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Small Animal Vet - Maidstone

Employer
CVS (UK) Limited
Location
Maidstone, Kent
Salary
Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
Closing date
10 Mar 2021

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

Job Details

Here at Newnham Court we have an exciting opportunity for a Small Animal Vet ( Hospital Based) with Orthopaedic experience to join our dedicated and friendly first opinion team on a full time permanent contract! As our newest team member you will be supported by our experienced team of Vets, Nurses and Receptionists. 

Ideally we are looking for a Certificate holder in Orthopaedic surgery, however, we are also happy to support candidates with previous orthopaedic experience through a certificate.

Our rotas give us all a great work-life balance and we focus heavily on personal and professional development. This is a full time position working 40 hours per week on a 4 day rota, however, a variety of working patterns would also be considered.

In return you will receive:

  • A generous CPD allowance, certificate study fully funded and supported.
  • RCVS fees paid
  • Attractive salary package -depending on experience-as well as bonus opportunity
  • Pension Contribution.
  • Option to enrol onto our Share-Save scheme.
  • 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays with the opportunity to buy and sell up 2 weeks of holiday every year!
  • 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
  • Employee Assistance Programme (24-hour helpline to support you and your immediate family when you need it the most)
  • Staff pet care discounts 
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Perk Box, offering a suite of discounts for entertainment, retail and hospitality

Small Animal Vet / Veterinary Surgeon / Orthopaedic / Certificate holder

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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