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New Graduate Small Animal Vet - Caversham

Employer
CVS (UK) Limited
Location
Caversham, Reading
Salary
Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
Closing date
23 May 2021

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

Job Details

New Graduate Vet – Oakley Veterinary Clinic and Sonning Common Vets – part of the Active Vetcare Group

Here at Active Vet Care we have an exciting opportunity for a new graduate Vet to join our team working between our Oakley and Sonning Common branches.  We are a supportive and experienced team working with 4.5 Vets including a certificate holder in Ophthalmology and two further members working towards their certificates in Cardiology and Internal medicine. We also have a very awesome Nursing team including Patient Care Assistants.

With up to date facilities we are proud to boast about our practice which includes doppler ultrasound for echocardiography, digital x-ray, dental x-ray, multi-parameter monitoring equipment, bronchoscope and ability to perform basic orthopaedic procedures. So you will have all the equipment you need to provide the best care possible to your patients.

Your new role will be full-time, working on average a 4-day week with no out-of-hours and 1 in 4 Saturday mornings (until 1pm).  

So why live in Berkshire? Well we have a variety of places to explore such as The Living Rainforest in Newbury, Windsor Castle or even a day out on the boats. Oakley Veterinary Clinic is located in Caversham, walking distance from Reading train station and near to the Oracle shopping Centre. We are lucky to have nearby fields and countryside to enjoy walks during your lunch breaks and free time.  Our Sonning Common Practice is a short drive from our Oakley branch situated in the middle of Sonning Common Village with a team of receptionists and two Nurses. 


Your benefits will include:

  • Starting salary of £31000.00 which increases to £33500.00 at the end of year 1 and £36500.00 at the end of year 2
  • Enrolment onto our new graduate programme
  • Summer Camp
  • No financial tie in
  • Up to 7 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays with our Buy, Sell Holiday Scheme
  • Generous CPD
  • RCVS and VDS fees paid
  • Perkbox
  • Cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership and much much more!

If you would like to visit the practice or have an informal chat please contact our Recruitment team or call the practice.

Alternatively 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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