Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Clinical Director - Aberlour, Banffshire

• Are you a qualified or soon to be RCVS registered veterinary Surgeon?
• Are you looking to take the next step into a Clinical Director role?

Would you like

• A salary up to £85,000 pro rata per annum commensurate to experience?

We are recruiting on behalf of a mixed animal practice in Aberlour, Banffshire for a Veterinary Clinical Director to join and lead their team.

This is a mixed animal practice who are offering a full time position working Monday - Friday. There is a shared OOH rota.

The position offers flexible working patterns and hours to suit the candidate and a good work / life balance.

Relocation support can be provided with this role.

Key details

• Type: Permanent Mixed Animal Veterinary Clinical Director.
• Hours: Full time Monday - Friday
• Weekends: Yes on a shared rota
• TOIL: N/A
• OOH: Yes shared OOH rota
• On call: None
• Computer System: Merlin
• Consultations: 15 Minutes
• Team: 9 Vets and 5 RVNs, support team and practice manager at each site.
• Salary: Up to £85,000 pro rata per annum commensurate to experience

The role

• Mixed Animal Vet role - large animal bias would be an advantage.
• Full time role working 40 hours per week Monday - Friday with a shared weekend and OOH rota.
• During OOH there are always two Vets on call to provide support. Nurses triage phone calls.
• The practice has a varied caseload with a 70% small animal, 15% farm animal and 15% equine.
• The Clinical Director will be responsible for leasing the practice and ensuring that a high standard of care is given each day to all patients and clients.
• The Clinical Director will be involved in running both the clinical and non clinical aspects of the practice.
• Areas of specialism will be encouraged and supported so the CD will have a chance to continue to develop their skills.
• The CD will be supported by area managers and Directors.
• Flexible working and rota patterns available to accommodate a good work / life balance. EG Rota to work around the school run / holidays /lifestyle.
• The Vet will be responsible for providing a high standard of veterinary care and customer service.
• The Vet will be responsible to ensuring that there is excellent communication between themselves and the team and with clients.

Key Attributes required for the role:

• The CD will be able to mentor and coach less experienced team members.
• They will have solid clinical skills.
• They will have excellent communication skills.
• They will be committed to following bets practice policies.
• Leadership and or management knowledge.

About them:

• Established Small, Farm and Equine Practice. Two branches - one large animal base and one small animal.
• Both of the sites are equipped with facilities including Digital X-ray, haematology and imaging etc. On the Equine side that have an advanced digital x-ray and video endoscope.
• They pride themselves in offering a progressive forward thinking approach with the health planning on the farm animal side and work closely with their farmers.
• They have a large team of 9 Vets and 5 Nurses and a practice manager at each site.
• They support personal development with a generous CPD allowance and encourage and support certificates and additional training.
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.

Team culture:

• They offer a support open door management culture where everyone's voice is heard and everyone is happy to chip in where needed.
• They have a positive and supportive culture in place and they regularly have clinical discussions.
• The team work together to support one another and enable each other to achieve goals and continue to develop their clinical skills and knowledge.
• They understand the difficulties that the vet industry can face, and they ensure that each member of staff support each other and strive each day to provide a positive and encouraging work environment.

Who are they looking for

• Ideally the CD would have some level of management experience previously however the role would suit an experienced Vet who is looking to take a step up in their career.
• The CD will lead by example and be able to inspire, coach and motivate others.
• The Vet will be a team player.
• The vet will have excellent communications skills and a compassionate attitude along with excellent client facing skills.
• The Vet will be able to organise their own time well and remain calm under pressure.

Package

• Salary: Up to £85,000 pro rata per annum commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays increasing with service and birthday off
• CPD: £1,250 allowance with time off to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Talk to the team regarding - Relocation Packages - Golden Handshakes and Sponsorship which are available for none UK nationals with RCVS registration in place
• Medical insurance
• Certificates supported
• Workplace pension
• Family friendly policies
• Company sick pay
• Pay reviews
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Ongoing learning and development platforms available
• Career progression opportunities
• Cycle to Work Scheme

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?

CLICK APPLY NOW or if you have any pre-application questions or if this role is not quite right for you, please contact the Vet Seekers team (details below) to discuss your veterinary career aspirations further.

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