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Small Animal Vet - Whaley Bridge

Employer
CVS (UK) Limited
Location
High Peak, Derbyshire
Salary
Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
Closing date
2 Jul 2021

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Job Details

At Knox & Devlin Veterinary Surgeons, we have a great opportunity for an experienced Small Animal Vet to join our friendly and supportive team.  The practice is in a fantastic rural location in the Peak District, yet offers easy links to Manchester and other urban areas.

We are a 5 Vet practice and equipped to provide a high standard of clinical care. We have three separate consulting rooms, an in-house laboratory, digital X-ray, ultrasonography, separate dog/cat and isolation wards. You will be joining an experienced team, who are passionate about animal care and where professional development is fully encouraged and supported.

You will have access to a varied caseload with the opportunity to work cases up and will be instrumental in ensuring that our high quality of client care is maintained.

You will work a 40-hour week, including 1 in 5 Saturdays - there are no on-call duties.  Part time hours may also be considered.  

In return, we will offer you (pro rata if part time):

  • Attractive salary and bonus scheme
  • Up to 7 weeks holiday per year plus Bank Holidays (with our buy & sell holiday scheme)
  • The opportunity to work with and be mentored by esteemed colleagues
  • Industry leading enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption benefit
  • RCVS and VDS fees paid
  • Fully funded CPD
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Pension scheme
  • Staff discount scheme
  • Relocation packages available
  • Access to a range of flexible benefits to suit you – such as subsidised gym membership, Perkbox and much more...

To arrange an informal chat about this position, please text or call Laura on 0788 037 4377 or to submit an online application, click Apply Now and upload your CV and covering letter

Veterinary Surgeon / Small Animal Vet / Full Time / Part Time / Derbyshire

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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