Animal Care Assistant
Company Details
Name: Lauren Cameron
Address: Tay Valley Vets, PH2 0PA
Phone: 01738621415
Webiste: https://tayvalleyvets.co.uk/
Job Details
Job location: Perthshire | Perthshire
Role: Animal Care
Position: Full time
Closes in: 60 days (Friday 31 July 2026)
Job Description:
Tay Valley Vets is an established, well equipped small animal RCVS accredited practice. Our practice is in beautiful Perthshire, which has been voted the 5th best place to live in the UK.
You will be joining a friendly, dedicated team of vets, nurses and receptionists, who are all committed to providing an excellent standard of care to all patients. As a team we make every effort to create and maintain a positive working environment.
Job overview:
We are seeking an Animal Care Assistant to join our team and contribute to providing a high standard of care to our patients for maternity cover starting in August 2026. As a valued member of our team you will be assisting the clinical teams in maintaining a clean clinical environment and will receive training in helping to deliver a comfortable and stress-free inpatient environment. You will also be involved in restraining and handling patients and laboratory work.
Duties:
Assist the nursing team with inpatient care by addressing husbandry needs.
Maintaining high standards of clinical cleanliness in all areas of the practice.
Restrain patients for a variety of procedures.
Setting up theatre for emergency procedures and routine surgeries.
Perform laboratory work at our in house lab area.
Previous experience in this role is desired but not essential, as on the job training can be given.
This position will cover 10am to 6pm Monday to Friday, with 1 in 4 weekends covering practice opening times.
For more information or to apply, please email our Head Nurse: mhairi.hunter@tayvayvalleyvets.co.uk
**Please Apply Directly - No Agency Submissions**
We are committed to providing a fair recruitment process with equality of opportunity for all, and our vacancies are open to those from all backgrounds.
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