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Farm Vet

Employer
CVS (UK) Limited
Location
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin)
Salary
Attractive Salary + Benefits
Closing date
14 Nov 2019
Phone number
01379XXXXXXX

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Category
Farm / Large animal
Sector
Practice
Role
Veterinary Surgeon
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full-time, Part-time

Job Details

 

Enthusiastic qualified Large Animal Veterinary Surgeon required for a state of the art 15 vet mixed practice in the beautiful surroundings of Carmarthenshire.

 

You will be joining an award winning, experienced team, including certificate holders, with a varied case load mainly dairy, beef, sheep and equine but with some exciting camelid work thrown in.  Working in this friendly, rural community will enable you to make a positive impact on our mostly family run farms – not to mention all of the free breakfasts!

 

Access to brand new mobile x ray equipment, handheld TB testers and scanners you will be someone that works to excellent clinical standards and is as enthusiastic about farm veterinary medicine as we are.

 

Working alongside a well-established, high standard small animal team within hospital surroundings you will be close to the M4, beaches, beacons and rugby mad locals to occupy your shared rota and time off.

 

Benefits available:

  • 5 day working week
  • Vehicle if required
  • Competitive salary
  • Up to 7 weeks holiday + bank holidays
  • Comprehensive CPD
  • Career progression opportunities aplenty
  • Pension scheme
  • Sharesave scheme
  • Staff discount schemes both in the practice and with many retailers
  • Access to subsidised gym membership, cycle to work schemes and private healthcare
  • Shared on call rota – 1 in 5

 

All levels of experience / specialisation considered to find the right candidate for this exciting opportunity. 

 

 

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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