Salary up to £80,000 DOE, Relocation Allowance up to £8,000 plus Welcome Bonus up to £10,000An exciting opportunity for a Clinical Director who is an experienced mixed veterinary surgeon but with a bias in small animal caseloads is available at Academy Vets, Stranraer.
What we offerWorking alongside our current Clinical Director in practice, your main focus will be on small animal clinical work, operating, and consulting. Having a special interest in small animal internal medicine, ultrasound imaging, exotics, or orthopaedics would also be an advantage.
The role is anticipated to be an 80% small animal role with 20% on large animal work, with mixed OOH and spring work considered.
You will be a key contact in both clinical and non-clinical aspects of running the practice, working alongside the current leadership team, which consists of Clinical Director and Practice Manager, as well as the Area Director and Area Support Manager to help develop and lead the clinic's direction. Assisting in leading a dynamic team, stepping into large animal work when required and out of hours, being the Vet GDP adviser in clinic, and mentoring and coaching the junior vets in practice.
RotaWorking up to 40 hours per week across 5 days, with the OOH rota currently 2:10 weekends. Vets get a half day on the Friday following their weekend first on call. Two Vets are always on call to provide backup and support if necessary.
Come and join our friendly and supportive practiceAs a RCVS accredited farm and small animal general practice, we have the facilities you would expect. We have the latest small animal and large animal ultrasound, bull and TUP fertility kit, digital radiography, and IDEXX suite. Galloway has lots to offer for the outdoors enthusiast, and our Vets enjoy the local beaches for paddle boarding and the Southern Uplands for walking and camping.
We have 10 Vets (including a Clinical Director) and two branches. Our main practice is in Stranraer with a branch in Newton Stewart. We have a superb team of 3 Registered Veterinary Nurses, 3 Auxiliary Nurses, and 5 Receptionists. We have one certificate holder in Cattle Health and Production and would be keen to support the right candidate to attain additional qualifications (Certificate, DBR, etc).
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 balance7.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidaysAdditional holiday entitlement for your birthdayPrivate Medical InsuranceEmployee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helplineEnhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy payInitiatives focused on colleague wellbeingDevelopment£1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rataCertificate supportLearning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia AcademyAccess to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia providerAll our Vets & Nurses can apply for research fundingAll our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care FundInfection Prevention and Control ProgrammeQuality Improvement ProgrammeProfessional MembershipsBVA membershipVDS coverRCVS feesCompany pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as wellSupporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteriaVoluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit youAccess to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailersDiscounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practiceAt IVC Evidensia, we are committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, and Belonging. 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.
Speak to Margaret Bryson from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.
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