Medivet Sherwood is looking for a Lead Vet to join our supportive and friendly team in the suburbs of Nottingham. Our spacious Sherwood practice is, equipped with three consult rooms, theatre, dental facilities including dental x-ray, and handles a varied caseload of medical and surgical cases. We're looking for someone confident with most routine procedures-orthopaedics would be a welcome bonus, but not essential.
You’ll work as part of a wider team covering three branches-Sherwood, Arnold, and Netherfield-alongside 6 vets, 3 RVNs, 2 SVNs), 2 VCAs, and 4 CCAs. Arnold and Netherfield are consult-only clinics. This is a great opportunity to enjoy clinical variety in a supportive environment, with plenty of scope to grow and develop your skills. For more information or an informal chat, please contact Laura at laura.blantern@medivet.co.uk.
Key Benefits
- Quarterly Lead Vet Contribution Scheme with the potential to earn up to 20% on top of your salary.
- 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.
- 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.
- Discounts on Medivet products and services.
- Support for Certificates of Sponsorship for a Tier 2 (General) Visa and relocation support.
Role AccountabilitiesExceptional 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 really 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.
- 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.