Job Description

Grade UE04: 25,733 - 28,381 per annum

Full-time: 35 hours per week + 2.5 hours contractual weekly overtime

Monday- Friday (6.30am-3pm or 8.30am-5pm) - TBC with successful candidate

Additional overtime opportunities are available

Open-ended (permanent)

The Opportunity:

We are a referral 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 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.



We have a full 6-8 week training programme where you will shadow our friendly and experienced staff to learn the ropes and opportunities for additional shift cover once fully trained.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Experience working with animals in a veterinary setting is essential. Ability to work alone as well as part of a team is essential. Excellent communication skills are essential to this role. Full, clean driving licence is essential as university van may need to be driven at times.

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).

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Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:


CV Cover letter
Informal enquiries about this post can be emailed to Seante Knight s.knight@ed.ac.uk .

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

A competitive salary. 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, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our

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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

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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

27 June 2025.

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