Clinical Director - Edinburgh
- Employer
- CVS (UK) Limited
- Location
- City of Edinburgh
- Salary
- Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
- Closing date
- 5 Apr 2021
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- Category
- Companion / Small animal
- Sector
- Practice
- Role
- Clinical, Management / Administration
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-time
Job Details
Rare opportunity for a Clinical Director, Edinburgh.
Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful cities in the whole of Europe. Full of history, stunning views, lively city and commutable from smaller towns and villages, there is only one ‘Auld Reekie!'
This is an amazing opening for a dynamic, super positive and forward thinking leader. With huge financial investment and practice refurbishments within our Edinburgh based practices, we are looking for a candidate who can invest just as much into guiding our people and veterinary business in the capital.
The role you will play: You will be the clinical front for our two veterinary practices within Edinburgh, West End Vets and Batchelor, Davidson & Watson Vets. We are looking for someone to support the continued growth and development of clinical excellence and patient care and the role you play will be vital in us achieving this. We have huge potential and you will be part of moulding our future! Exciting! You will be our people leader and be able to demonstrate strong management skills and multi-site experience. Your role will include promoting best practice and client care, line management of a clinical team, setting and implementing practice budgets, create and maintain a positive image and outlook within our teams and to the outer community, recruitment and retention (with the help and support with some of our colleagues within our Group).
Meet the team: You will work alongside a Head Vet and Practice Manager at each of the practices who are supported by a fantastic team of vets, nurses, patient care assistants and receptionists.
What will we offer: Attractive salary, Bonus package, up to 7 weeks annual leave with our buy and sell holiday scheme, company pension scheme, CPD, professional membership fees paid, staff discount scheme, CVS Sharesave scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity leave pay, employee assistance programme, career progression, Perkbox offering a suite of discounts…
The practices: West End Vets is a three branch small animal practice. We treat small animals and have a strong client base. Our main surgery is in Tollcross with additional branches in Morningside and Davidsons Mains. Batchelor, Davidson & Watson is a long-standing practice and is very popular within the Capital. Our main site is in Hillhouse Road and includes an Ophthalmology referral service. Our practice is supported by another branch at Newhaven Road.
Candidate requirements: You will be an experienced Leader within the Veterinary industry. You will be an excellent communicator and have the aptitude and desire to manage a high performing veterinary team. You will thrive on positive interactions with your people and our clients.
What to do now: To arrange to have an informal confidential chat about the role, the practice and what help we can offer with relocation, please call or TEXT Lisa on 07901 223 740. To apply via our online portal, where we will contact you to arrange a chat, click ‘Apply Now'
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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