Clinical Director

Linnaeus; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Clinical Director to lead a highly respected veterinary practice. In this exciting role, you will manage clinical activities and financial performance while fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration. You will work with a dedicated team of veterinary professionals, ensuring the best outcomes for patients and clients. This opportunity offers a supportive environment with a focus on professional development and a commitment to the highest standards of care. If you are ready to take on a new challenge and make a difference in the lives of pets and their owners, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave

RCVS & VDS fees paid

External CPD funded

Extensive free online CPD program

Career progression opportunities

Staff discount schemes

Life Assurance

Enhanced sickness pay

Enhanced equal family leave

E-car salary sacrifice scheme

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a veterinary setting.
• Strong communication skills for team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical activities and financial performance.
• Lead a team of veterinary professionals and ensure quality care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication Skills

Clinical Management

Veterinary Medicine

Education

Veterinary Degree

Further Qualifications in Veterinary Medicine

Job description

If you are a current Linnaeus Associate, you will need to apply internally. In order to do this, please contact our Talent Acquisition team (details can be found via The Link) and someone will be in touch to discuss and progress your application.

Job Title: Clinical Director

Salary: Up to £85,000 per annum (D.O.E)

Location: Moor Cottage Veterinary Practice, Berkshire

Job Type: Permanent. Full-time

Hours: 40 hours per week over 4 or 5 days, 1:6 Saturdays (8:30am-16:30pm) No OOH.

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about leading a highly respected and long-established practice?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Clinical Director to join our friendly and supportive team here at Moor Cottage.

Role and Responsibilities

You will be responsible for the management and delivery of the clinical activities and financial performance within your business in conjunction with your Head of Region and central support teams. You will have a passion for delivering the best possible service, support, and outcomes for patients, clients, and colleagues, and the wider Linnaeus group. You will help shape your business's team, leading by example via excellent communication skills, ensuring smooth working relationships between your teams, central support, and other group practices. You will ensure that excellent quality improvement and education, as well as Associate fulfilment and engagement, are an integral part of your practice outputs, alongside a culture of being committed to excellence in all that is done.

You will be working alongside our fantastic team of 6 Vets, 10 RVNs, 2 SVNs, 2 PCAs, and a wonderful support and client care team. Our team has a wide range of interests including internal medicine, surgery, fear-free approaches, and feline medicine. We have an Advanced Practitioner in Feline Medicine, vets currently studying towards certificates, with one RVN studying for an Exotic certificate and one RVN with a Feline Nursing certificate. Further qualifications and study are very much encouraged across the team. We also have a visiting orthopaedic vet enabling us to keep cases in-house.

If you have a growth mindset, enjoy collaboration, work to high standards, and are looking to progress in your career, then this job is for you!!!

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
• RCVS & VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme
• Wellness program including:
  • Employee assistance program
  • Eyecare voucher scheme
  • Free annual Flu jab
  • Cycle to work scheme

About Us

For over 50 years, Moor Cottage has been serving the local community of Binfield, Bracknell, by providing quality care for small animals. Being RCVS accredited allows us to continue to offer the highest quality of clinical care and service, with the combination of excellent staff training and hi-tech equipment and facilities. We believe in excellence, clinical freedom, and most importantly we want to create a better world for pets.

Our excellent facilities include a separate building dedicated to cats only, laparoscopy, endoscopy, dental suite with radiography, and digital X-rays. In addition to cats, dogs, and rabbits, we also look after many other small mammals including guinea pigs, hamsters, rats, mice, gerbils, chinchillas, tortoises, and birds.

Moor Cottage Veterinary Practice is proud to work at special charity rates with several local charities and organisations in Bracknell, Wokingham, and the surrounding areas to help support the good work that they do. We also regularly visit local schools and nurseries to talk about the work of vets and vet nurses.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

To apply, please complete the quick application form below. Alternatively, for more information, please contact [e-mail]

We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars.

Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family-owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people.

Why Linnaeus?

- We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets

- We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets, and the planet

- We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing - valuing equity, diversity, and inclusion

- We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one.

We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the 'Apply' button or for more information or please reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]