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Small Animal Vet - Barnard Castle

Employer
CVS (UK) Limited
Location
Barnard Castle, Durham
Salary
Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
Closing date
6 Jun 2021

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Job Details

Are you an experienced Small Animal Vet looking for a new challenge?  Are you passionate about providing a progressive veterinary service?

If the answer is yes to any of the above then we have the role for you…

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Small Animal Vet to join Castle Veterinary Surgeons working at both our Barnard Castle and St Helens practices.

The main surgery at Barnard Castle is in a lovely rural market town, however, close to good transport links and the cities of Durham and Newcastle. The Lake District is easily visited via a very scenic trip over the A66. We have a team of 8 very experienced vets supported by 6 RVN's and 4 PCA's

We require someone to work 4 days per week plus a share of the weekend rota, but no overnight OOH.

​In your role, some of the benefits you will receive include:

  • Competitive Salary plus bonus scheme
  • Fully funded CPD
  • RCVS and VDS fees paid
  • Up to 7 weeks holiday + Bank Holidays (with our Buy and Sell Holiday Scheme)
  • Pension scheme
  • Sharesave scheme
  • Recommend a Friend scheme
  • Staff discount
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay
  • Employee Assistance Programme - our people are our strongest asset

Interested? If you would like to find out more please text/call Laura on 07880 374377 or to submit an online application please click Apply Now and include your CV and covering letter

Vet / Veterinary Surgeon / Small Animal Vet

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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