Client Care Assistant- Maternity Cover
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- WherePeterborough
- Posted17 August 2026
Our friendly Peterborough Bretton team is looking for a CCA to join us on a maternity cover basis. If you’re looking to be part of a fun, welcoming team, we’d love to hear from you!
Your career means more than a rota and a job title, that’s why we offer:
Health and wellbeing
- Health Cash Plan from day one
- 24/7 counselling and wellbeing support
- Life Assurance 3 x salary
Annual leave
- 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising with length of service
- Extra ‘Day for You’, a paid day off just for you
Additional support
- Cycle to Work
- Season Ticket loans
- Discounts on Medivet products and services
About you
You’re skilled at providing exceptional client facing care, with excellent reception skills. You’ll have good numeracy skills, with experience of using online appointment booking systems. You’re a team player who wants to make a real difference in a practice that values and supports you.
We welcome applications from candidates who are able to prioritise, can remain calm under pressure and who are flexible and willing to learn. Previous veterinary receptionist experience is desirable.
What you’ll be doing
Typically, in this role, you’ll:
- Carry out reception duties, greeting clients on arrival, and updating records
- Triage the impact of emergency appointments, contacting clients and rearranging as needed
- Manage the practice diary to ensure appointment availability is optimised to team skillset
- Answer client phone calls and manage messages
- Ensure appointment slots are available for clients to book online
- Process any repeat prescription order requests
- Work collaboratively within a supportive team
- Work 1 in 5 Saturday's to support our clients and patients
What this role involves
General background for care worker roles. This listing’s own employer, location, pay and hours are shown above.
- Help with washing, dressing and personal care
- Make food, assist with eating and make sure medication is taken if needed
- Support clients to take part in physical and social activities
- Typical pay (UK)
- £20,000 starting · £25,000 experienced
- Typical hours
- 35 to 45 a week
Career background: National Careers Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
Applications open on Medivet's own careers site.
