Animal Care Assistant - Nights

Animal Care Assistant – Nights

UE04 £24,533 to £27,181 per annum, pro rata

Royal Dick Veterinary Studies

An additional 30% is added to salary for working unsociable hours

Contract Type - Fixed Term - 14 month, part time maternity cover

Shifts are 8pm-8am working on a rolling 4 on and 8 off pattern

Part Time - Averaging 28 Hours Per Week

Rolling staff accrue paid overtime for covering periods of annual leave in their pods

The Opportunity:

This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone with a passion for animals and the drive to make a difference. We are a large veterinary and teaching hospital with a great team of vets, nurses and assistants who are all committed to animal health and welfare. This is a demanding out of hours role and requires dedication, proactivity, flexibility, a resilient work ethic and a strong belief in delivering the highest standard of patient care.

We are seeking a candidate who is interested in all aspects of hospitalised animal care such as kennel cleaning, infection control, feeding inpatients, laundry, walking dogs, assisting vets and vet nurses with procedures on dogs, cats, and exotics, grooming and general day to day patient care.

You will work in our out of hours team, covering 4 night shifts on, and then having 8 nights off. You will be expected to help cover for the other night ACAs holidays and other periods of absence, accruing paid overtime for any additional hours worked. The shifts are 12 hours long; with one hour of paid lunch.

You will be required to work a share of the public holidays over the Christmas period, should your shifts fall on those dates.

Even though this is a night-based position, we offer a full 6-8 week training programme where you will shadow our friendly and experienced staff to learn the ropes. Initial training shifts will routinely be based Monday-Friday working 8.30am-5pm, all additional hours worked above salaried hours will be paid as overtime.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Experience working with animals in a veterinary setting is essential.
• Ability to proactively work alone as well as part of a team is essential.
Excellent communication skills are essential to this role.

HfSA Staff benefits include:

• Staff discount for pet treatment.
• Amazing onsite perks:
  • Staff discount for on-site gym and exercises classes https://www.ed.ac.uk/sport-exercise/gym-memberships
  • Free car parking with electric car charging points https://www.ed.ac.uk/transport/driving/ev-charging
  • Two on site canteens.
  • Cycle to work scheme, on-site bike lockers and showers available. https://www.ed.ac.uk/transport/cycling/getting-a-bike/cycle-to-work
• Additional shift cover opportunities are available, accruing paid overtime for additional hours worked.
Holiday entitlement of 36 days + 4 days public holiday per annum for full time staff (pro rata).

If you have any question, please contact our senior OOH nurse, Nicola Cochrane Nicola.Cochrane@ed.ac.uk

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary of £24,533 to £27,181
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
  

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 21 May 2024

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