Clinical Lead

Clinical Director | Vet Surgeon | Non-Profit / Charity Practice | £75,000

First Opinion Small Animal Clinic

Open to Full and Part Time Applications

Are you a senior veterinary surgeon looking for a step up?

Seeking more autonomy and scope?

We are supporting a growing non-profit based in Birmingham as they seek a new Veterinary Surgeon to manage their practice.

The Practice:

We are a first opinion, days only surgery based in Birmingham, and use a local corporate hospital for our OOH. We have referrals for cases from all across the West Midlands from both privately paying patients and charity referrals for certain cases. On site, we have: Digital and dental x-ray. Ultrasound x2, large theatres and consult rooms, separate wards and fantastic staff areas. We have 3 vets and 3 RVNs on site on any one day, focused on either medical consults, operations or inpatients. Our caseload continues to grow with our team and facilities; long term we will add to the practice and have plenty of space for it!

We see a variety of cases ranging from shelter medicine referrals, spays, castrates, orthopaedics, imaging, RTAs and ECC and a whole lot more! An interest in all things GP is needed. The new Clinical Director will have plenty of autonomy to manage their own cases, help develop the team and work with our Practice Manager on non-clinical / admin duties. (circa 75% of your time will be clinically biased in some capacity) 

The Candidate:

We are open to speaking with any MRCVS registered veterinary surgeon who is interested in working in a non-profit practice as we have a growing case load for you to tackle! For a Clinical director:

• Minimum of 3 years post registration experience 
• Confident with all routine surgeries and strong medical skills
• Knowledge of charity sector and nonprofit model
• Personable character with a desire to support, coach and develop the wider team
• Able to discuss budgets, recruitment, P&L and other commercials with limited support.
• Able to commit to full or part time hours as a permanent vet, with 1 in 3 Saturday mornings.  

The Reward:

One area we will never compromise on is out staff. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and benefits package so you know how much we value you. For a new clinical leader:

• Up to £75,000 basic salary
• 240 hours annual leave
• Great pension scheme
• £1500 CPD budget plus 4 days per annum for studies
• Paid RVCS, VDS fees, plus BVA, BSAVA

Recommendations:                                

Compass Associates Ltd are working in partnership on this vacancy. If you are not interested, but know someone who is, we offer £500 vouchers for each successful recommendation.                                    

Contact details:                                

If you wish to apply for this position, please contact Theo Hoten on 023 9421 4488 or email your CV to [email protected]