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New Graduate 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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Knox & Devlin Veterinary Surgeons - 2021 New Graduate Programme - Small Animal Vet

Are you looking for a complete graduate programme, designed by experienced vets, which will fully support you in your first years in practice? Have an interest in Small Animals?

Knox & Devlin Veterinary Surgeons, based in High Peak, Derbyshire are looking forward to welcoming a new vet to join their extremely friendly and supportive team.

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.

As well as enjoying our modern facilities, well equipped practice and a busy varied caseload, you will have access to a range of benefits and our tailor made New Graduate programme offering you the right support network in practice by ensuring you have an experienced clinical mentor working alongside you in your practice. In addition, you will attend dedicated Continued Professional Development (CPD) days, supporting the development of your clinical skills and non-clinical skills, including self-leadership, teamwork, wellbeing, resilience and business, whilst also providing the opportunity for you to share experiences with fellow graduates.

These are just some of the benefits of the programme:

  • 3 paid weeks for summer camp before starting in practice
  • Salary of £31,000 which increases to £33,500 at the end of year 1 and £36,500 at the end of year 2
  • No financial tie-in beyond completion of the programme
  • Paid professional memberships (RCVS & VDS)
  • Up to 7 weeks annual leave with our buy & sell holiday scheme, plus Bank Holidays
  • 10 CPD days a year covering both clinical and non-clinical skills and tailored to your clinical role, whether it be dedicated small animal, farm animal or mixed practice
  • A committed and trained clinical buddy working alongside you in practice, with regular meetings to support your transition from student to qualified vet
  • Workplace pension scheme
  • Discounted pet treatments
  • Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 365 days a year helpline to support you and your immediate family when you need it the most
  • Performance bonus scheme
  • Opportunity to enrol onto the country's first Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Veterinary) degree programme in conjunction with Nottingham Vet School – providing you with both a masters qualification and CertAVP
  • Internal transfers – with a network of over 500 practices we can support you should you need to relocate
  • Recommend a Friend: Financial bonus up to £1000!

This is what to do now - To make an informal enquiry please text Laura (Recruitment) on 0788 037 4377 or to apply straight away, please click Apply Now and upload your CV through our online portal where someone will contact you to help you with your application.

Vet / Veterinary Surgeon / Grad / New Graduate 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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