Practice Owner

About the Role

This Practice Owner opportunity is centred on a brand-new Vets for Pets practice in Haverfordwest, where you will have the freedom to shape the clinical journey, client relationships and team culture. The role is designed for an experienced veterinary professional who wants to run a practice with real autonomy, while still having support behind them.

The ownership model is set up to make that possible. For sole ownership of a brand-new practice, the investment is £20,000, with the option to split that equally with a co-owner. The remaining finance comes from partnered banks, and new practices benefit from a two-year repayment holiday. You will receive a salary from day one, along with a pension, life cover, income protection and a 28-day holiday package.

The practice will be located in Haverfordwest, a historic market town in Pembrokeshire, within an existing Pet Care Centre in Springfield Retail Park. The setting offers high visibility and footfall, with access to a local pet-owning community and the chance to build a business, client base and reputation with expert support in place.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead your own practice with clinical and operational autonomy.
• Shape the practice culture, client relationships and clinical direction.
• Build and develop the business, client base and local reputation.
• Work with support teams to recruit, manage finances, payroll and wider business functions.
• Help establish a new practice within the planned 1,400 sq. ft space.

Requirements

• You should be an experienced veterinary professional.
• You must be ready to take on practice ownership and the associated responsibilities.
• You should be comfortable working with business support and strategic input while running your own practice.

Benefits

• Salary from day one.
• Clinical and operational autonomy.
• Flexible ownership model with £20,000 required for sole ownership of a brand-new practice.
• Option to share the initial investment equally with a co-owner.
• Finance available through partnered banks.
• Two-year repayment holiday for new practices.
• Pension, life cover and income protection.
• 28-day holiday package.
• 100% of future profits once loans have been repaid.
• Dividends paid twice annually after loans are repaid.
• 100% of the goodwill and asset value when exiting the practice.
• Business support including recruitment, finance, payroll, IT, marketing and HR services.

About the Practice

The role sits within Vets for Pets, with the new practice opening in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. The listing describes it as a small animal practice and says it will be based within an existing Pet Care Centre in Springfield Retail Park.

The planned space is a single-floor 1,400 sq. ft site, with three consult rooms, a prep area and theatre, X-ray, pharmacy, laboratory, separate cat and dog wards and waiting areas, an isolation ward, an office and a fully branded reception area. The practice is expected to be ready within 6 to 12 months.