Job Title: Clinical Director

Salary: Up to £85,000 per annum (D.O.E) Up to £5,000 Welcome Bonus (direct applicants) or Relocation Package available

Location: Woodward Veterinary Practice, Leicestershire

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: 40 hours per week, over 4 days, with 1:6 Saturdays No OOH.

Are you an experienced Clinical Director or Veterinary Surgeon looking for your next opportunity?

If you’re a veterinary professional who thrives on leading and inspiring others, while maintaining the highest standards of patient and client care, we’d love to hear from you.

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional care for patients, clients, and colleagues, while fostering a culture of excellence across the practice?

If so — we have just the team for you.

Why Join Us?

Woodward Veterinary Practice is Ashby-de-la-Zouch’s leading small animal clinic, proudly serving the community for over 150 years.

• Modern facilities include:
  Well-equipped consultation rooms, fully equipped operating theatres, a state-of-the-art X-ray suite and ultrasound, a dedicated dental suite with dental X-ray, and an in-house laboratory with the latest blood analysers and urine analysis equipment. We also have ECG and the latest anaesthetic equipment.
• Our dedicated team of nurses and surgeons provides exceptional treatment and preventative healthcare for a wide range of pets — including dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and other small animals.
• We’re proud to be a Gold Level Cat Friendly Clinic, accredited by the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM).
• Laboratory equipment includes a ProCyte analyser, SNAP analyser, and Catalyst machine for PAPs, electrolytes, thyroid testing, and more — enabling quicker results and reduced costs.

The Team

You’ll be joining a supportive, skilled, and compassionate team who are dedicated to providing outstanding veterinary care, Collaboration, continuous learning, and mutual respect are at the heart of everything we do.

We have one Veterinary Surgeon Certificate holder in Diagnostic Imaging and a Nurse Certificate holder in Anaesthesia along with 3 nurses doing schedule 3 procedures. The full Team consists of a Practice Manager, 7 Veterinary surgeons, 1 Clinical Nursing Manager, 11 RVN’s, 2 SVN’s and 10 Client Care team members.

What We’re Looking For

Working closely with your Primary Care Director (PCD) and central support business partners — including Finance, People & Organisation (HR), Medical Directors, Nursing, Marketing, Recruitment, and Client Care — you will:

• Lead the clinical delivery across the business, ensuring excellence in all areas of patient and client care.
• Oversee clinical standards and quality improvement, education, clinical research, and veterinary leadership.
• Inspire and engage the practice teams through active leadership to ensure the highest levels of care and service.
• Develop and deliver the clinical and business strategy for your practice, in alignment with wider group objectives.
• Provide leadership and line management to the Senior Leadership Team, including the Practice Manager, Lead Vets, and Clinical/Group Nursing Manager (as appropriate).
• Oversee key operational areas such as Leadership, HR, Operations, Health & Safety, Client Care, and Marketing.
• Lead on budget planning and financial performance, ensuring delivery of agreed financial targets.
• Foster a culture of respect, collaboration, and engagement, driving wellbeing, harmony, quality, and productivity across the team.
• Contribute to recruitment and retention, promoting a positive, inclusive, and supportive working environment.

What we offer

• 5-weeks holiday plus bank holidays and birthday leave
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Staff discount
• Life assurance
• Generous staff discount for your pets
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Enhanced equal family leave
• Extensive internal and funded external CPD

About us

Woodward Veterinary Practice is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits. 

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets. 

We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.

If you would like to apply for this position or would simply like to discuss it in more detail, please contact [email protected]  or complete the application form below.

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Salary Value:£85,000 per annum;

Salary Description:£5,000 welcome bonus, salary up to and depending on experience;