Clinical Director - Small Animal

British Veterinary Association; Woking; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An exceptional opportunity awaits for an experienced Clinical Director at a progressive veterinary practice in Woking. This role offers a perfect blend of clinical and leadership responsibilities, allowing you to lead a dedicated team while ensuring the highest standards of care for patients. With a focus on work-life balance, enjoy a flexible rota and generous annual leave. Join a supportive environment that values mental well-being and professional development, where your contributions will make a significant impact on the community and the practice's success. If you are passionate about veterinary medicine and leadership, this is the role for you.

Benefits

7.6 weeks annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

CPD allowance of £1250

Company pension scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounted treatment for pets

Voluntary benefits options

Qualifications

• Experienced leader in veterinary medicine with a focus on clinical and non-clinical roles.
• Strong background in team management and operational oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of veterinary professionals ensuring high standards of patient care.
• Oversee clinical operations and support staff development.

Skills

Veterinary Medicine

Team Leadership

Clinical Operations Management

Mentoring and Coaching

Education

Veterinary Degree

Tools

Dental Radiography

Ultrasound Scanners

Anaesthetic Multiparameter Equipment

Job description

Step into a Leadership Role

Are you an experienced leader in veterinary medicine? A unique opportunity has arisen for a full-time Clinical Director at Lynton Vets. You will be based at Woking with travel across the other 2 sites.

The role will typically be a split of - 65% clinical, 35% non clinical.

Lead, Innovate, Inspire - Join Us

As the Clinical Director, you will lead our dedicated team, ensuring the highest standards of care for our patients while fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.

Overseeing clinical operations and team management of the vets in practice, implementing best practice in veterinary medicine, support the development of staff, coaching and mentoring the junior vets in practice, working alongside the Practice Manager on the day to day running of the clinic as well as being involved in clinical benchmarking, financial performance and decision making for the business.

Clinical Responsibilities

Working across our three branches various 1st opinion caseloads including dentistry, soft tissue surgeries, elective surgeries, emergency surgeries as well as consults in practice.

Rota patterns that work for you

This is a Full-Time position, offering the opportunity to enjoy a superb work/life balance with a 4-day week, no out of hours, 2:6 weekends (Saturday shifts are from 8:00am-4:00pm and 9am to 12pm). We want to make it easy for you to strike the right balance therefore we are happy to discuss a flexible rota pattern to suit you. Whether you are looking to fix or flex or are needing condensed working days, we are happy to discuss. We would also welcome part time applicants.

Who we are

We are a long established, Small Animal Veterinary Group. As a progressive practice we recently relocated to our brand new, purpose-built practice in Woking, and continue to invest to refurbish and equip our other 2 practices to the same high standard.

The practice maintains state of the art clinical equipment such dental radiography, Virtual Veterinary equipment (VVS) ultrasound scanners, anaesthetic multiparameter and patient warming equipment. We also have a purpose-built grooming salon at our main site. We have a loyal client base and a gold standard reputation across the local community. We have great transport links to London and the beauty and history of Surrey on our doorstep ready to explore.

Join an exceptional team at Lynton Vets

Our 6 Veterinary Surgeons are supported by a great team of 8 Registered Veterinary Nurses, 4 Student Veterinary Nurses, 4 ANAs and experienced Receptionists across the Group. We have a family-like culture in practice and have embedded a truly supportive and encouraging ethos amongst the team. Each practice has an essential SOS chocolate station, and we are never short of cake with some excellent bakers across the group! Mental and physical well-being of the team is paramount to us.

Because our people matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -

Work-life balance

1. 7.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
2. Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing

1. Private Medical Insurance
2. Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
3. Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
4. Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing

Development

1. £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
2. Certificate support
3. Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
4. Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider
5. All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
6. All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
7. Infection Prevention and Control Programme
8. Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

1. BVA membership
2. VDS cover
3. RCVS fees

Colleague Benefits

1. Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well
2. Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
3. Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
4. Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
5. Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

At IVC Evidensia we are committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging. We are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

Lynton House Vets, Woking

12 Well Lane, Woking, GU21 4PA, United Kingdom

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Animals treated

Small animals

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