Clinical Director

Clinical Director or Head vet – Fromus, Eagle & Castle Vets 

📍 Suffolk | 🕒 Up to 40 hours FTE | 🐾 Permanent Position | 🚫 No OOH | 1:4 Saturday Mornings | Salary up to £80k

Are you an experienced vet or leader ready to take the next step in your career? Fromus, Eagle & Castle Vets are looking for a passionate and driven Clinical Director to join our close-knit and friendly team in beautiful Suffolk.

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of three well-established practices, while enjoying a genuine work-life balance and support from a dedicated team.

Within CVS, we aim to be the Veterinary Employer of choice and to create a culture where we are the best place for people to work, grow, be happy and feel supported and cared for.

Why Join Us?

• Three friendly practices with loyal clients and experienced teams.
• A chance to make a meaningful impact in a well-supported, community-focused environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for leadership development and career progression.

Ready to step into a rewarding leadership role where your voice will be heard and your work truly valued?

This role will be key in supporting the strategic direction and leadership, providing:

• Great people and leadership skills to generate high engagement within the team, region and practices
• Excellent communication skills delivering all key messages to the practice
• Working closely with the Senior Practice Director to drive these experienced teams with a loyal client base
• 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 candidate we are looking for would need to be currently demonstrating:

• Creating an environment for exemplary clinical care, and new clinical services
• Established quality improvement framework embraced by the practice
• Oversee a culture of outstanding client service
• Consistent financial performance, meeting and exceeding budget regularly
• Outstanding communication skills leading to exceptional engagement of the team

• Permanent position, offering up to 40 hours FTE – we're happy to be flexible and tailor the role to fit the right person.
• 1:4 Saturday mornings (short shifts), with no out-of-hours (OOH) responsibilities.
• Competitive salary of up to £80K DOE
• Up to 9 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays (or equivalent) with our Buy/Sell holiday scheme - allowing you to purchase an additional four weeks of annual leave
• Receive an extra days leave each year in your first 5 years at CVS
• Leadership training is very much encouraged and fully funded
• Company pension scheme
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Generously funded CPD allowance
• Colleague discount on pet treatments and products
• Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay 
• A range of other flexible benefits such as Cycle to Work Scheme, Gymflex, and more!

So, if you enjoy taking the lead and supporting teams to achieve great results and have experience of multi-site management, then this could be the next challenge for you!

CVS is committed to being a fully inclusive place to work where all our colleagues are encouraged and supported to be themselves, where difference is celebrated and where everyone feels able to deliver their best. We are also determined to build a workforce that is more representative of our diverse communities and the people we provide our services to

 routecandidate:ashleigh.cherry@cvsvets.com