Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Clinical Director - Cwmbran, Wales

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you looking for a role that offers a great work-life balance?
• Looking to take your next career step into a Clinical Director role?
• Would you like a salary of up to £80,000 per annum commensurate to experience?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Cwmbran, Wales for a Permanent Veterinary Clinical Director to join their team on a full or part time basis. The full time hours will be 40 hours per week over 4 days with 1 in 4 Saturdays. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

Key details

• Type: Small animal Clinical Director
• Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week over 4 days
• Weekends: 1 in 4 Saturdays, 9am to 1pm
• TOIL: N/A
• OOH: None
• On call: None
• Computer system: Merlin
• Consultations: 15 minutes

The role

• The Clinical Director will be responsible for leading the practice on a day to day basis.
• Day to day duties include being the clinical lead for the practice as well as conducting consultations with clients and also performing surgeries.
• The CD will be responsible for dealing with any clinical complaints.
• The CD will manage the Veterinary rotas.
• The CD will work closely with the Practice Manage and the Head Nurse to ensure the smooth day to day running of the practice.
• The role offers the right candidate the opportunity to streer the practice forward.
• The role involves a mixture of surgery and consultations
• Working alongside a team of 5 Vets, 5 Nurses, 2 SVNs, practice manager ( RVN) and reception team
• The role offers the Vet the opportunity to focus on areas of special interest
• The role offers flexible working pattern and shifts to suit a good work / life balance - EG to work around school pick up. They are in a position to offer full time, part time or flexi time hours that suit
• 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:

• Established small animal practice
• Longstanding Veterinary team
• They have been operating for many years now and boast a fantastic local reputation
• Offers a good work / life balance with a supportive team and regular social outings
• They are a modern practice offering a wide range of veterinary services with facilities including in house lab (IDEXX), Digital X-Ray, dental machines and ultrasound
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.

Team culture:

• They pride themselves on providing a positive team culture and supporting each other.
• 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 demonstrate leadership qualities and lead by example.
• The CD will enjoy mentoring and sharing knowledge with others.
• The Vet will be a team player, with good interpersonal skills and be able to establish strong working relationships.
• The Vet will need to have a good sense of humour
• The vet will have excellent communications skills and a compassionate attitude along with excellent client facing skills
• The Vet will always maintain a high standard of clinical care and always willing to go that extra mile for patients

Package

• Salary: Up to £80,000, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 7.6 weeks annual leave, increasing with service and birthday off
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,500 with 40 hours paid
• 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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