Clinical Director

We are looking for a Clinical Director to lead our team at Okeford Veterinary Centre!

At CVS, we put our colleagues first, giving you the support you need to provide the best possible care. From clinical to non-clinical challenges, you'll always have the resources and teams alongside you. We'll be your biggest supporter it's in our nature.

With market leading learning, on the job training, and collaboration with skilled colleagues, you'll have the tools to grow whether you're building confidence early in your career or looking to deepen your expertise. From advancing in your current role to exploring new leadership or specialist pathways, we provide the support and opportunities to help you achieve your goals.

Life at Okeford

Working within this idyllic practice located on the edge of Dartmoor you will work alongside experienced vets and qualified veterinary nurses plus a team of excellent support staff. We offer a referrals service in surgery and dermatology plus a peripatetic cardiology clinic.

Our dedicated companion animal veterinary clinic is RCVS accredited and is proud to be awarded an RCVS excellence rating in client service together with silver ISFM status. We have modern facilities across our two sites (Okehampton and Chagford) with a range of equipment including ultrasound, endoscopy, laparoscopic kit, digital radiography, ECG, dental radiography & in-house laboratory.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced vet to join our friendly and supportive, team to work 40 hours per week, usually spread over a four day week with some Saturday work. There are no OOH. Salary up to £75,000 DOE. 

Okeford is part of the CVS Group and you will be fully supported with a full range of training and development opportunities.

About you

You will work closely with our Senior Clinical Director and Regional Director and serve as a business wide advocate for our core values, consistently challenging and coaching colleagues on their implementation. You will live all our values in full, in all aspects of your work, and act as a positive role model.

What you'll do and bring:

• Experience as a veterinary surgeon and taking part in clinical duties
• The ability to generate high engagement within the team and practices
• Delivering high quality clinical services while driving continuous improvement in clinical performance within the team
• Flexibility to adapt and support your colleagues
• Excellent communication skills, delivering all key messages within the team
• Working closely with other leaders across the business
• Business development knowledge, interpreting financial information, data and KPI Dashboards
• Ability to look for new and additional services and build on overall practice and team development

The benefits

At CVS, we know that care for our patients starts with dedicated people like you. That's why we invest in your growth and your future. When you join our team, you'll receive (pro-rated for PT and fixed term):
· RCVS & VDS fees paid in full

· Generous CPD allowance, BSAVA library access, 450+ courses, and fully funded postgraduate qualifications (CertAVP, PgCert) with tuition, exams, and study leave covered
· Up to 33 days holiday (with option to buy/sell)
· CVS Pension Scheme
· Access to Vet Oracle telemedicine specialists, Advanced Clinical Services Network and Regional Clinical Leads for case support and mentoring
· Health cash plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and enhanced family leave policies
· Staff pet care discounts – 50% off services, MiPet food and medications
 
Interested? Please click apply now! For further details or an informal chat, please contact Emily in the recruitment team at emily.card@cvsvets.com

Join us at CVS
 
We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and able to do their best work. We foster an inclusive and equitable workplace, where diverse perspectives are invited and people feel safe to speak up.
Wellbeing support is always available, from monthly line-manager check-ins to our network of 400 Wellbeing Champions, Pastoral Support Vets and personal mentors. We offer leading benefits and policies, such as our Health Shield which provides support for physical and mental health.
Our aim is to free up clinical colleagues to do what they do best, so we offer practices a wide range of operational support. Central expert HR, recruitment, payroll, IT, finance, procurement teams are on hand to support with all aspects relating to the smooth running of each practice.
We prioritise investment in our facilities, delivering significant enhancements across numerous practices through a dedicated multi-million-pound improvement fund.