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Clinical Director

1 month ago


Barnard Castle, United Kingdom CVS Group Plc Full time

Clinical Director / Senior Clinical Director / Salary up to £85, DOE + Benefits - Castle Veterinary Surgeons

Clinical Director or Senior Clinical Director (full or part time hours considered) Castle Veterinary Surgeons – County Durham. Salary up to 85k pro rata DOE.

Are you looking for that next step in your career?

Are you passionate about developing a team to deliver superior client and clinical care?

Perhaps you are already a clinical leader looking for a new challenge….

Then we have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Small Animal Vet with an interest in leading committed and supportive teams, to join us as our Clinical Director / Senior Clinical Director at Castle Veterinary Surgeons, based across a minimum of two sites in Barnard Castle and Bishop Auckland, Co Durham.

Our role and who are we? We are a 7 Vet, 13 RVN team. We have a real focus on each other's progression and development and work to delivering gold standard care. One of our vets has a certificate and one is working towards a surgery certificate. A clinical Practice Manager that has been with the practice 20 years will also support you.

Our team has a wide range of experience and interests and we would encourage you in pursuit of your own goals, whether that be as a fabulous GP vet or working towards a certificate. Between us, we have various certificate holders, a CertAVP in progress as well as some other areas of interest including exotics and behaviour.

You will enjoy working in a caring, supportive, friendly environment where we all pull together. Our team's health & wellbeing matters, and we believe in working flexibly, sharing the load and we listen

The role: This role will allow you to maintain your clinical skills whilst utilising and developing people leadership and business management skills. Experience in the promotion and development of colleagues along with good knowledge of practice financial stability and growth would be an advantage.

We value fostering mutually beneficial relationships and you will be joining a forward- thinking team located in modern well-equipped practices. You will have access to a wealth of support including a regional clinical lead, Vet Oracle and a Telemedicine service, a supportive Regional Director and other services such as HR/ER.

About the practice: We have 2 main sites in Barnard Castle and Bishop Auckland. Barnard Castle is in a lovely rural market town, however, close to good transport links and the cities of Durham and Newcastle. Our site in Bishop Auckland is a recent relocation, which has 2 theatres, dental suite and 5 consulting rooms. We have some great new equipment including lap spay kit and dental x-ray The Lake District is easily accessible via a very scenic trip over the A66.

We strive on building a positive culture within our teams and creating a network of practices that can grow from both internal and external collaboration within the region and company.

When we asked the team what they were looking for in a Clinical Director they said they would want them to have a progressive clinical background and to be someone who will have good two-way communication with the team and have their focus on patient and clients. We would like to appoint someone to fulfil their wishes.

Being part of a wider group means there is heaps of support, salary and career progression. Here is a glimpse of some of our benefits: 

Professional memberships funded (RCVS & VDS) CPD and further studies encouraged - your learning and clinical growth is important to us 5 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays (or equivalent), plus the option to purchase an additional two weeks leave per year with our Buy/Sell holiday scheme  Long Service Holiday – receive 1 extra days leave each year in your first 5 years at CVS Workplace pension scheme CVS Refresh – one of our health and wellbeing rewards. Our teams receive a weekly allowance to spend on tasty treats or fitness classes Mental Health first aiders - our people are at the heart of what we do, and your health & wellbeing matters Maternity/Adoption Pay – 10 weeks full pay and 10 weeks half pay Paternity Pay and Shared Parental Leave Fertility and pregnancy loss policy Cycle to work scheme, saving 25-39% on a bike and accessories Discounted pet treatments Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 days a year helpline to support you and your immediate family when you need it the most Discounted UK gym membership with Gym Flex Performance bonus scheme Save as you Earn Scheme (SAYE) Internal career progression and transfers available – with a network of over practices, we can support you should you need to relocate Recommend a Friend rewards - Financial bonus up to £ for referring your Vet and Nurse friends

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