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Small Animal Vet - Elgin

Employer
CVS (UK) Limited
Location
Scotland
Salary
Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
Closing date
9 Jun 2021

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Job Details

We have a great opportunity for a Small Animal Vet to join our team at Miller & Swann, based in Elgin, Scotland. Elgin is a beauty spot surrounded by spectacular beaches, mountains and huge forests. It is also blessed with a microclimate that is as dry as Cornwall, so blue skies and sunshine is the norm making it the ideal place for people who love the outdoors. Just an hour away, is the Cairngorm Mountain Range which hosts two ski resorts and all the mountaineering you need! Inverness airport is just 45 min away which makes it easy to fly to your CPD but also be aware, you will have a lot of family and friends who will want to visit for a holiday every year!

Miller and Swann Veterinary Surgeons is a 5 Vet 100% small animal practice. We are supported by 4 highly experienced Nurses, a Head Nurse and fantastic support staff, who all have a high standard of care. We like to encourage anyone with veterinary specialities/interests.

We are a well-equipped practice with a top of the range endoscope and bronchoscope, digital x-ray, dental x-ray processor, cautery, orthopaedic equipment including a Fusion TTA Kit with drills and Saw.

If you are keen to further develop your skills, we have access to Advanced Practitioners and collaborate with other CVS Veterinary practices nearby so that we can refer internally. This means we can support Veterinarians through their development whether it is a certificate or just becoming the best Veterinary Surgeon you can be.

We are looking for an experienced and positive forward-thinking vet surgeon to join our practice. From a 3.5 to 5 day week working 8:30am – 5pm and one night sole charge in four, where you consult until 7pm. One weekend in 4 on call, consulting Saturday 8:30am – 4pm, with 1.5 days off in lieu after. We can also consider part-time hours for the right candidate.

So if you fancy a change, want to live in a place like Elgin and want to continue to be a great Vet with a good caseload, we are the practice for you.

We are offering an attractive salary, commensurate with experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

  • Attractive bonus scheme
  • Funded, supported and encouraged CPD
  • 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
  • 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 chat please contact Bethan on 01343 552242 or Lisa on 07901 223 740 or to apply via our online portal please click Apply Now

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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