Farm Vet - Newquay
- Employer
- CVS (UK) Limited
- Location
- Newquay, Cornwall
- Salary
- Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
- Closing date
- 6 Feb 2021
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- Category
- Farm / Large animal
- Sector
- Practice
- Role
- Veterinary Surgeon
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-time, Part-time
Job Details
Farm Animal Vet – Cornwall
Are you a Farm Vet looking for a role that will offer that elusive work life balance? Do you want to join a modern and progressive production animal only practice? Are you interested in living in the beautiful county that boasts the longest coastline in Great Britain and is famous for ice cream, fudge, pasties and seagulls? If the answer is yes to any of the above then we have the job for you…
Coast2Coast Vets is a dedicated farm animal veterinary practice, covering ‘coast to coast' from the stunning Lizard to the old market town of St Austell in the south and between Hayle famed for its three miles of golden sand and Wadebridge home to the camel trail in the north. We boast a team of highly capable and experienced farm vets with a wealth of experience who have a real enthusiasm for all aspects of farm animal health. The practice operates from premises in Falmouth and at Mitchell on the A30.
We are a modern, well equipped, pro-active six clinical vet farm practice running a 1 in 6 OOH rota with an additional dedicated veterinary TB tester and four administrators. All our vets are equipped with Easi-scan scanners and Interherd+ enabled laptops. We look after a large number of modern, progressive dairy farms, plus a range of beef, sheep and small holding enterprises.
Within easy reach of Newquay airport, never being more than 20 minutes away from the coast and surrounded by beautiful countryside, this position is ideal for someone wanting to achieve a fulfilling career whilst maintaining a great work – life balance.
This is a permanent position however candidates looking for a fixed term contract will also be considered. We encourage flexible working and therefore are happy to discuss both full and part time hours.
You will receive a comprehensive range of benefits including:
- Up to 7 weeks holiday + Bank Holidays' (of equivalent time off if on rota for clinical roles) with our Buy and Sell Holiday Scheme
- Attractive salary d.o.e plus achievable and lucrative bonus scheme
- RCVS fees and membership to one veterinary society of your choice
- Company car
- Pension scheme
- Sharesave scheme
- Staff discount
- Generously funded CPD
- Shared on-call rota
- Enhanced maternity pay consisting of 10 weeks full pay and 10 weeks at 50% pay with no claw back as well as enhanced paternity pay
- Access to a range of flexible benefits to suit your needs – such as subsidised gym membership, private healthcare and cycle to work scheme
If this exciting opportunity sounds of interest to you then click ‘apply now' to upload a current CV. Or contact Clinical Director, Rebecca Bird, on 07342 024032 / becky.bird@coast2coastfarmvets.com for more information.
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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