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Head Veterinary Nurse - Bury

Employer
CVS (UK) Limited
Location
Bury, Greater Manchester
Salary
Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
Closing date
16 May 2021

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Job Details

Do you relish critical thinking, and having your opinions matter? Do you enjoy stretching yourself, learning advanced skills and mentoring others? If your answer is yes to the above, we want to hear from you!

A rare opportunity has arisen for a Head Nurse to join the team at Pennine Vets. The successful candidate will be an RVN looking to develop their career and education in a bright and forward thinking 2 practice site. Experience with exotics preferred but not essential.

Pennine Vets are a friendly practice with a lovely and loyal client base. You will be situated a short distance from the beautiful West Pennine Moors, which boasts some stunning walking routes and approximately 15 miles from Manchester city centre. This role is a mix of clinical and staff management of a 4 vet team and supporting team members working across both sites with the main base being Tottington.

This is a full-time role of 40 hours, worked over 4 days per week and will include 1 in 6 Saturdays. No Sundays, OOH or Bank holiday working.  We can be flexible with these hours for the right candidate. The team have a welcoming and engaging mix of roles who are all passionate about animal care.

We are offering a competitive salary, depending on experience, along with a generous benefit package which includes:

  • CPD is encouraged
  • Up to 7 weeks annual leave per year plus 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 – our people are our strongest asset
  • 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

 

For an informal and confidential chat text/call Laura on 0788 037 4377 or if you feel this is the ideal role for you please click Apply Now and upload your CV and covering letter.

RVN / Registered Veterinary Nurse / Head Nurse / HVN /

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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