Veterinary Care Assistant (2566)

Do you want to create a better world for animals? At the RSPCA, we believe all animals deserve kindness and respect. 

We're looking for a Veterinary Care Assistant (VCA) to join our Veterinary team at our Birmingham Animal Hospital (Newbrook), reporting into one of our Nursing Team Leaders.

Interviews are expected to take place on 9th and 10th October.

• Working hours: 35 hours per week, this is on shift basis including weekends over a 10 week rolling rota
• Day shifts 8:00am - 3:30pm
• Evening shifts 2:30pm - 10:00pm
• Nights 10:00pm - 8:00am
• Site based: You will be based at our Animal Hospital in Newbrook.
• 4 % shift allowance in addition to the wage range specified.
• Night shift allowance (0.33% of supplement for night shifts worked.

Birmingham Animal Hospital is located in a charming rural setting amongst 70 acres of countryside, but has excellent motorway access, and is 20 minutes drive from central Birmingham. It consists of a friendly and enthusiastic team of seven Vet Surgeons, twenty RVNs and nine Support Staff.  The Hospital itself is nice and spacious with modern facilities, and equipment. 

The Management team are extremely passionate about personal growth, and are always striving to nurture a thriving environment. 

The hospital works directly to help animals most in need by supporting the work of the RSPCA's Inspectors, animal centres and branches, providing essential veterinary care around the clock.

Are you ready to join our movement?

We think this role's going to be popular and are expecting to attract high interest so we strongly encourage early applications to avoid missing out - closing date is the 20th September 2025 

We have added a short summary of what is involved but for full details, please review the attached job description. 

• Undertaking nursing duties including patient care, theatre practice, assisting with consultations and general reception duties as directed.
• General cleaning duties throughout the hospital including equipment, animal quarters and premises.
• Maintaining up to date and accurate clinical records for every animal that comes into the hospital.
• Dispensing drugs in accordance with professional guidelines and hospital rules.

Do you think this sounds interesting? We think this is a great role and to add value we are seeking a match of these skills, but don't worry if you don't tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you.

• Previous experience of veterinary care work.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to demonstrate teamwork with veterinary animal centre and Inspectorate colleagues.
• Self-motivation and an ability to manage your own time.
• An NVQ Level 2 in Animal Care or equivalent e.g. VCA, ANA is desirable.

Successful candidates for certain RSPCA roles will need to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK - We are unable to sponsor visas at RSPCA

We want to ensure we do all we can to give you a positive candidate experience through our recruitment. Whilst we do try to give feedback where we can, sometimes due to receiving high levels of applications, this may not always be possible

We are building the future of a diverse Society, and our priority is to support animal welfare by finding people from all backgrounds who are committed  to our mission.  For this reason we actively encourage a wide diversity of applications - in particular from members of minority ethnic groups, and people with disabilities - as these candidates are currently under-represented at the RSPCA. Your transferable skills & lived experiences could make you a valuable addition to our RSPCA Family! 

Should you need any support with your application or interview process please contact resourcingteam@rspca.org.uk / 0300 123 0685.

Our mission is to ensure animals have a good life by rescuing and caring for those in need, by advocating on behalf of all animals and by inspiring everyone to treat them with compassion and respect