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Small Animal Vet - Woodley

Employer
CVS (UK) Limited
Location
Berkshire
Salary
Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
Closing date
21 May 2021

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Job Details

Are you looking for a stimulating role which will enable you to have an excellent work life balance? If so we have the role for you!

Our clinics are situated in the beautiful Berkshire countryside with the Thames close by and with the convenience of access to Reading and Twyford rail stations for fast trains into London and Heathrow. We are looking for a dynamic and motivated experienced veterinary surgeon to join our current team of 5 vets and 9 nursing and clinical support staff across our two clinics. You will be based at our Beechwood Veterinary Centre in Woodley, Reading, with support of our fully functioning branch practice in the lovely village of Twyford, less than 4 miles away.

As a team we are dedicated to providing gold standard care to our clients and patients. We are forward thinking, and have great facilities which allow our clinicians to offer an extensive range of both medical and surgical services on site. You will have the support of the AVC group including advanced certificate holders in surgery, medicine, ophthalmology and feline medicine. Both our practices are Silver Members of the ISFM Feline Friendly Practice scheme, and are passionate about providing tailored care to our feline patients.

We work a 4 day week, and a 1 in 4 Saturday morning rota. We support our OOH service by providing back up cover as the second vet 1 in 12 weeks and Saturday afternoons, meaning minimal OOH work. We are open to part time/job share applications and will also consider a fixed term contract. 

We will also offer you-

  • A very attractive salary commensurate on experience
  • A buy, sell holiday scheme (Up to 7 weeks holiday a year + Bank Holidays )
  • A generous CPD package including support and funding for certificates
  • A generous bonus scheme
  • Pet and retail discounts, subsidised gym membership, cycle to work incentives.

To make an application please 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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