Animal Health Technician

The Animal Health Technician will ensure the cleanliness and hygiene of all clinical areas, provide nursing care to hospitalised patients and take and develop diagnostic radiographs under veterinary supervision.

This is an on-site role in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. You will pick up new skills on the job and be backed to apply them. People here are straightforward, supportive, and proud of what they do. If you tick the boxes below, we want to hear from you.

Normal working hours apply, with occasional flexibility required during busy periods.

• Maintain accurate and detailed patient medical records including history, examination findings, treatments, and progress notes.
• Perform laboratory tests including blood smears, urinalysis, and faecal examinations, recording results in patient records.
• Provide nursing care to hospitalised patients including wound management, fluid therapy, nutritional support, and comfort care.
• Monitor anaesthetised patients closely throughout surgical procedures, observing vital signs and alerting the veterinarian to any changes.
• Prepare surgical instruments and equipment by cleaning, sterilising, and packing autoclave loads according to infection control protocols.
• Administer medications to patients as prescribed via oral, topical, injectable, and other routes, accurately recording all treatments given.
• Assist the veterinarian during clinical examinations, surgical procedures, and dental treatments, handing instruments and providing support.

• A minimum of one to three years of experience working in a veterinary clinic, animal hospital, or animal welfare organisation.
• Physical stamina to stand for long periods, lift medium-sized animals, and assist with animal restraint.
• Experience in operating veterinary diagnostic equipment including blood analysers, autoclaves, and radiography machines.
• A diploma or degree in veterinary nursing from an accredited institution and registration with the South African Veterinary Council.
• Excellent animal handling skills with the ability to work calmly and confidently with nervous or aggressive animals.