Head Veterinary Surgeon

The Pet Vet; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly payments

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Income protection

Electric car scheme

Staff discounts

CPD allowance

25 holidays

Leadership training

Job summary

The Pet Vet Lincoln is seeking a Head Vet to lead our fabulous team, drive clinical standards, and upskill colleagues to achieve centre of clinical excellence.

The Head Vet will be a key member of the surgery’s management team, delivering evidence-based care, mentoring staff, and implementing strategic vision.

The role offers a four-day week, 1:4 weekends, no fixed OOH, but on-call for overnight inpatients. Salary negotiable based on experience.

Qualifications

• High level of clinical expertise and passion for outstanding care.
• Ability to lead, coach and inspire a veterinary team.
• Strategic thinking with a vision for continuous improvement of services.

Responsibilities

• Lead and advance clinical standards across the practice.
• Support, mentor and develop team members to deliver gold-standard care.
• Coordinate with management on strategic plans and service enhancements.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical expertise

Coaching

Team management

Job description

We're on the lookout for a Head Vet to lead our fabulous team at The Pet Vet Lincoln! This is a fantastic opportunity to spearhead the continuous improvement of our clinical standards and services and to upskill colleagues to support us in our aim of being a centre of clinical excellence.

Our new Head Vet will be a key member of our surgery’s management team. We're looking for someone with a high level of clinical expertise who is passionate about delivering outstanding care. Our ideal candidate will be comfortable in a leadership role with the drive and passion to deliver against a strategic vision, coaching and inspiring our team to consistently deliver gold standard, evidence-based care.

Our Vet salaries can be negotiable, depending on experience. The required working pattern is 4 days a week with 1:4 weekends. No OOH but we do need our Head Vet to be on call if they have any overnight inpatients.

Benefits:

To attract and retain the best in the business, we offer a great range of benefits, including:

• Quarterly recognition payments
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• Income protection
• Electric car scheme
• Boost employee benefits and discounts
• Help at Hand for health and wellbeing
• Funded memberships
• Surgery discounts
• CPD allowance
• 25 holidays a year plus bank holidays
• Internal leadership training

A little more about us at The Pet Vet Lincoln

You'll get to work in our purpose-built, modern veterinary practice with the most fantastic facilities and a team who are all passionate about providing the very best care to all animals, day and night. Our Lincoln practice is the newest in our group, and it's packed with the latest tech to support our teams in doing what they do best.

Our colleagues have a broad range of specialities and many of our team are working towards certificates to enhance their clinical skills and the services we’re able to provide.

Our Lincoln team are a really friendly bunch. Check us out on Facebook! We're constantly getting up to all sorts, from appearing on TV (Dog's Behaving Very Badly) to setting up a group-wide fundraising initiative to walk the equivalent distance between the UK and Ukraine.

Being part of The Pet Vet family

We're part of the UK's largest, independent, family-owned veterinary group with a nationwide presence. We offer exceptional care in the local communities we serve, helping pets to live long, happy and healthy lives with their families.

Our state-of-the-art surgeries are purpose-built, light and spacious and equipped with the latest technology. We're committed to creating an environment that offers exceptional clinical care and where our colleagues love to work, our patients are calm and our customers feel assured.

We're continually investing in developing our growing team and there's never been a better time to join us!