Practice Owner

About the Role

This Practice Owner opportunity is for an experienced veterinary professional who wants to run a practice with the support of an established brand behind them. The role offers clinical and operational autonomy, so the practice can be shaped around the owner’s vision, client relationships and team culture.

The new practice will be based in Wokingham, a sought-after market town in Berkshire, within an existing Pet Care Centre. The listing says the practice could be up and running within 6 to 12 months, with support available from the outset to help establish the business and build its reputation locally.

Jordan Hall MRCVS and Julie Clark are quoted in the listing describing the ownership model, which includes true clinical freedom and support for the wider business side of practice ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and lead the practice, with responsibility for both the clinical and operational direction.
• Define the clinical journey, client relationships and team culture.
• Work with the support teams to establish the new practice and help it grow.
• Build the practice’s client base and local reputation in Wokingham.
• Take charge of the business over time, including future profits and long-term asset growth.

Requirements

• Experience as a veterinary professional is required.
• A desire to run your own practice is central to the role.
• Applicants should be ready to take responsibility for both clinical and business leadership.

Benefits

• Flexible investment model, with £20,000 needed for sole ownership of a brand-new practice.
• If partnering with co-owner(s), the investment is split equally between owners.
• Remaining finance is borrowed through one of the partnered banks.
• Two-year repayment holiday on new practices.
• Salary from day one.
• Pension, life cover and income protection.
• Generous 28-day holiday package.
• 100% of future profits.
• Dividends paid twice annually once loans have been 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 opportunity is for Wokingham Vets, within the Vets for Pets ownership model. The practice is a brand-new small animal site planned inside an existing Pet Care Centre in Wokingham, Berkshire.

The listed space will include 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.