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Small Animal Vet, Chesterfield

Employer
CVS (UK) Limited
Location
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Salary
Attractive Salary & Benefits Package
Closing date
1 Nov 2020

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Category
Companion / Small animal
Sector
Practice
Role
Veterinary Surgeon
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full-time

Job Details

Are you a Small Animal Vet looking for a change? Want to be part of a friendly and supportive team working to high clinical standards?

We are looking for an experienced Small Animal Vet, seeking an interesting and varied case load in a well-equipped first opinion practice.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to become part of our welcoming team here at Carrick Veterinary Group. We are a small animal general practice made up of four branches with practices in Chesterfield, Matlock, Clowne and Mansfield. All not far from the M1 and with rail links to London, Birmingham, Manchester and York. With just over an hour's drive to Manchester and East Midlands airports, this is a great base for a Vet looking to travel on their time off!

All our staff have a real enthusiasm to work to high clinical standards. You will have the unique opportunity to work alongside our Orthopaedic Surgeon! You would be joining a practice where professional development is fully encouraged and supported.

We believe in achieving a good work/life balance and flexible working patterns will be fully considered, with Saturdays shared equally between vets on a rota basis.

You will receive a comprehensive range of benefits including:

  • Up to 7 weeks paid annual leave with our buy & sell holiday scheme! (Pro rata)
  • Fully funded CPD
  • Attractive salary 
  • RCVS &VDS annual fees paid
  • Pension scheme
  • Sharesave scheme
  • Staff discount scheme
  • Access to a range of flexible benefits to suit your needs – such as subsidised gym membership, cycle to work scheme
  • Enhance maternity and paternity benefits
  • Relocation Packages

Please note: This role will require some travel, therefore a driving licence and car is essential.

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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