Job Description

Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons is seeking to appoint a Veterinary Technician to join our dedicated and professional team working at our Newmarket Practice.

This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday, you will need to work flexibly, as you will be required to do some early starts and / or late finishes as required. Normal working hours are between 8am to 6pm. Other hours will be required in accordance with business needs, including contribution to the weekend on-call rota and bank holidays. This will generally be recompensed as paid overtime.

You will also be required to travel for vettings, sales, pre-sales and scopes etc. Such trips might require staying away for one or more days and nights, this may also include travel abroad.

The role will suit a versatile, reliable, hard-working and motivated individual with an outstanding attention to detail, who is looking for a rewarding and challenging position within the equine veterinary industry. Please note, this is a physically demanding role that will require work outside in varied weather conditions.

You must be a competent horse handler, capable to provide veterinary technical assistance and support where required. Experience of the equine industry is essential; however full training will be provided to further expand your skills where necessary.

The main aspects of this role include (but are not limited to):

Introducing yourself to owners/clients, when appropriate, and always providing a professional service when on client premises or at Rossdales sites.
External duties include

Assisting vets with X-rays, including private clients and yards. This may be plate or horse holding. Travelling for vettings, sales, pre-sales xrays and scopes etc. Such trips might require staying away - occasionally abroad - for one or more days and nights - relevant notice will be given as appropriate. To provide veterinary support, wind testing and imaging acquisition. All aspects of horse holding, for example; Scans Bloods Castrations Bandage change Abscesses and sarcoids Dental Scopes Health certificates Scrubbing horse areas and joints where necessary in preparation for injections. Preparing horse/equipment for veterinary inspection/veterinary procedures and lameness examinations. Trotting up when requested. Assisting Vets in other procedures which may include clipping and prepping. Liaising with the Vet in charge of the case at any time regarding any concerns you may have to the needs/welfare of that horse. Driving, loading and unloading equipment. All tasks must be undertaken with awareness of and care for the safety of all personnel at all times.
Internal duties may include

Care of medical equipment include setting up, shutting down, handling of equipment e.g. scopes and X-ray machines. Cleaning equipment, including Scopes Sterilising equipment Vet stitch kits Castration kits Tubes/catheters etc Dentistry equipment Quality checking equipment and running test cycles. Reporting damage or malfunction with equipment and taking out of use until repaired. Record keeping, including autoclave and other equipment maintenance, purchasing and disposal. Ensuring your work area is clean and cupboards are well stocked by checking regularly throughout the day. Maintaining car and van fleet, cleaning vehicles inside and out and assisting with stocking cars and vans when requested. Booking vans out on jobs. Drawing up medicines and preparing kits etc when required General maintenance Cleaning brass. Yard area - eg. sweeping, cutting grass, weed killing, keep clean and tidy. Washing - eg. towels, lab coats, overalls. Working in conjunction with other members of the Rossdales team. Uploading images to Eclipse. All Rossdales support staff are required to have a flexible approach to their duties and may, at any time, be required to cover absence and illness in closely associated departments across the site, sometimes at short notice including general horse care (mucking out, feeding etc). Any other duties reasonably requested by the Clinical Directors.

Please be advised that we are unable to sponsor visas for this role. Only candidates who already have the full Right to Work in the United Kingdom without sponsorship will be considered for this position.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

Enhanced holiday Opportunity to buy & sell holiday Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Enhanced family schemes, including maternity and paternity leave Employee Discount Scheme Healthshield Workplace Pension Scheme Employee Activities / Events
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 25,396.80 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Paid volunteer time Private dental insurance Private medical insurance Sick pay
Work Location: In person