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Small Animal Vet - Swansea

Employer
CVS (UK) Limited
Location
Swansea (Abertawe)
Salary
Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
Closing date
18 Mar 2021

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Job Details

We are looking for a small animal vet to join our amazing team of 7 vets at Tawe and Campbells vets in Swansea. Part time or full time applicants encouraged.

We are within 15 mins of the fantastic Gower peninsula; the UK's first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; offering amazing surfing, mountain biking and dog walking (and ice cream). If you want to be locked down anywhere then this is the place to be. Looking forward, Swansea is a lively community with plenty of bars, restaurants and live music venues. 

Working within our busy practices will offer you a wide and varied caseload with plenty of opportunity for surgery, work up your medical cases and build relationships with our lovely clients. Both practices boast from being RCVS Accredited small animal practices, with ultrasound, digital x-rays, dental x-rays and all the support one needs to deliver the care our clients and patients have come to expect from us. 

This role will be varied and your time may be split between both practices, depending on experience and preference. You'll benefit from the support of our experienced team of 4 vets at Tawe or embrace the opportunity to work more independently at our Campbells site which is 10 minutes away. There's no OOH with this role, but you'll be included in our Saturday morning rota which is 1 in 3. 

This position would suit a small animal vet with some experience, who is capable of sole charge (with remote support). We need you to have some surgical experience in routine procedures, good communication skills, a team player mentality and a passion to deliver excellent care and client service. We fully support career progression and certificates are fully funded. If you relish the challenge we may also have the possibility of the additional responsibilities of a lead vet for the right candidate. Is this your next step?

We are offering this position as a full-time role; however we'd be keen to hear from experienced small animal vets looking for flexible working or part-time hours too.

Our rewards package includes:

  • Competitive salary
  • Attractive bonus scheme
  • Additional professional development is fully supported and encouraged (including certificate study)
  • Up to 7 weeks annual leave per year + Bank Holidays (with our buy sell holiday scheme)
  • RCVS and VDS fees paid
  • Industry leading enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave offering 10 weeks full and 10 weeks half pay!
  • You can also get a slice of the profits by joining our Sharesave scheme
  • Company Pension scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discounted pet products and services
  • Access to Perkbox offering Entertainment, Travel and Retail discounts
  • Access to a range of flexible benefits to suit your needs – such as subsidised gym membership, and cycle to work scheme

No CV, no problem. If you'd like to talk to us informally about the opportunities available then please contact me directly. Louise.atkinson@cvsvets.com  or to arrange an informal chat about this vacancy or any other interests you may have, TEXT or call Petrina on 07557825605

Veterinary Surgeon / Vet Surgeon / Small Animal Vet / 

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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