Clinical Lead vet Surgeon - Small Animal

IVC Evidensia; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in Airdrie is looking for an experienced Clinical Lead Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. The role focuses on guiding a passionate group of vets and ensuring high clinical standards in a growing and supportive environment. This position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and excellent work-life balance, along with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

6.8 weeks annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

£1250 CPD allowance

Company pension scheme

Discounted treatment for pets

Qualifications

• Experienced in small animal practice and keen on mentoring.
• Confident in leading cases with high clinical standards.

Responsibilities

• Guide a talented veterinary team during an exciting growth period.
• Shape clinical standards and mentor practitioners.

Skills

Strong clinical experience in small animal practice

Mentoring and supporting colleagues

Leading cases and maintaining high clinical standards

Team-focused mindset

Job description

Clinical Lead Veterinary Surgeon - Acres Veterinary Clinic, Airdrie (Lanarkshire, Scotland)

Salary: Up to £72,500 FTE DOE

Hours: 35 hours per week - 3 x 8-hour shifts and 1 x 10-hour shift, plus 1-in-5 Saturday mornings (09:00-12:00)

Location: Airdrie, Lanarkshire - just 12 miles from Glasgow and 35 miles from Edinburgh

Lead. Inspire. Grow.

Are you an experienced and motivated small animal vet ready to take the next step in your career? Acres Veterinary Clinic is seeking a Clinical Lead Veterinary Surgeon to guide our talented team through an exciting period of growth and transformation.

We’re a single-site, first-opinion small animal practice with a loyal client a strong community reputation. As a Clinical Lead, you’ll help shape the clinical standards, mentor and develop our fantastic team, and play a key role in driving our service and patient care forward.

Why Acres Veterinary Clinic?

• Exciting Future Ahead: We’re relocating in 2026 to a brand-new, purpose-built practice within a local retail park - three times larger than our current site, offering exceptional opportunities to expand our services and caseload.
• State-of-the-Art Facilities: The new clinic will feature high-spec equipment, including digital direct radiography, dental radiography, ultrasound, in-house laboratory, and tonometry - with future investment in endoscopy planned.
• Supportive & Skilled Team: You’ll be joining a friendly, experienced team of 6 vets, 5 RVNs, and 9 support staff, in a RCVS GP-accredited training practice.
• Strong Leadership Opportunity: This is an ideal role for a vet who enjoys mentoring, clinical decision-making, and helping shape the future of a well-established practice.

What We Offer

35-hour working week with a healthy work-life balance, no on-call or out-of-hours, opportunities for clinical and leadership development, support for further qualifications and CPD, collaborative and inclusive working culture.

We’re looking for a vet who:

• Has strong clinical experience in small animal practice, enjoys mentoring and supporting colleagues.
• Is confident in leading cases and maintaining high clinical standards.
• Brought enthusiasm, approachability, and a team-focused mindset.

If you’re ready to take the lead in a forward-thinking practice with an exciting new chapter ahead, we’d love to hear from you.

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
• 6.8 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
• Wellbeing
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing
• Development
• £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme
• Professional Memberships
• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees
• Colleague Benefits
• Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well
• Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
• Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
• Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
• Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

Up to £75,000 FTE DOE