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Job Title: Clinical Director

Salary: Up to £80,000 DOE (FTE) Plus Welcome Bonus - depending on experience plus

Location: Ashby de la Zouch practice, Leicestershire

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: 40hrs (4 or 5-day working week) 1 in 6 Saturdays (with time back in lieu the following week), No out of hours (OOH) duties

Your role and responsibilities

Due to our continued success, we are looking to welcome a Clinical Director to lead the team at our Ashby de la Zouch practice. Here's a short video about us: https://vimeo.com/709415364

As our Clinical Director, you will be responsible for the overall leadership of the practice and will work to drive forward clinical services, commercial performance and team development. You will have a passion for delivering the best possible service and outcomes for patients, clients and associates.

The ideal candidate for the role will be an experienced vet ready to take the next step in their career or a Clinical Director who is passionate about leading a highly respected and long-established practice.

Your role at Woodward vets will be an exciting and varied one. You will be responsible for line managing the lead vets and senior leadership team at the practice. Your clinical work will have a mixture of in-patient care time, surgery and consultations, and you will have the opportunity for case continuity and to build great rapport with our lovely clients.

We are keen to support specific interests, especially if you are working towards or currently hold a certificate relevant to small animal primary care practice.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Wellness program including:
  • Employee assistance program
  • Eyecare voucher scheme
  • Free annual Flu jab
  • Cycle to work scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme
• Relocation package

We are committed to supporting all our associates' physical and mental health at Linnaeus. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office, in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

About us

We have an outstanding, purpose-built, modern practice at Woodward Vets. We are well equipped with a brand-new digital x-ray machine, brand new ultrasound machine, an extensive in-house lab, ECG, Dental x-ray and more. We are a progressive site and are proud to have been awarded gold - ISFM cat-friendly clinic and recently achieved our RCVS PSS accreditation.
We have a dedicated team of 8 Vet Surgeons and 16 Veterinary Nurses. We are also supported by a fantastic front-of-house team and senior management team.

Our vet team has cardiology, surgery and imaging certificate holders, and we welcome all professional interests and are keen to support certificates where possible. You will be warmly welcomed into our team and will be joining a group of veterinary professionals who all work hard, enjoy a laugh and support each other daily. We genuinely enjoy our working days together and enjoy socialising together.

Along with an enthusiastic and fun team with high clinical standards, our aim is to provide our patients with the best possible veterinary care in a pleasant, friendly environment.

Woodward Veterinary Practice has a large client base throughout the whole of North West Leicestershire. We are lucky to be based in Ashby de la Zouch, a picturesque market town surrounded by many countrysides and in a fantastic location with lots of local cities within easy reach. East Midlands airport is also just 15 minutes drive away.

We would love to hear from you! Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions about the role.

Salary Value:£80,000 per annum;
Salary Description:dependent on experience;

We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars.

Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people.

Why Linnaeus?

-    We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets

-    We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet

-    We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing – valuing equity, diversity and inclusion

-    We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one.

We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or for more information or please reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]