Veterinary Surgeon Team Leader

PDSA; Scotland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading animal welfare organization is seeking a Veterinary Surgeon Team Leader for its Glasgow Shamrock Street Pet Hospital. This role requires clinical governance responsibility, guiding a skilled team to provide exceptional pet care. Flexible working options and a range of benefits are available to ensure work-life balance.

Benefits

Remote and flexible working options

CPD Allowance of one week and £1000 per year

Full RCVS fees

25 days holiday with option to buy and sell up to 5 days

Additional Wellbeing Day

Generous pension schemes

Life Assurance policy (4 x Annual Salary)

Employee Assistance Program available 24/7

Qualifications

• Confident in communicating with a wide range of clients.
• Willingness to share skills and lead by example.
• Great team player with a focus on developing talent.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Veterinary Surgeon team to deliver professional pet services.
• Manage recruitment, selection, and development of team members.
• Ensure clinical governance responsibility for the hospital.

Skills

People Skills

Team Leadership

Education

Veterinary Degree

Job description

Pets and people at the heart of what we do.

About You:

We are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon Team Leader to join our team at our Glasgow Shamrock Street Pet Hospital. You will have clinical governance responsibility for the Hospital and lead the Veterinary Surgeon team to deliver efficient, professional and caring pet services to the local community. You will be responsible for all aspects of team management including recruitment selection and development.

You will have strong people skills, be confident in communicating with a wide range of clients and, of course, be a great team player. We believe in developing talent across the full range of clinical practice so a willingness to share your skills and lead by example is essential.

The work is fast-paced and challenging so we work hard to ensure that you have the work life balance that suits your needs as well as enabling us to deliver an outstanding service. Ask us about our range of flexible and part time options.

About the Hospital;

Our hospital veterinary teams have varied clinical interests which means you will have access to a wide pool of knowledge and experience with which to discuss cases and treatment plans.

Our Pet Hospitals are modern and well-equipped and include separate dog and cat kennelling facilities, in-house radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy, piped gases and extensive orthopaedic equipment. The size of our teams allows for a flexible approach to weekend rotas and any out of hours required, with enhanced pay and stand down time in the week when a weekend is worked.

About the benefits:

In addition to being a great place to work, we offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Remote and flexible working options
• CPD Allowance of one week and £1000 per year
• Full RCVS fees
• Range of internal CPD programmes and discounts for BSAVA congress and London Vet Show
• 25 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays) with the option to buy and sell up to 5 days per year
• An additional Wellbeing Day to take whenever you like to help recharge your batteries
• Generous Auto-Enrolment pension and/or Contributory pension schemes available starting at an enhanced rate of 5% contributions up to 10%
• Life Assurance policy (4 x Annual Salary)
• Employee Assistance Program and Online Wellbeing Centre available 24/7 giving you the ability to speak with a professional in confidence about a range of issues
• Wide range of discounts for Retail, Holiday and similar organisations on our fetch platform

For more information, please contact Olivia Anderson-Nathan, Senior Veterinary Surgeonon [e-mail]

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About Us:

In 1917 the first People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals was founded to provide vet care for sick and injured pets. Now, over 100 years later and with 48 pet hospitals fully operational across the UK, we’re proud of the fact that we continue to provide expert care to those pets and people who need us most. What we do really matters!

Our approach is unique as we combine pragmatism with a strong client care focus to deliver good clinical outcomes for both people and pets – we focus on measuring our impact rather than targets. To achieve this balance effectively, support is key and there is always the opportunity to share complex cases and discuss treatments and outcomes with both highly experienced surgeons and those who are new to the profession.

PDSA is committed to embedding a culture of diversity and inclusion within our teams that reflect the communities we serve. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and opportunities for flexible working arrangements to support team members from different backgrounds.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss via email or telephone reasonable adjustments that you may require throughout the recruitment process.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, adults at risk and all our colleagues and expect everyone who works for us to also share this commitment and to treat people with courtesy and respect.

To support this commitment, our recruitment & selection processes are robust and rigorous. All appointments will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate background checks.