Clinical Director

Are you a Vet looking for career progression? Thinking about taking your first steps into management? Or perhaps you are already an established leader looking for a new chapter?

Here at Thompsons Veterinary Surgery, we have a position available for a Clinical Director to complement our existing practice management team. Our practice retains its team extremely well and thrives on creating a positive, fun, and caring working atmosphere. Please explore our practice and team by viewing our video: Watch Video

Our ideal candidate will be a confident all-round first opinion vet, who is capable of leading our small veterinary team. This is an ideal opportunity for a Vet looking to take on more clinical responsibility and is a great first step into management. Our practice is fortunate to have a fantastic practice director who handles the day-to-day running and business side of the practice. This will allow you to work with our Head nurse, focusing on the best patient care and giving you the time to support and mentor our vet team.

Why work at Thompsons?

• We truly have a family feel; we genuinely care about each other.
• We foster a happy culture; we love to laugh.
• We retain extremely well, with long-standing staff dating back 17 years.
• Very experienced team of Vets and Nurses.
• We have 2 clinical coaches.
• Highly experienced Practice Director who will be supporting our new Clinical Director in their role.
• We are easily accessible from the M1 (6 minutes from junction 28), appealing to Vets based in and around Leicester and Derbyshire.
• Large and spacious practice building with modern equipment and lots of natural light.
• Clients who are also like our family, long-standing, enjoy our sense of humour.

Rota

We are ideally looking for a full-time Vet to work 40 hours per week, but we appreciate that for some candidates, part-time options may work better for commitments outside of work; therefore, we are happy to discuss all options. We are very understanding of work/life balance and are strict and supportive of ensuring allocated breaks are taken within the team.

Benefits and Salary

Salary up to £70k pro rata, dependent on experience. We also offer a generous benefits package, including five weeks annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, up to 5 days' long service days, and the option to purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave per year, an industry-leading contributory pension, among many other benefits.

Furthermore, we support further career progression with a generous CPD (Continuing Professional Development) allowance and associated time off. CVS provides a wide range of internal CPD courses, via our bespoke system, KnowledgeHub, not exclusively focused on clinical work, allowing those interested in diversifying their skill set to benefit.

We are deeply committed to supporting the well-being of our employees. Our wellness program includes an Employee Assistance Programme with Health Assured, an optional health shield cash plan, Mental Health First Aiders, and Wellbeing Champions within the practice. We also have a monthly refresh fund that provides treats for the whole team.

For a full list of our benefits, click here .

To arrange a chat with our Practice Manager, please email .

Or, to apply via our online portal, click the Apply Now button, upload your CV and we'll be in touch.

CVS is committed to being a fully inclusive place to work where all our colleagues are encouraged and supported to be themselves, where difference is celebrated and where everyone feels able to deliver their best. We are also determined to build a workforce that is more representative of our diverse communities and the people we provide our services to.