Animal Care Assistant – Full Time

Healthcare & Medical
Glasgow
September 9, 2026
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

Full Time Animal Care Assistant
£13.45ph plus benefits
About Vets Now

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care, serving over 1700 veterinary practices through 60 plus dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. The Vets Now Pet Emergency Hospital in Glasgow provides both a first-class referral service and an out-of-hours emergency service for veterinary practices in and around Glasgow. You will be joining a dedicated team of Vets, Nurses, Animal Care Assistants and Receptionists in our 24/7 emergency and speciality referral Glasgow Hospital.


Role and Responsibilities

As an Animal Care Assistant at Vets Now, you will play a crucial role in assisting our clinical teams with providing a comfortable and stress-free in-patient environment whilst negotiating busy shifts in an emergency clinic. Your responsibilities will include:



  • Working under the guidance of Vet Nurses and Vet Surgeons.


  • Handling patients for basic procedures and assisting with running diagnostic tests.


  • Assisting in setting up and clearing down theatres for surgical procedures.


  • Ensuring all in-patients have their basic husbandry needs attended to.



Working pattern

5 shifts on / 5 shifts off working the following shifts on rotation: 07:00 to 17:00, 12:00 to 22:00 and 14:00 to 00:00


Plus, a fair share of bank holidays.


What we offer?


  • 7 weeks pro rata annual leave


  • Your birthday as a paid day off


  • Cash Health Plan provided by Simply Health


  • Vets Now For You – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers


  • £780 CPD allowance pro-rata


  • 10 hours paid CPD hours annually pro-rata


  • Family-friendly policies including sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes


  • UK Standard Pension contributions – 5% Employee/3% Employer


  • Up to 50% discounted staff pet care


  • Paid volunteering days


  • Death in service of two times annual salary



We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those from diverse and minority groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we encourage candidates with disabilities and health conditions to apply and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

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