We have an opportunity for a Clinical Director to join a small animal practice in Southampton, which has been operating since 1986. This practice is in an excellent location, close to the New Forest, where you can enjoy walking and cycling in your time off.

The practice is looking for a vet who has management experience, knowledge of veterinary finance, good experience gained in a small animal practice, excellent communication skills in order to inform and support clients, competent in routine surgeries and the ability to create evidence-based treatment plans. This role will involve acting in the role of clinical lead, consulting, operating and handling clinical complaints.

The role will be full time between 08:30 and 19:00 with 1hr lunch. There will be no weekends, OOH work or on-call duties.

Key details:

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, Monday to Friday, between 08:30 and 19:00 with 1hr lunch. May consider 4 days.
• Weekends: None
• OOH: None
• On-call: None
• Sole charge: Some
• Branch work: N/A
• Consultations: 15 minutes
• Team: Highly experience vet, nursing and support staff team

About them:

• Large supportive team
• Offers a fantastic work-life balance
• Offers clinical freedom to a vet
• Offers modern veterinary services, diagnostics, and facilities to small animals
• Large loyal client base
• Comprises of a highly skilled veterinary team with various expertise and areas of special interest.
• Can provide ongoing training and development where required
• Excellent reputation within the community

About you:

• Ideally you will have a good understanding of financial aspects of running a veterinary clinic including but not limited to profit and loss, budgets, and stock
• Management experience in similar role within the industry
• You will be comfortable in all routine surgeries and consultations
• You will always deliver and be committed to providing a high standard of clinical care
• You will have an enthusiastic and caring attitude
• Youi will have strong communication skills and organisational skills
• You will work well under pressure with a calm and confident manner
• You will have excellent people management skills
• A kind and empathetic attitude is essential
• You will be ambitious looking to study towards a certificate or be a certificate holding surgeon looking to progress further
• You will be a team player
• Areas of special interest would be an advantage
• You will want to be at the forefront of the practice help growing and developing the services and facilities provided.
• You will have excellent customer facing skills
• You will work well within the team alongside other veterinary specialists and clinicians
• You will be a passionate and motivated veterinary surgeon with a genuine interest for animal welfare

Facilities:

The practice offers a wide range of modern veterinary services along with state-of-the-art technology and diagnostic equipment, including:

• Vaccinations
• Microchipping
• Neutering
• Dentistry
• Endoscopy
• Digital radiography
• Ultrasound
• In-house laboratory
• Nurse clinics
• Operating theatres

Package:

• Salary: up to 70,000, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 7.6 weeks increasing with service
• Relocation allowance up to 5000
• Birthday as paid day off
• CPD: 1200 with 5 days paid
• Learning and development opportunities via the corporate Academy
• Vets get 1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Certificates supported
• Memberships: Professional fees paid
• Workplace pension scheme - 5% Employee / 3% Employer
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Private medical insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Retailer discounts

Must haves:

RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be

Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom

Have excellent verbal and written communication skills

What happens next?

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