Lead Veterinary Surgeon - Newcastle-Under-Lyme

Remuneration:

Salary package £60,000 - £75,000 per year plus Lead vet contribution scheme

The opportunity:

Are you ready for the next step in your veterinary career?

Have you thought about becoming a Lead Vet or even a Branch Partner?

Then we can aide in this becoming your reality; you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the veterinary team and ensuring the provision of exceptional medical care to our patients. Your leadership skills, clinical expertise, and passion for animal welfare alongside the support we provide through our regional teams and support centre will contribute significantly to the continued success and growth of the practice, your team and yourself.

Our Newcastle-under-Lyme practice has a very long-standing and friendly client base who appreciate the personal service we provide. The practice has a fully supportive team that enjoy lots of laughs and are dedicated to their clients and patients. We have a well-planned layout including a large reception area, two vet consulting rooms, a nurse consulting room, prep and theatre, digital x-ray and ultrasound, well equipped wards, and comprehensive lab facilities.

Newcastle-under-Lyme and the surrounding areas boast many varied and interesting pursuits including: Waterworld, pottery museums, Trentham monkey forest and gardens, modern shopping venues and beautiful cycling routes along the canals. We are very close to the Peak district which offers outstanding natural beauty and lovely quirky villages to explore. Outdoor activities including paragliding, hiking and cycling abound here.

Lead Veterinary Surgeon offers:

• Lead vet contribution scheme – make up to an extra 20% of your base salary per quarter.
• Tier 2 visa sponsorship for candidates outside of the UK
• Relocation package if relocating from outside the UK or more than 50 miles from yourcurrent UK address.
• CPD allowance £1500 & 3 days paid CPD leave per annum
• RCVS, VDS & BVA fees paid.
• Funded certificate opportunities
• 24-hour access to wellbeing and employee assistance program
• Leadership training
• Paid sabbatical after five years’ service

Role accountabilities:

• Encourage a progressive clinical culture that is consistent with compliance, internal corporate policy and external regulatory standards across the region, through monitoring and driving improvements against RCVS and BVA guidelines.
• Drive and deliver high standards of clinical care to your clients and patients, inspiring your team to do the same.
• Responsible of driving the commercial and operational performance of the practice.
• Supporting your team of colleagues with strong leadership and compassion to achieve overall team performance and engagement.
• Delivery our ‘exceptional care, always there’ culture with our pets, clients and colleagues and always going the extra mile.

Skills and experience:

• Qualified MRCVS
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a small animal practice
• Previous Leadership experience would be advantageous.

About us:

Medivet is a leading veterinary care provider, operating in the UK, Germany, Spain and France with more than 500 branches and 27 24-hour veterinary centres.

We’re proud to support a large, connected and growing community of colleagues who provide exceptional care, always there. That’s more than a strapline for us, we truly believe every interaction we have matters and that we can make a real difference.

We’re continuing our mission to deliver exceptional care, always there by creating great experiences for our patients, clients, and colleagues through a forward-thinking and caring environment where we make every experience better by using the very best equipment and treatment options available, including in-house MRI machines and state-of-the-art operating theatres.

We love working with talented, like-minded people who want to stand out in their field and whose compassion for animals always goes way beyond their job. We have exciting plans for the future so come and join us on our journey.