Lead Veterinary Surgeon

Medivet Group; St Helens; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a motivated Veterinary Surgeon to lead at Medivet Newton-le-Willows. With a loyal client base and support from a regional team, you will enhance patient care, inspire your team, and drive practice development in a flexible role.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance from day one

Health cash plan covering dental, physio and optical services

Life Assurance 3 x salary

Quarterly Lead Vet Contribution Scheme

5 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Clinical CPD: £1,500 per year plus 3 days paid leave

Internal CPD and access to Clinical Communities

Funded certificate opportunities

Support for Certificates of Sponsorship for Tier 2 Visa

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon.
• Experience in delivering exceptional client and patient care.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional clinical care during consultations and procedures.
• Engage, mentor, and develop your team.
• Ensure compliance with highest standards of practice.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Exceptional care delivery

Team collaboration

Coaching and influencing

Education

RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and motivated vet to take the lead at Medivet Newton-le-Willows, a successful first-opinion practice with an extremely loyal client base. With the full support of our regional team and network of practices, you’ll have the chance to establish strong client relationships and develop the practice further.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need to be confident in a small animal practice with a client-oriented approach, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to delivering outstanding patient care. You’ll work to a high standard both medically and surgically, while bringing the drive and ambition to lead and inspire your team.

If you’re an enthusiastic team player with a passion for patient care and first-class client service, this full-time role offers the perfect platform to grow your career and make a real impact at Medivet Newton-le-Willows.

Newton-Le-Willows is now a "Flexi" role. With flexibility in mind, we are open to suggestions. essentially:

Part-Time.

Full-Time (40hrs)

Open to different working hours

9-5

Condensed

Flexible (which may be appealing for Vets with children or other responsibilities)

Please do not hesitate to email [e-mail] further enquiries.

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 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.
• 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.