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Small Animal Vet

Employer
CVS (UK) Limited
Location
Gorleston, Great Yarmouth
Salary
Competitive salary and benefits package
Closing date
19 Aug 2019

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Job Details

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a SA vet to join our experienced and established team here on the Norfolk/Suffolk boarder. 

The Veterinary Hospital and Surgery group comprises of our hospital in Gorleston and our brand new surgery in Lowestoft.  We currently employ 17 vets across both sites and our practice team prides itself in offering exceptional standards of both patient and client care.

Each site is fully equipped with

  • 5 consult rooms
  • Separate dog and cat waiting area
  • Fully equipped pharmacy run by dedicated dispensary team
  • Separate dog, cat and isolation wards
  • 2 operating theatres and a separate dental room.
  • X-ray/Ultrasound room

We also offer a 24/7 OOH service, MiNightVet Gorleston.  This is based in our Gorleston hospital, where we have a vet and an registered nurse on duty working an awake night shift.  We will also soon be opening our Radio-Active Iodine Unit at Lowestoft.

You would work a 4 day week covering all aspects of the rota, Saturday mornings 1 in 4 and a share in the weekend out of hours rota working 1 in 20 weekends at our Gorleston hospital.

We offer a wide ranging and varied caseload including greyhound track cover and we actively encourage and support our vets to pursue their own areas of interest.

Further benefits include

  • Up to 7 weeks holiday a year (+ Bank Holidays) with our Buy&Sell Holiday Scheme
  • No rota expectation to cover nights as we have our own dedicated night team
  • Attractive salary package depending on experience with supported and funded CPD
  • Discounted veterinary fees and products
  • Access to a range of flexible benefits to suit your needs such as ShareSave Scheme, Gymflex Scheme, PerkBox and Cycle to Work Scheme.

An attractive salary package would be offered depending on experience and we would consider New Graduate applications.

Company

CVS (UK) Limited was established in August 1999 to acquire and operate veterinary practices which were well established within their local community and had a reputation for high quality service.  It was recognised that the value of these businesses lay in the quality of their staff and the relationship they enjoyed with their existing clients. To build on this CVS provides professional management expertise in the areas of finance, personnel, practice management, Health & Safety etc,  thereby relieving the local staff of many administrative tasks, to enable them to concentrate on clinical care.

As the number of acquisitions increases,  so does the diversity of operational styles and approaches.  These are shared on a regular basis at meetings of all the clinical directors, giving each practice an opportunity to consider alternative approaches to common problems. New initiatives are considered by this group and then fed back to each of their businesses.

Since 2001 CVS has diversified by acquiring two businesses that offer veterinary histopathology and cytology, plus more general veterinary laboratory services. This provides a wealth of experience to the practice division and the profession in general.

A more recent development has been the focus in acquiring practices in close proximity to each other.  This enables the group to benefit from certain synergies, and provides an opportunity for internal referrals.  Through its support for quality CPD many of the company’s veterinary surgeons have acquired skills of value to their colleagues elsewhere in the group. CVS already employs veterinary Specialists who offer invaluable advice to their colleagues.

Other benefits have also emerged as the company has grown. The use of single suppliers for certain types of product has enabled CVS to get more competitive prices and better support from the manufacturers.  Care is taken not to compromise clinical judgment through its selection of products, and this is achieved by having a working party drawn from the Clinical Director team that considers all options and seeks agreement from their colleagues before arriving at a decision.

Further acquisitions are always being considered but care is taken to ensure that each one is compatible with the CVS culture. The key attributes are their location, their current standing in the local community, their overall performance and the willingness of the existing practice team to embrace the CVS approach to business.

 

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