Patient Care Assistant
Be part of a busy, well-loved clinic with a friendly, no-ego team. Care for every pet like your own and grow with us.
Be part of a busy, well-loved clinic.
Chelsea is an established clinic with a friendly, no-ego team and a loyal client base, and we're growing. As a Patient Care Assistant, you'll be at the heart of patient care every day, supporting our vets and nurses and treating every pet like your own. You'll learn from people who back you all the way, with plenty of room to build your career.
About Creature Comforts
Creature Comforts is bringing the joy back to vet care. We're a fast-growing group led by vets who know the profession inside out, right up to our co-founder and CEO, Russell. We give clinic teams the chance to help build and grow their own clinic, with the people, time and tools to do it properly. Expect well-staffed teams, capped member numbers and stunning clinics, in a warm, no-ego group where everyone belongs and every win is celebrated, big and small. We expect a lot, we'll back you all the way, and we make every day fun.
How we're different
Build something that's yours: grow an established clinic and run it like it's yours, building on a loyal client base and community.
Room to grow: career progression with no ceiling, and hands-on learning from industry leaders along the way.
Time to do it properly: every role works to the top of its qualification, with clear goals and the time, tools and tech to reach them.
What you'll be doing
Keeping every patient safe, comfortable and well cared for
Feeding, watering, grooming and exercising patients in line with their care plans
Providing basic medical care under supervision, including giving medications as directed
Keeping inpatient areas clean and hygienic, and consult rooms fully stocked
Supporting vets and nurses with clinical procedures
Handling client enquiries, appointments, payments and records with care
Helping create a calm, comfortable environment for patients
Covering occasional Virtual Care shifts by chat and phone, scheduled in advance, from home or the clinic
About you
Experience handling animals, and a good understanding of animal behaviour and husbandry
Five GCSEs at grade 4/C or above, including English Language, Science and Maths, or an accepted alternative such as a Veterinary Care Assistant Certificate
A caring, positive attitude and a calm manner with anxious pet owners
A team player who follows written and spoken instructions carefully
Good communication skills and good initiative
Flexible about working patterns, including occasional Virtual Care cover
Nice to have: previous animal-related or customer-facing work, familiarity with veterinary terms, and good computer skills
What's in it for you
Everyone at every level will have the opportunity to share in the success of Creature Comforts
A competitive reward package and career progression, as we grow across London and beyond
200 hours' annual leave plus bank holidays, and your birthday off after one year's service
Free pet membership, plus 35% staff discount
Medicash health cash plan
Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders
Cycle to Work Scheme
Salary sacrifice pension (5% employee, 3% employer)
Monthly peer recognition schemes and celebrating clinic milestones
Regular team and company social events
Free snacks and lunch in clinic
Ready to apply?
If this sounds like your kind of clinic, we'd love to hear from you.
Equal opportunities
At Creature Comforts, we believe the best teams are built from diverse perspectives, backgrounds and experiences, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
- Department
- Clinic - Nurse
- Role
- Patient Care Assistant
- Location
- Chelsea
About Creature Comforts
Creature Comforts is redesigning the veterinary care experience from the ground up by combining bespoke tech with beautiful, state-of-the-art clinics for a seamless, joined-up veterinary experience.
We believe in a veterinary profession where feeling challenged doesn’t mean being run off your feet. And where you are reminded why you got into this profession every day. We have built our business to guarantee a better experience for our clinical teams.