We're excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Practice Director to lead and support our dedicated teams across both Buchan Vet sites in Fraserburgh and Peterhead. In this role, you'll work closely with our Regional Director to help shape the future of our practices, all while enjoying life in one of the most scenic parts of the UK. The role offers a salary of up to £55k, depending on experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package.
At Buchan Vets, you'll join a friendly and supportive team where well-being and collaboration are genuinely valued. Based in beautiful Aberdeenshire—where coast meets countryside—our practices offer a peaceful setting with a strong local community yet remain close to the city of Aberdeen.
We're a forward-thinking, high-standard practice that takes pride in delivering excellent care and working together as one team. We'll support your growth both personally and professionally, with opportunities to develop your interests and advance your career.
As Practice Director, you'll take on a key non-clinical leadership role, guiding the continued success of the practice while ensuring the highest standards of clinical and client care are upheld. You'll work closely with the clinical team to drive strong financial and commercial performance, acting as a positive role model and leading by example.
This role requires solid experience in managing profit and loss, recruitment, budgeting, HR, health and safety, rota planning, payroll, and team development. You'll also collaborate with reception and nursing leads to support their growth and foster effective teamwork across the practice. In addition, you'll work closely with other practices within the CVS Group to strengthen collaboration and share best practices.
What we are looking for
The successful Practice Director will be a confident leader with a good understanding of the industry. We are looking for someone who will embrace the ethos of our practice - to put client and patient care and the practice team at the heart of everything we do, whilst also being innovative and maintaining sound business and financial decisions, as well as supporting the vision of CVS to be the veterinary company most people want to work for. You should have a proven track record of delivering results and be dynamic and driven to deliver excellence.
Salary and benefits
The role is offered with a salary up to £55k, depending on experience.
The successful Practice Director will also receive a generous benefits package including the below, plus more that you can view on our what-we-offer page!
Buy/Sell holiday scheme - allowing you to purchase an additional four weeks of annual leave
Receive extra days of 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 support
Generously funded CPD allowance
Colleague discount on pet treatments and products
Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay
If you are interested in this fantastic role, please click Apply Now and upload your CV or contact our Regional Director, Lisa McColl, at lisa.mccoll@cvsvets.com or Resourcing Partner, David Vaughan at david.vaughan@cvsvets.com
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.
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