersonal requirements.
Job description
Are you looking for a fresh challenge in a supportive, forward-thinking practice? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
At Vets for Pets Gloucester Barnwood, we're looking for a passionate and motivated Veterinary Care Assistant to join our friendly, locally owned practice, where exceptional patient care and team wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do.
We are looking for a Veterinary Care Assistant on a full time position working Monday-Friday (between the hours 8am-7pm) with no weekends and closed on Bank Holidays.
*Whilst no weekends are required at present this may change in the future.
You'll be joining an experienced team of 4 vets, 4 RVNs, 1 SVN, 1 VCA, 4 CCA’s & practice manager.
You will be a dynamic and proactive person with solid all-round skills, working behind the scenes as part of our nursing team by supporting inpatient care, handling, restraint and maintaining clinical areas . Key to your success will be your ability to embrace all aspects of the VCA role, delivering excellent patient and client care and working well within our team.
The Role
40 hours per week
Currently working Monday – Friday
No out-of-hours
Salary – National Minimum Wage
About You
We're looking for a confident candidate who is passionate about delivering outstanding clinical care and supporting those around them.
You will:
Be a proactive and supportive team player with excellent communication skills
Be highly organised with a strong commitment to maintaining high clinical standards
Enjoy guiding clients through every stage of their pet's journey with empathy and professionalism
Thrive in a busy environment and approach each day with positivity, enthusiasm, and compassion
Experience of working with animals in either a clinical or non-clinical setting would be advantageous
In return we offer:
5.6 weeks holiday including Bank Holiday that will increase to 6.6 weeks after 2 years of service.
Birthday day off is a bonus!
Enhanced sickness policy.
20% discount at Vet group, Pets at Home and the Groom Room.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Location: GL4 3HA
Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!
