Lead Veterinary Surgeon
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The Opportunity
An amazing opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and experienced vet to lead our practice based in Bracknell Easthampstead. This is an exciting opportunity for a experienced vet to lead a growing practice.
You will have easy access to our 24-hour centre in Wokingham, and we have nearby practices that specialise in orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, dermatology, medicine, ultrasonography, dentistry, exotics and ophthalmology.
Harmans Water is a leafy suburb of Bracknell close to the M3 and M4 with good transport links to Reading and London..
A set of shops and leisure centre just round the corner. The branch includes 3 consult rooms, dental x-ray and separate cat and dog wards.
Salary for this position is up to £70,000 per year depending on experience.
This is a full time position working 4 days per week with a fair share of weekends. We can be flexible if you are looking for another working pattern.
Key Benefits
- Private Medical Insurance from day one.
- Health cash plan from day one (covering dental, physio and optical services) with 24/7 Private GP Service.
- Life Assurance 3 x salary.
- Access to 24-hour counselling by phone or in person should you feel you need support.
- Quarterly Lead Vet Contribution Scheme with the potential to earn up to 20% on top of your salary.
- 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 6 weeks with length of service.
- An additional ‘Day for You’, a paid day’s leave for you to use as you wish.
- Clinical CPD: £1,500 per year plus 3 days’ paid leave
- Internal CPD and access to Clinical Communities
- Funded certificate opportunities.
- VDS, RCVS and BVA fees paid.
- Sabbatical based on length of service.
- Interest free Season Ticket Loan.
- Cycle to Work scheme,
- Discounts on [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] products and services.
- Support for Certificates of Sponsorship for a Tier 2 (General) Visa and relocation support.
Role Accountabilities
Exceptional care is at the heart of everything we do at [Employer hidden]. That’s the care for our patients, our clients and for each other – we really want to make a positive difference through every interaction we have.
In this role you will:
- Deliver exceptional clinical care to your patients during consultations and procedures.
- Provide exceptional care to your clients, giving clear updates on patients.
- Deliver professional excellence, observing the highest standards of regulatory, practice and operational compliance.
- Prepare accurate estimates for clients, ensuring payment and minimising debt.
- Work closely with the Practice Manager to maximise commercial performance with a focus on key measures.
- Engage, mentor and develop your team, enhancing their skills and utilising these in the most effective way.
- Inspire your team, sharing new or evolving practice standards and changes to processes.
- Complete clinical handover and arrange transfer of any patient needing out of hours or enhanced care.
- Pro-actively support and share clinical best practice within and across practices and the wider [Employer hidden] community.
Your Skills and Experience
- RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon.
- Able to demonstrate clinical leadership skills.
- Experienced in delivering exceptional care to both patients and clients.
- An understanding and appreciation of exceptional care and how this improves the client experience.
- Experience of implementing a progressive clinical culture.
- Experience of delivering strong commercial performance through effective allocation of clinical activity.
- Experienced in working effectively as part of a team.
- Experienced in using coaching and influencing skills to get the best out of every colleague.
- Experience in Opthalmology desired (not required)