Here at Moorview Referrals, we are looking for a confident and friendly Animal Care Assistant to join our team on a full time basis to cover maternity leave (12 months). This is a very exciting opportunity to work within a busy referral centre with a variety of disciplines including: ECC, medicine, cardiology, orthopaedics and neurology.

Responibilities will include patient handling, laboratory work, pharmacy work, theatre work, cleaning and packing instruments and equipment, assisting with hydrotherapy, and general cleaning.

You will be working a rotating shift pattern with a variety of shifts from 6.30am start to 9:00pm finish. There will be 1:4 weekends of 12 hour shifts with time back in leiu.

Moorview Referrals is a multi-disciplinary, purpose-built veterinary referral hospital based in Cramlington, Northumberland. Our team comprises over 100 team members, ranging from experienced veterinary surgeons to front-of-house teams and administrators, all with the sole goal of delivering our purpose - Healthy animals and happy owners. We pride ourselves on the high level of patient and client care we provide.

In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from: