About the Role
This full-time, permanent Ambulatory Veterinary Care Assistant role is based at Sussex Equine Hospital and works 40 hours per week across various shifts. The post is designed to support the ambulatory vet with day to day work, helping to keep calls, vehicle stock and clinical tasks running smoothly.
You will be working with horses in rural Sussex, with the seaside about 20 miles away and good train links to London, Brighton and Worthing. The role also sits within a wider team of Vets, Nurses and Grooms, with lab and pharmacy provision and a strong administrative team behind you.
Key Responsibilities
- Set up and clean veterinary equipment, then store it safely after use
- Restrain horses during veterinary procedures
- Lunge and trot horses up
- Keep the vehicle clean, tidy and stocked
- Drive to calls and complete occasional drug drop offs
- Hold radiography plates
- Prepare limbs for intra-articular medication
- Clip and prep legs for tendon scans
- Assist with recording invoices relating to dispensed drugs
- Answer the telephone and take messages
Requirements
- Experience is not stated, but the role is described as a dedicated individual supporting ambulatory veterinary work
- Comfort working around horses and assisting with practical clinical and vehicle-based tasks
- Ability to work various shifts across a 40 hour week
Benefits
- Salary up to £26,528.31 per annum
- 6.6 weeks annual leave plus your birthday off
- Increased holiday allowance based on length of service
- Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and surrogacy pay
- Healthcare Cash Plan and Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme, subject to eligibility
- Learning and development through the inspiring vet care Academy
- Pension scheme
- Discounted veterinary care
- Green Cars salary sacrifice scheme
- Access to discounts and cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
- Structured development opportunities, including access to VCA development programmes and apprenticeships
- Progression opportunities into Student Veterinary Nurse roles and beyond
- Supportive, collaborative teams and a values led culture
About the Practice
Sussex Equine Hospital is located in Ashington, South East, in rural Sussex. The practice treats equine patients and is supported by a highly skilled team of Vets, Nurses and Grooms, alongside lab, pharmacy and administrative support.
The hospital also has its own website at sussexequinehospital.co.uk.
