Practice Owner

About the Role

This Practice Owner opportunity with Vets for Pets is built for an experienced veterinary professional who wants to run their own practice with support behind them. You will have clinical and operational autonomy, with the freedom to shape your clinical approach, client relationships and team culture.

The ownership model includes financial backing, brand recognition and business support from the outset. Clitheroe is described as a picturesque market town in the Ribble Valley, with surrounding countryside and access to Manchester, Preston and the Lake District.

The new practice will sit within an existing Pet Care Centre and is planned as a single-floor 1,400 sq. ft space, with 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. The advert says the practice could be up and running within 6 to 12 months.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead your own practice as the owner, with responsibility for the direction of the business.
• Define your clinical journey, client relationships and team culture.
• Work with the support teams to establish and grow the practice.
• Recruit, manage finances and payroll, with dedicated IT, marketing and HR support provided.
• Build the practice, client base and reputation within the local community.

Requirements

• You need to be an experienced veterinary professional.
• This opportunity is aimed at someone ready to take on practice ownership.
• For sole ownership of a brand new practice, the advert states an investment of £20,000 is required.
• If partnering with co-owners, the investment is split equally between owners.

Benefits

• Salary from day one.
• Pension.
• Life cover.
• Income protection.
• 28 days holiday.
• 100% of future profits.
• Dividends paid twice annually once loans are repaid.
• Value growth in the practice over time.
• Expert guidance, brand recognition and financial support.
• Dedicated business support, including help with recruitment, finances, payroll, IT, marketing and HR.
• Two-year repayment holiday for new practices.

About the Practice

The role is with Clitheroe Vets, working under the Vets for Pets ownership model. The advert presents the practice as a brand new opening in Clitheroe, Lancashire, within an existing Pet Care Centre.

It is positioned as a practice owners community model, with support from fellow practitioners and business owners as well as the wider partnership team. The listing also highlights clinical freedom, with no corporate direction on protocols, medical or surgical decisions, dispensing or day-to-day running of the practice.