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Small Animal Vet - South Hetton

Employer
CVS (UK) Limited
Location
South Hetton, Durham
Salary
Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
Closing date
5 Apr 2021

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

Job Details

Experienced, New or Recent Graduate Veterinary Surgeon, Full-Time, White Lion Veterinary Clinic, South Hetton. No OOH. 4-day working week.

We are a busy first opinion small animal practice situated near the beautiful historic city of Durham. The surgery is based in a semi-rural setting near main roads to major cities, Newcastle and Sunderland.

We are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our team on a full-time basis, working an average of 40 hours per week, including a 4-day working week and a 1 in 4-weekend rota. No OOH. CPD is actively encouraged and funded. You will either be a new graduate looking for your first role in practice or a recent graduate/experienced Vet looking for a new challenge.  

In return, we will offer you:

  • Competitive salary and bonus scheme
  • Up to 7 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays with our buy/sell holiday scheme
  • RCVS and VDC fees paid
  • Fully funded CPD
  • Industry Leading Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption pay, offering 10 weeks full pay and 10 weeks half pay
  • Company pension scheme
  • Sharesave scheme
  • Staff discount
  • Access to a range of flexible benefits including Perkbox, subsidised gym membership and cycle to work scheme and more...

If this sounds like the role for you, click ‘Apply Now' to apply online or if you would like to chat about this role in confidence, please call/text Lisa on 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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