Clinical Director - Mixed/Small Animal
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Salary up to £80,000 DOE, Relocation Allowance up to £8,000 plus Welcome Bonus up to £10,000
Come and lead our team!
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Director to join the team at Academy Vets in Stranraer, if you are an experienced mixed veterinary surgeon with a bias in small animal caseloads looking to start your management career in veterinary get in touch!
Leadership & Development
Working alongside our current Clinical Director in practice your main focus will be on the small animal clinical work, operating and consulting on a daily basis. A special interest in small animal internal medicine, ultrasound imaging, exotics or orthopaedics would also be an advantage.
Our current Clinical Director has a Certificate in Cattle Health and Production and therefore spends more time out on farm, which leaves room for another Clinical Director to spend time on small animal cases giving more balance in a truly mixed practice. The role is anticipated to be an 80% small animal role with 20% on large animal work with mixed OOH and spring work considered.
You will be a key contact in both clinical and non-clinical aspect of running the practice, working alongside the current leadership team which consists of Clinical Director and Practice Manager as well as the Area Director and Area Support Manager to help develop and lead the clinics direction. Assisting in leading a dynamic team, stepping into large animal work when required and out of hours, being the Vet GDP adviser in clinic and to mentor and coach the junior vets in practice.
Rota Patterns that Work for you
Working up to 40 hours per week across 5 days, with the OOH rota currently 2:10 weekends, vets get a half day on the Friday following their weekend first on call. Two Vets are always on call to provide backup and support if necessary.
Why choose us?
As a RCVS accredited farm and small animal general practice we have the facilities you would expect. We have the latest small animal and large animal ultrasound, bull and TUP fertility kit, digital radiography and IDEXX suite. Galloway has lots to offer for the outdoors enthusiast and our Vets enjoy the local beaches for paddle boarding and the Southern Uplands for walking and camping.
We have 10 Vets (including a Clinical Director) and two branches. Our main practice is in Stranraer with a branch in Newton Stewart. We have a superb team of 3 Registered Veterinary Nurses, 3 Auxiliary Nurses and 5 Receptionists. We have one certificate holder in Cattle Health and Production and would be keen to support the right candidate to attain additional qualifications (Certificate, DBR etc).
Because our people matter
We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -
Work-life balance
*7.8 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
*Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
Wellbeing
*Private Medical Insurance
*Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
*Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
*Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing
Development
*£1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
*Certificate support
*Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
*Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider
*All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
*All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
*Infection Prevention and Control Programme
*Quality Improvement Programme
Professional Memberships
*BVA membership
*VDS cover
*RCVS fees
Colleague Benefits
*Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well
*Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
*Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
*Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
*Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice
At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.
£0 - £80,000 a year
Up to £80,000 DOE