Admin Assistant

Wicstun Vets

Base: £26,437 py; bonus/equity: not specified; ben...
Onsite
Answering telephones and diverting messages
Monitoring practice email
Inputting patient data
Wicstun Vets is seeking an Admin Assistant for a maternity cover position, offering a fixed-term contract from April/May 2026 to February 2027. The role involves supporting clients and clinical teams in a busy veterinary environment, with a salary of £26,437 per annum and various employee benefits

Job Summary

  • You will be responsible for answering telephones, monitoring practice email, inputting patient data, dealing with general enquiries, taking payments, and contacting clients to chase overdue payments.
  • The role requires excellent communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to work under pressure both independently and as part of a team.
  • Benefits include 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays, an additional paid day off for your birthday, enhanced family and sickness policies, learning and development programmes, and staff discount schemes.

Matching Summary

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Wicstun Vets is seeking an Admin Assistant for a maternity cover position, offering a fixed-term contract from April/May 2026 to February 2027. The role involves supporting clients and clinical teams in a busy veterinary environment, with a salary of £26,437 per annum and various employee benefits.

Salary

Base: £26,437 per annum; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays, additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday, enhanced equal family leave, enhanced sickness policy, extensive learning and development programmes, progression opportunities, staff discount schemes, recruitment reward scheme, wellness package, gym membership discount, Cycle2Work scheme, eye care vouchers, flu vaccine voucher

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Answering telephones and diverting messages
  • Monitoring practice email
  • Inputting patient data
  • Dealing with general enquiries
  • Taking payments and providing receipts
  • Contact clients to chase overdue payments
  • Resolve billing issues or disputes

Nice-to-have

  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Professional, polite, assertive telephone manner
  • Sound decision-making skills
  • Work as part of a team
  • Work independently

Key Requirements

  • Experience in veterinary administrative role is desirable
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Experience of working under pressure
  • Possess sound decision-making skills

Work Rights

Not specified

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