Permanent Veterinary Clinical Director
Location
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Permanent Veterinary Clinical Director, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
- Are you a qualified or soon to be RCVS registered veterinary Surgeon?
- Are you looking to move into a Clinical Director role?
- Would you like a salary up to £70,000 commensurate to experience?
We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire for a Permanent Veterinary Clinical Director to join their team.
This is a full-time role offering a 40-hour week over a 5 day period. There are 1:4 weekends and the practice can consider a 4-day week and flexible working patterns along with job share. There are no OOH.
- Type: Veterinary Clinical Director
- Hours: Full time 4 or 5 Days per week
- TOIL: N/A
- OOH: None
- Computer System: Merlin
- Consultations: 15 Minutes
- Team: 4 Vets and 5 Nurses
- Up to £70,000 per annum pro rata commensurate to experience
The role
- They are looking for a confident who will manage and lead the team.
- The CD will be responsible for the high standard of veterinary care that the practice delivers to all patients and clients.
- The CD will work alongside the Practice Manager.
- The CD will coach and mentor other Vets.
- The role will involve clinical cases, consultations and surgeries and there is one dedicated surgery day each week.
- Ideally the CD would have a surgical bias.
- The vet would have clinical freedom and case continuity.
- Flexible working and rota patterns available to accommodate a good work / life balance. EG Rota to work around the school run / holidays /lifestyle.
- The CD will be responsible for providing a high standard of veterinary care and customer service.
- The CD will be responsible to ensuring that there is excellent communication between themselves and the team and with clients.
About them:
- Purpose built located in a rural area of Aberdeenshire.
- They pride themselves on being a forward-thinking practice and they encourage all team members to develop their own special interests.
- They are an RCVS accredited training practice.
- The practice is fully equipped offering a wide range of diagnostics and veterinary services including dental x-ray, Idexx, Endoscopy, Orthopaedic kit for fracture repairs and cruciate, ultrasound and therapeutic laser.
- They have a supportive team of 6 Vets and 6 Nurses along with a reception and administration team. They have two certificate holding Vets.
- They have a great local reputation and pride themselves on the communication in terms of client care that they provide.
- The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.
Team culture:
- They pride themselves on the supporting work environment and ensure that all team members are able to develop areas of special interests.
- 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
- They are looking for a CD who is driven and ambitious and has the confidence to help drive the practice forward.
- The CD will be experienced and enjoy coaching and mentoring others.
- The CD will be confident in all areas of 1 st opinion work.
- The CD will be a team player, with good interpersonal skills and be able to establish strong working relationships.
- The CD will have excellent communications skills and a compassionate attitude along with excellent client facing skills.
- The CD will always maintain a high standard of clinical care and always willing to go that extra mile for patients.
Package
- Salary: Up to £70,000 pro rata commensurate to experience
- Holidays: 7.6 weeks annual leave incl bank holidays increasing with service and birthday off
- CPD: £1500 allowance with 40 hours paid
- 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
- Family friendly policies
- Company sick pay
- Pay reviews
- 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.
Please quote job reference: 37757
T: 0333 014 7374
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- Salary: Up to £70,000 pro rata commensurate to experience
- Holidays: 7.6 weeks annual leave incl bank holidays increasing with service and birthday off
- CPD: £1500 allowance with 40 hours paid
- 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
- Family friendly policies
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