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Small Animal Vet - Edinburgh

Employer
CVS (UK) Limited
Location
Edinburgh
Salary
Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
Closing date
31 Jan 2021

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

Job Details

A full time permanent vet opportunity has arisen at our West End Vets, Edinburgh. 

We are seeking an experienced vet to work alongside our team of five vets supported by our nursing and reception team.   We have three sites spread across the city providing excellent care to our loyal and long-standing client base.

We consider ourselves a supportive and friendly practice however; you must be comfortable with sole charge. Specific interests supported and encouraged. 

No OOH, Saturdays on a rota basis. 

Along with a competitive salary, we will also offer you a fantastic benefits package, which includes:

  • Funded CPD and strongly encouraged
  • Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption leave 
  • Up to 7 weeks holiday + Bank Holidays' (of equivalent time off if on rota for clinical roles) with our Buy and Sell Holiday Scheme (Pro-Rata for part time workers)
  • Company pension scheme
  • Staff Discount Scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Perkbox, offering a suite of discounts for entertainment, retail and hospitality 

To apply online click ‘Apply NowFor an informal chat, please email: lisa.docherty@cvsvets.com or text 07901 223 740

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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