Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Clinical Director - Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you looking to move into a clinical director role in Buckinghamshire?

Are you looking for...

• A great salary of up to £72,000?
• No OOH work?
• A 4-day week?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire for a Permanent Veterinary Clinical Director to join their team, working alongside another Clinical Director managing a 4-site practice.

The Clinical Director will be responsible for the clinical care and the team across the sites and ensure high standards are met along with implementing policies and driving clinical excellence.

The role is full time is 4 days per week, along with weekends on a rota. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 4 days per week
• Weekends: On a rota
• OOH: None
• Computer system: Merlin
• Consultations: 15 minutes
• Team: 9 vets, 5 RVNs, support team and practice manager at each site

The role

• The Clinical Director will be responsible for the clinical care and the team across the sites and ensure high standards are met along with implementing policies and driving clinical excellence.
• The Clinical Director will also hold team meetings, 1-to-1s with the senior team.
• Areas of special interest are encouraged and supported.
• Flexible working and rota patterns available to accommodate a good work-life balance, e.g. rota to work around the school run, holidays and 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.

About them:

• Large 1st opinion small animal practice - 4 sites
• RCVS accredited
• Large highly experienced team with certificate holders in Ophthalmology, Physiotherapy, Dentistry, ECC, Orthopaedics, small animal medicine, feline medicine and dermatology
• Fantastic location surrounded by the country, parks, woods and golf clubs
• Commutable to London
• They are fully equipped with all the toys including endoscope, laparoscopic bitch spays, Ultrasound, Digital Radiography and an inhouse laboratory
• The branch is located close to local amenities and transport links
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.

Team culture:

• The team regularly have social outings together and have a strong focus on wellbeing within the practice.
• 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.

About you

• The Vet will be experienced and confident in all areas clinically. They will demonstrate leadership and management qualities and be looking to continue to drive the practice forward.
• 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 £72,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 7.2 weeks annual leave, increasing with service and birthday off
• CPD: Geneorus allowance of £1,200 with 40 hours to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• 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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