Clinical Director

VetPartners; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Eastgate Veterinary Group as a Clinical Director, where you will lead a passionate team dedicated to providing exceptional veterinary care. This role involves overseeing multiple locations in a supportive environment, offering competitive salary and generous benefits, while working within a well-respected practice in a beautiful area.

Benefits

Generous CPD allowance

RCVS & VDS fees paid

6.6 weeks paid holiday

Health Shield for health treatments

Enhanced parental leave and pay

Discount on veterinary fees

Cycle to Work scheme

Company sick pay

Qualifications

• Must have RCVS accreditation.
• Experience in veterinary practice management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operations across three veterinary sites.
• Ensure high-quality care and support for team members.
• Manage and coordinate clinical care and client services.

Skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

RCVS accredited veterinarian qualification

Job description

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Clinical Director

Eastgate Veterinary Group, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Here at Eastgate Veterinary Group, we have a great opportunity to join our team as Clinical Director!

Would you like to help our practice grow and improve? We're looking for a Clinical Director committed to working positively and proactively with our fantastic team to help make Eastgate Vets the best we can be!

We are an RCVS accredited practice, with branches in Bury St Edmunds, Thetford and Mildenhall. This position would incorporate working across all 3 sites which are in great locations surrounded by beautiful countryside

At Eastgate Vets we strive to always do the best that we can for our team, our patients and our clients. We pride ourselves on providing a service where care and respect for pets and their owners, with a personal, friendly approach is key.

The Role:

Salary - £65,000 - £75,000 per annum depending on experience, plus you will be reimbursed with extra pay for out-of-hours work and second on-call weekend duties.

• Full-time - 4 days per week (40 hours)
• OOH rota- 1 in 10-12 weekends
• Weekday evenings - inpatient duties only, no client calls
• Weekends - Saturday 8.30am-5pm, Sunday 9am - 12pm, with a Friday off the week after

About us:

We are a long-established practice, with modern and well-equipped facilities. Our dedicated and skilled team of clinical and support colleagues work collaboratively to ensure our practice runs smoothly.

We hold regular clinical and branch meetings and encourage the whole team to come forward with ideas to improve our clinical practice and working environment.

We're proud to be supported by our Central Support Office at VetPartners, who enable us to invest in the practice and in our people. We actively support those who wish to pursue specific interests and gain certificates.

So, if you are keen to be an instrumental part of our collaborative and supportive environment, then we could be the practice for you.

As a practice we are passionate about helping not only our clients but our community as a whole. We are very proud of the fundraising work we have done for local and national charities

What our team say:

'I enjoy working at Eastgate because the whole team have made me feel welcome since day one. It is a joy to work with such a lovely group of people.'
- Veterinary Surgeon.

The Area:

Bury St Edmunds is known for its history, its beautiful outside spaces, it's great mix of independent & high street favourite shops and for being Suffolk's Foodie Capital with its fantastic eateries.

We are in a great position for getting into London, plus Cambridge and Norwich are under an hour away by car. There are good rail links to the rest of the UK and Stansted and Southend airports are both in easy reach.

Our excellent range of benefits includes:

• Generous £1750 CPD allowance (plus 4 days), although will consider over this level
• RCVS & VDS fees paid plus one professional membership of your choice (eg BVA/BSAVA etc)
• 6.6 weeks paid holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Health Shield - wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments, from dentistry to sports massage
• Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave, and surrogacy pay
• Generous discount on veterinary fees
• My Benefits - various discounts including retail & gym memberships
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Company sick pay
• Annual pay reviews
• Focus on employee wellbeing

If you're interested in learning more, if you'd like to come and meet us, or just fancy an informal chat about we could offer each other please email:

[e-mail] (Business Development Director for the area)

We look forward to hearing from you.

We are committed to providing a fair recruitment process with equality of opportunity for all, and our vacancies are open to those from all backgrounds.