Hydrotherapist

Whittington, England, United Kingdom

3/24/2025

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Job Title: Hydrotherapist

Salary: £5,616.00 per year

Location: Brentknoll, Worcester

Job Type: Permanent, part-time

Hours: 8 hours per week

The role will include:

• Assisting Veterinary Physiotherapists with patients
• Providing prescribed laser therapy to patients
• Helping where appropriate throughout your practice within your capabilities
• Cleaning and maintenance of Hydrotherapy equipment including water testing
• Keeping Rehabilitation areas clean and presentable
  
  

Responsibilities

• To act independently making full physical assessments and using problem solving in order to adhere to the prescribed treatment plan from Veterinary Surgeon and/or Veterinary Physiotherapist
• Execute the prescribed treatment plan
• Successfully communicate with owners
• Assist the team in treating patients
• Proving Prescribed laser therapy
• Helping as appropriate throughout the Practice including helping out in certain areas for holiday cover. e.g. Regenerative Therapies and Rehabilitation Reception.
• General cleaning and keeping all areas presentable
• Cleaning and maintenance of the hydrotherapy unit including deep cleans, tank cleaning and water changes
• Maintenance and upkeep of physiotherapeutic equipment
• To contribute, as required, to the planning and implementation of team policy and service developments including representing the team at relevant meetings and events
  
  

Personal Specification

• Good interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy
• A good standard of problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within teams
• Ability to manage time effectively
• Ability to organise, prioritise and refer cases to Veterinary Surgeon or Veterinary Physiotherapist as necessary
• A good understanding of working within scope of practice
• Ability to be flexible to the demands of the environment including unpredictable work patterns and possible interruptions
  
  

Qualifications And Training

• Hydrotherapy qualification
  
  

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus Birthday Day (non-contractual)
• Life assurance 4 x salary
• Pension Scheme 3% employer, 5% employee contributions Salary Sacrifice
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Enhanced Family Leave
• E-cars Salary Sacrifice (perm only)
• Cycle to Work Scheme Salary Sacrifice (perm only)
• Refer a Friend
• Pet Insurance Discount
• Discount Platform – Benefits Hub
• Reduced Gym Membership (Pure Gym)
• Associate Assistance Programme
• Eye Care Scheme
• Headspace
• Annual Flu Voucher
  
  

We are a long-established veterinary hospital based in Worcester, that specialises in family pets and small animals, covering primary care and referrals. Accredited with a Silver Cat Friendly Clinic award and RCVS Small Animal Veterinary Hospital accreditation, we are able to provide the best quality care within our practice. We are also proud to be a training practice which means we are committed to supporting learning and development. Our team is dedicated, friendly, and always willing to go the extra mile for any client or patient.

Interested? If you would like to apply for this role, please click ‘Apply’ at the top of the page. Or, for any questions, please contact [email protected]

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

Part of an amazing global family

Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.

Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets.

Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.

Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]