Job Description

Hydrohounds - Based in Edgeley, Stockport, Manchester - is hiring for a self-employed part-time Canine Hydrotherapist or Veterinary Physiotherapist to join our team.

We opened 2 years ago and have seen huge success and rapid growth in both Hydrotherapy & Veterinary Physiotherapy. It's now got to a point where we need to hire more wonderful people to keep up with demand.

Why Hydrohounds?

We're a new, innovative centre that welcomes ideas & creativity. Our dogs are our absolute priority and we need someone that will always put them first. We're a dynamic business that is always evolving so we need staff that are happy to ride the waves of a fast-paced business that's in high demand! As the owner, I'm needing to be more involved in the operational running of the centre, so this is a

HUGE

opportunity for a veterinary physiotherapist / hydrotherapist to come on board and take ownership of the hydrotherapy and treatment aspect of the business.

You will need to be:

- A registered canine hydrotherapist with experience.

Or

- A trainee canine hydrotherapist

currently studying

their hydrotherapy qualification.

Or

- A veterinary physiotherapist or recently graduated veterinary physiotherapist.

Or

- An animal professional looking to make a career change in to hydrotherapy and

currently studying

for their qualification.

Job Role Specifications:

Have your own portfolio of beloved dogs doing a mixture of treatment or water confidence sessions.

Confidently run Assessments of Conditions, Weight Management Assessments or Water Confidence Inductions.

Clearly communicate our process and manage expectations of owners based on their goals and dog's condition.

Run affective, informative and fun treatment programmes with your portfolio of dogs.

Communicate with your owners directly regarding appointment times & queries (during working hours of course!)

Understand our pricing structure and put sales through our payment system or send payment links directly.

Take on veterinary physiotherapy patients on an adhoc basis.

Regularly post on social media via stories & reels promoting the work you do.

Schedule sessions with owners via the Hydrohounds Calendar.

Regularly update session & treatment notes in our CRM system - SHARC.

Treat every dog that comes to Hydrohounds like their own, always showing empathy, understanding and love towards them.

Have good interpersonal skills and build relationships with your owners.

You will be responsible for a number of cleaning a maintenance tasks depending on the day(s) you work. Dogs + water = lots of mess all the time so having high standards of cleanliness is paramount.

Manage a steady flow of insurance claims on behalf of your owners and dogs and guide them through the process.

This role will start as part-time between 20-25 hours per week (including Sundays and a few weekdays). This will be with a view to increasing the number of hours as the business grows and the owner moves in to a more operational role.

Hydrohounds is in a suburban location close to many local amenities & public transport links to Stockport so you don't need to drive if you don't have a license.

We offer great pay with an opportunity to grow and develop, the world really is your oyster!

Send your CV to hydrohounds.wellness@gmail.com or call me, Fiona on 07730164163.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From 20,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 20 - 25 per week

Benefits:

Employee discount Free parking On-site parking Transport links
Application question(s):

Do you have a veterinary physiotherapy qualification or canine hydrotherapy qualification? Or are you currently studying for one and due to qualify soon?
Please note that we are unable to offer positions to people who are unqualified or not studying for a relevant qualification. We aren't in the position to help you decide if you want to change careers or not.

Work Location: In person