Practice Owner

Ashby-de-la-Zouch Vets; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life cover

Income protection

28-day holiday package

Job summary

Ashby-de-la-Zouch Vets invites experienced vets to take the leap into practice ownership with strong support to turn your dream into reality.

Our ownership model gives you clinical and operational autonomy, a salary from day one, and the potential to share future profits after loan repayments. We provide business support across recruitment, payroll, IT, marketing and HR to help you grow.

Qualifications

• The role requires you to own and operate a veterinary practice with autonomy in clinical and commercial decisions.
• Strong leadership and ability to build a collaborative team culture.
• Willingness to work with a partner network and utilize business support services.

Responsibilities

• Own and run a veterinary practice, defining clinical journey, client relationships and team culture.
• Utilise comprehensive business support for recruitment, payroll, IT, marketing and HR services.
• Grow the practice and build a valuable asset for the future, potentially with dividends after loans are repaid.

Job description

Have you dreamt of running your own practice but don't know where to begin? We're here to support you every step of the way. Your vision, our support.

Are you an experienced vet? We can help you realise your ambitions and reach your career goals. Our unique ownership model offers you something truly special.

By becoming an owner, this really is your practice, driven by your ambition, with the freedom to do things your way. You will have the clinical and operational autonomy to define your clinical journey, client relationships and team culture.

From the very beginning, we will provide the expert guidance, brand recognition and financial support you need to succeed. You will be part of a thriving community of fellow practitioners and business owners who are always happy to help each other and who even get together for social events when the calendars align!

“We are incredibly proud to call this ours, and we tell people this. The practice is our baby, and we run things our way.” Jordan Hall MRCVS, Joint Practice Owner

“We are not under any corporate direction on protocols, what to do medically or surgically, what medications to dispense or how to run the show. We have true clinical freedom. Without Vets for Pets, there’s no way I could own a veterinary practice.” Julie Clark, Practice Manager and Owner

Here is how the ownership model works:

Our practice ownership model is designed to make your dream a reality with a flexible investment approach. For sole ownership of a brand-new practice, you’ll need £20,000. If you choose to partner with a co-owner/s, the investment is equally split between you. You then borrow the remaining finance from one of our partnered banks. New practices also benefit from a two-year repayment holiday, allowing you to build your business before making loan repayments.

You - As the Practice Owner, you're in charge.

In addition to your benefits package, you will take a salary from day one. This allows you to focus on what you do best and help your practice to flourish. You earn 100% of the future profits, and once all loans have been repaid, you will then benefit from dividends, which are paid twice annually. You also benefit from the value your practice gains over time.

• pension
• life cover
• income protection
• a generous 28-day holiday package

Us – From the start, we’re there to help you establish your practice, grow strategically and build a valuable asset for your future. We provide comprehensive business support, from helping you recruitand manage your finances and payroll to providing dedicated IT, marketing and HR services. In return, we receive a share of the revenue. Our revenue share works on a sliding scale, depending on where you’re at in your journey, and is based on net turnover, never profit, as we always aim to help you maximise the profit your business earns.

The future – Things change, and when the time comes for youto move on to new adventures and exit the practice, youare entitled to 100% of the goodwill and asset value. You can sell your shares to a new practice owner, and the partnership team will support you to market your practice tofind a new buyer and help facilitate the sale.

“The model gives me both security and flexibility to work in the way that suits me. I take time off for holidays, festivals and the things I want to dobecause, as a business owner, I can. But more than that, when life happens, there is an extra layer of support. I suffered a sudden bereavement, and this model truly helped keep my business running through things like insurance to cover locum fees. I can’t stress how much of a relief that was.”

“Being a practice owner isn’t for everyone – it’s hard work. If you want to be your own boss – as I did – but also have support with the additional work that comes through actually being your own boss, then this is an excellent model.” Dr Leigh-Anne Brown, Practice Owner

A New Beginning

We’re excited to open our brand-new practice in Ashby de la Zouch, a charming market town in Leicestershire, conveniently located within easy reach of Leicester, Birmingham and Nottingham. The practice will be located within an existing Pet Care Centre, which is often the first stop for many new pet owners, as well as a stream of potential clients. This is an opportunity to establish yourself as part of the local communityand build your business, client base, and reputation – all with the help of our expert support teams.

We’ll work with you to transform the mezzanine space into the practice you need, including three consult rooms, a prep area and theatre, X-ray, pharmacy, laboratory, separate cat and dog wards and waiting areas, an isolation ward, office, and a fully branded reception area. And best of all, your practice could be up and running within around nine months!