Clinical Director / Lead Veterinary Surgeon
Up to £75,000 DOE
40 hours per week
No OOH | No on-call | No regular weekends
We are looking for an experienced and people-focused Clinical Director / Lead Vet to join us during a genuinely exciting period of growth at our thriving South Bristol practice.
This August, we will be expanding significantly, including the launch of what will become the only dedicated cat clinic in South Bristol alongside our busy first opinion small animal service.
We currently have a supportive team of 4 vets, several of whom are studying towards certificates, and we are now looking to strengthen our medical and emergency medicine capability within the practice.
Applicants with, or working towards a certificate in:
would be especially welcomed.
That said, personality, leadership style and team fit are just as important to us as qualifications.
What We’re Looking For
We are searching for somebody who:
This role would suit somebody who enjoys leadership but still genuinely enjoys being a vet day-to-day.
Why Join Us?
You will be supported by an experienced wider leadership team including Practice Owner, Practice Manager, Head Nurse & Head Receptionist
Salary & Benefits
If you are looking for a leadership role within a growing, forward-thinking and genuinely supportive practice where culture matters just as much as clinical standards, we would love to hear from you.
For an informal confidential conversation, please contact practice owner Ben on
Ben.Kelly@Vetsforpets.com
Postcode: BS13 7TJ
Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!
Since 1991, when we were a wholesaler with a team of just 15, we’ve been focused on getting better every day. By putting pets before profit, working as a team and taking pride in everything we do, we’ve grown into a 451 store network with more than 8,913 colleagues working in our Stores, Grooming Salons, Distribution Centres and Support Office.
We are the UK’s leading pet specialist, providing pet owners with all their product needs, as well as our Vets for Pets practices and Grooming salons. We support our colleagues to work with pride and passion, to bring honesty and integrity to work every day, and to do it all with a sense of fun and fearlessness. We never shy away from having the important conversations and doing what we say we’ll do.
Our values and behaviours are practiced daily across the business and are what really makes us an enjoyable, exciting place to work. We're always striving to develop and reward our colleagues with an extensive in-house series of training programmes, wellbeing initiatives and a comprehensive benefits package. In 2018 we were delighted to be voted top 5 in the Great Place to Work UK’s Large category.
Our colleagues are central to the success of the business and are fully trained in pet care and dedicated to animal welfare. Pets are central to everything that we do and 93% of colleagues have their own pets too!
If you like the sound of life at Pets at Home, you can find out more on our dedicated careers site: https://www.petsathomejobs.com/
