Clinical Director - Small Animal
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Up to £75,000 DOE plus up to £5,000 Relocation Allowance
We have a very exciting opportunity for a Clinical Director to shape the future at Carmel Veterinary Centre. This role comes with a varied caseload, mentoring colleagues, enhancing, and setting clinical & professional objectives to achieve best practice in colleague, patient, and client care. Working in this first opinion practice, day to day you would undertake a clinical role including surgery and consultations and play a crucial role in steering the practice towards excellence and growth together with our senior leadership team. We offer a balanced split between clinical and managerial duties, and we actively encourage and support leadership and development certificates. You'll be split between both of our sites.
Work life balance that works for you
We are proud to say our flexible approach to rota patterns and working hours truly tips the scale on your work life balance. We know that everyone has demands and priorities outside of their career and we want to make it brilliantly easy for you to strike the right balance, whether you are looking for a full time or part time role we are sure we can find the right rota pattern for you. A typical full time role would involve working 4 days per week, over 40 hours. Shifts are either 8:30am to 6:30pm or 9:00am to 7:00pm. 1:4 Saturday mornings 8:30am to 2:00pm. No OOH. Closed Bank Holidays and Sundays.
About us
Carmel Veterinary Centre is an RCVS Tier 2 accredited, VNTP, two-site small animal practice based in Wolverhampton. Our team is composed of 4 vets across our two sites, working alongside a knowledgeable and experienced team of 9 RVN's, SVN's, ACA's and receptionists. We have certified RVNs in feline nursing, nutrition, behaviour and Fear Free. We're proud to say that 3 of our team are qualified mental health first aiders, ensuring that there's always someone on shift to speak to. We're kitted out with endoscopy, ultrasound, dental X-rays, full Idexx labs as well orthopaedic kit.
Here's what the team have to say
"Our team is fantastic. They recognised my passion for feline medicine and behaviour, which has been incredibly rewarding. We're always exploring new ideas and initiatives, and the support from my colleagues is unmatched. Everyone is valued and supported. Our practice manager is incredibly approachable and supportive. What I appreciate most is their willingness to enable us to succeed. When I joined, I had a known health condition that limited my mobility, but they didn't hesitate to support me every step of the way. They recognised my potential and helped me build the confidence to thrive in my role.
What makes us special, I believe, is our collective dedication to innovation and collaboration. Everyone brings unique skills and interests to the table, and we're always eager to support each other's growth. It's a truly collaborative environment where ideas are welcomed.
Because our people matter
We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our practice. 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
*7.6 weeks annual leave, plus bank holidays
*Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
*Your birthday as a paid day off
Wellbeing
*Private medical insurance
*Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
*Cycle to Work scheme
*Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
*Non-accidental injury support
Development
*£1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid 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
Additional
*Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
*Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer
*Discounted staff pet care
As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, 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 - £75,000 a year
Up to £75,000 DOE