Permanent Lead Veterinary Surgeon - Sheffield
Type: Small Animal
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Practice: Part of a group
* RCVS Veterinary Hospital has 8.5 FTE vets who are ably supported by a brilliant nursing and client care team. They pride themselves on providing high-quality, accessible healthcare for their client’s pets.
* The practice has a very low turnover of associates; they love their work and like to have fun together within and outside of the practice.
* There are currently Certificate holders in Dermatology, Feline Medicine, Small Animal Medicine, and Ophthalmology, with others working towards Certificates in Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging.
* The practice has 4 spacious consulting rooms, 2 operating theatres, separate cat, dog, and isolation wards, and separate dental and imaging rooms, and is well equipped with the usual in-house diagnostic and surgical kit you would expect from an RCVS Hospital practice.
Role: A great opportunity for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join a wonderful Sheffield Practice as Lead Vet!
Hours:
* 40 hours over a 4-day working week
* 1 in 7 weekends Saturday 08:30-16:00 and Sunday 09:00-13:00 - on-call for inpatients only after this time
* Weekday inpatients only overnight (use VetsNow after 9pm)
Responsibilities:
* Responsible for line management of the vet team, maintaining high standards of patient and client care, optimizing the uptake of clinical services, and maintaining clinical quality.
* Assist with mentoring, participation in the RCVS practice standards scheme, involvement in patient safety event analysis, and clinical audits.
* Work closely with the Clinical Director to provide leadership, training, and development of the vet team while providing guidance and support to the nursing and client care team.
* Primarily clinical position but includes at least half a day per week of protected non-clinical time to perform additional responsibilities.
* Previous line manager/senior vet experience is desirable but not essential; this role is suitable for an experienced Vet looking to step into leadership or an existing senior Vet.
Support/Skills: The practice has Five Principles that form the foundation of how they do business:
* Commitment to quality of work and contributions to society.
* Responsibility to act now as individuals and a company.
* Decisions based on mutual benefit of stakeholders.
* Efficiency to use resources to maximum effect.
* Financial freedom to make decisions unrestricted by motivations of others.
Salary: Up to £67,000 p/a Depending on experience
Benefits: Full details of the benefits will be discussed in the interview.
Ref: JN -012025-32369
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