Clinical Director - Small Animal

Kingswood Vets, Woking, South East

We have a unique and exciting opportunity for a Clinical Director to join our senior management team at Kingswood Vets. You'll lead our practices and team while also enjoying clinical freedom through diverse cases. The role is primarily based at Woking but there would be travel to Chertsey when needed.

Work Life Balance

We welcome both full-time and part-time applicants. Typically, the full-time position is over 4/5 days with a share of the weekend rota. However, we understand that everyone has demands and priorities outside of their career and we want to make it easy for you to strike the right balance. Let us know what you are looking for and we will be happy to discuss.

Discover Our Exceptional Team

We are a team of 10 Veterinary Surgeons (6.5 FTE), 10 Nurses (8.5 FTE, 6 Registered Veterinary Nurses and 4 Student Veterinary Nurses) with an amazing support team of 10 who do all the hard work to keep the practice running smoothly. We have a surgery certificate holder, a dental vet, an imager, and an ophthalmology certificate holder, plus a visiting cardiologist and orthopaedic surgeon. The rota is organised to allow dedicated time for admin so we can ensure we have the time needed to work up cases and provide the excellent care our clients deserve.

Our Well-Established Practice

Kingswood Vets is a well-established local practice in Woking, having moved to a new purpose-built hospital premises in 2018. We have 4 consult rooms, 2 theatres, dental and imaging rooms, separate dog and cat wards, and all the usual equipment including tonopen, slit lamp, surgical diathermy, and digital dental x-ray, with plenty of time to work up cases and support available if needed. We have a good mix of well-insured clients wanting gold standards plus RSPCA and other charity work.

Work-Life Balance Benefits

• 7.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing

Development Opportunities

• £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees
• Company pension scheme with contributions from IVC Evidensia
• Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
• Voluntary benefits: flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits
• Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
• Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

At IVC Evidensia, we are committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, and Belonging. We welcome candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we encourage candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

Contact Information

Sherpa House, Kingfield Road, Woking, GU22 9EH, United Kingdom

Speak to Megan Dawson from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.