Clinical Director

St. Giles, Devon
Wheelhouse Veterinary Centre, Chalfont St Giles
Posted on 13/09/2022

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The Role

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This role is predominately a leadership role, supporting the Heads of Departments, holding 1-2-1 catch ups with each HoD, attending, and chairing various meetings and holding weekly strategy meetings with fellow Clinical Directors and the Practice Manager. There will also be some management tasks, such as assessing profit and loss sheets, CAPEX requests, price changes etc. But there is also still plenty of time (about 40% of your week) for clinical work. Clinical interests are encouraged but not essential.

Salary

The salary for this role is £72,000.

About Us

We are a first opinion small animal practice located in the picturesque countryside of the Chilterns, perfect for horse riding, cycling, and walking. We are surrounded by golf clubs and country parks like Wendover Woods, Black Park and Langley Park, all while being within an easy commute of London.

The Wheelhouse Vets are a fully equipped and modernised RCVS accredited practice striving to achieve the highest standard of care in South Buckinghamshire. We have surgeries in Chesham, Chalfont St Giles, Amersham, and Beaconsfield. We are constantly evolving to suit our patients needs and client’s expectations, and have a full suite of endoscopic equipment, laparoscopic equipment for bitch spays, ultrasound scanners, DR and CR Radiography, Class 4 Lasers, 11 consult rooms across our sites and an in-house Labs

About the Team and Culture

Our team is made up of 19 Veterinary Surgeons, 16 Registered Veterinary Nurse’s, 6 Student Veterinary Nurses, 2 Veterinary Auxiliary and 15 Reception staff. We also have an extensive support team, consisting of a Practice Manager, 2 Clinical Directors, a Team Development Manager, a Head of Clinical Services, an Admin Manager, a Group Nursing Manager, a Group Clinical Manager, a Facilities and Cremations Manager, an Insurance Co-ordinator and 2 Office staff.

As a practice we strongly believe in providing our team members with a nurturing and caring environment. We actively encourage and fully support team members’ professional ambitions by providing opportunities to develop with regular well-funded CPD. Career progression has always been an important part of our ethos, as we feel that every team member should be given the opportunity to progress in one way or another. We’ve had new graduates progress to Heads of Departments, HoDs progress to Clinical Directors and now one of our Clinical Directors is progressing to Area Director. We therefore now have an exciting opportunity to fill the position and help lead the team at The Wheelhouse.

The excellent care and service that we provide to our clients and their pets is very important to us. A big part of being able to provide this is through ensuring that our team are fully equipped with all the tools that they need and working in the best possible environment. As a practice, we actively support a number of different charities both locally and nationally each year including StreetVet, Marjorie Nash Cat Rescue, and Macmillan Cancer Support.

Applicant Requirements

MRCVS. Although this is a leadership role, and previous experience can be beneficial, it is not essential to have held a leadership role previously. What is essential is an empathy with our vision:
“To be the leading veterinary team where owners choose to bring their pets to be provided with excellent veterinary care by a team committed to go above and beyond for each other, our clients, and their pets”.

Because our employee’s matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:

Work-life balance
7.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays
Your birthday as a paid day off

Wellbeing
Private medical insurance
Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
Cycle to Work scheme
Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
Non-accidental injury support

Development
£1,250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid pro-rata
Certificate support
Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
Infection Prevention and Control Programme
Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships
BVA membership
VDS cover
RCVS fees

Additional
Relocation allowance
Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
Discounted staff pet care

As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch.

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Closing date for job applications: 14/10/2022