Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Clinical Director - Dewsbury, West Yorkshire

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

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Dewsbury for a Permanent Veterinary Clinical Director to lead their team. This role is full time for 4 days per week with shifts between 8am and 6pm. There will be no weekends or OOH work.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 4 days per week, shifts between 8am and 6pm
• Weekends: None
• OOH: None
• On call: None
• Computer system: Merlin
• Team: 1 vet, 1 nurse, 2 ACAs and support team including area manager

The role

• The roles a varied caseload as well as duties including mentoring the team, setting the clinics objectives and ensuring a high delivery of care is provided to all patients and clients.
• Clinical work will involve consultations and surgeries.
• The role will be split between both clinical and managerial duties.
• The practice welcome vets with various areas of special interest
• Certificates can be funded and supported.
• The practice can offer temporary accommodation for a relocation.
• The practice can offer a flexible working approach to fit around life commitments
• There is no OOH or weekend work currently with this role offering a great work-life balance
• 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:

• 1st opinion small animal practice - single site
• They are fully equipped with all the toys and have recently invested new equipment. Facilities include an in-house laboratory, digital x-ray, endoscope and ultrasound
• The practice are always looking to invest with additional kits and facilities that will enhance the team and services provided.
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.
• They have a team of 1 full time Vet, 1 Nurse, 2 Animal Care Assistants and 3 supporting staff. The practice is also supported by the Area Director and Manager.

Team culture:

• They have a supportive team culture in place where everyone encourages each other and ensure everyone's wellbeing is at the forefront
• 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

• They are looking for an experienced Vet who is confident in their medical and surgical skills.
• Previous leadership experience would be advantageous, however support and leadership skill learning can be provided.
• The Vet will be a team player, with good interpersonal skills and be able to establish strong working relationships
• 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

Package

• Salary: Up to £95,000 per annnum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 7.6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,250 with 40 hours paid
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Talk to the team regarding relocation packages, golden handshakes and sponsorships which are available for non-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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