Lead Veterinary Surgeon

Medivet; Aberystwyth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in the UK is seeking a Lead Vet to deliver exceptional clinical care and mentor a skilled team. This role involves managing client expectations, ensuring high standards of compliance, and driving practice performance. Ideal candidates are RCVS registered with strong leadership and commercial skills. A relocation allowance of up to £5,000 is offered, along with comprehensive benefits including private medical insurance and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Paid CPD opportunities

Support for Tier 2 Visa sponsorship

Relocation allowance

Qualifications

• Demonstrated clinical leadership skills.
• Experience in delivering exceptional care to patients and clients.
• Understanding of how exceptional care improves client experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional clinical care during consultations and procedures.
• Provide clients with clear updates on patients.
• Mentor and develop your team for enhanced skills and effectiveness.

Skills

Clinical leadership skills

Exceptional care delivery

Commercial performance management

Coaching and influencing abilities

Education

RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon

Job description

Overview

Join Medivet Southgate, a place to grow and build something special, in a practice that feels like home. As a Lead Vet, you can bring your ideas and expertise to drive the practice forward and influence clinical direction.

We are a well established practice situated in North London with a friendly, experienced team and lovely clients who appreciate the care we provide to our patients. The practice has one consult room, theatre and prep, equipped with digital and dental x-ray, in‑house labs and basic ultrasound. You have the support from our fantastic nursing team and clinical operations, as well as access to our Enfield 24‑Hour Hospital nearby. We\'re a 15 minute walk to Southgate Underground for the Piccadilly Line, with direct access to Central London in 35 minutes. The local area has plenty of shops, places to eat and parks to enjoy during your lunch breaks.

This role offers a relocation allowance of up to £5,000.

Key Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance from day one.
• Health cash plan from day one (covering dental, physio and optical services) with 24/7 Private GP Service.
• Life Assurance 3 x salary.
• Access to 24‑hour counselling by phone or in person should you feel you need support.
• Quarterly Lead Vet Contribution Scheme with the potential to earn up to 20% on top of your salary.
• 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays rising to 6 weeks with length of service.
• An additional ‘Day for You’, a paid day’s leave for you to use as you wish.
• Clinical CPD: £1,500 per year plus 3 days’ paid leave.
• Internal CPD and access to Clinical Communities.
• Funded certificate opportunities.
• VDS, RCVS and BVA fees paid.
• Sabbatical based on length of service.
• Interest free Season Ticket Loan.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Discounts on Medivet products and services.
• Support for Certificates of Sponsorship for a Tier 2 (General) Visa and relocation support.

Role Accountabilities

Exceptional care is at the heart of everything we do at Medivet. That’s the care for our patients, our clients and for each other. We want to make a positive difference through every interaction we have.

In this role you will:

• Deliver exceptional clinical care to your patients during consultations and procedures.
• Provide exceptional care to your clients, giving clear updates on patients.
• Deliver professional excellence, observing the highest standards of regulatory, practice and operational compliance.
• Prepare accurate estimates for clients, ensuring payment and minimising debt.
• Work closely with the Practice Manager to maximise commercial performance with a focus on key measures.
• Engage, mentor and develop your team, enhancing their skills and utilising these in the most effective way.
• Inspire your team, sharing new or evolving practice standards and changes to processes.
• Complete clinical handover and arrange transfer of any patient needing out of hours or enhanced care.
• Pro-actively support and share clinical best practice within and across practices and the wider Medivet community.

Your Skills and Experience

• RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon.
• Able to demonstrate clinical leadership skills.
• Experienced in delivering exceptional care to both patients and clients.
• An understanding and appreciation of exceptional care and how this improves the client experience.
• Experience of implementing a progressive clinical culture.
• Experience of delivering strong commercial performance through effective allocation of clinical activity.
• Experienced in working effectively as part of a team.
• Experienced in using coaching and influencing skills to get the best out of every colleague.

About Us

Medivet is a leading veterinary care provider, with practices across the UK including a number of 24‑hour veterinary centres and referral centres. We also have a growing presence overseas with practices in France, Germany and Spain. We’re proud to support a large, connected and growing community of colleagues who provide exceptional care that’s always there. That’s more than a strapline for us; we truly believe every interaction we have matters and that we can make a real difference. This is as true for our colleagues as it is for our patients and clients. Being part of Medivet means being part of a forward‑thinking and caring environment with the very best equipment and treatment options available, and the very best treatment for you as a valued member of the team. This is the home of talented people like you who want to stand out in their field and whose compassion for animals goes way beyond their job. Join us and be part of our exciting plans for the future.