Veterinary Surgeon - Leadership Role

Location Kent
Discipline: Veterinary Surgeons, Head Vet
Job type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £70k + Benefits!
Contact name: Sophie Gould

Contact email: sophie@lloydandcowan.com
Job ref: SGLWEDN
Published: 12 months ago

About the Practice:

The clinic is housed within a beautiful manor house in the lovely Kent countryside. They have a large reception and office space, separate cat and dog wards, two large consult rooms, a well organised prep area and spacious sterile operating theatre. Also having a comfortable staff lounge and kitchen as well as a garden for lunches in the sunshine. 

Equipped with ultrasound and digital x-ray plus lab machines including biochemistry, haematology, electrolytes, microscope and Vetscan Imagyst (AI digital cytology). 

And are proud to have a lovely client base, with the team seeing a varied caseload with good connections to sister clinics for support and transfer options. 

The Role

A very exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Veterinary Surgeon to join this amazing team in Kent

  • Ideally you will be covering 40 hours a week, spread across 4 working days per week, providing great work-life balance.

  • The shift pattern includes 1:3 Saturdays OR 1:6 Full Weekends

This role has fantastic potential and lends itself to the successful candidates’ area of interest, with the opportunity to influence clinical direction. Ideal for someone with drive and eagerness to lead a friendly team and help develop the practice further.

Salary package up to £70,000 per annum depending on experience, to include:

  • 5 weeks' annual leave plus bank holidays

  • Attractive commission scheme

  • 4 weeks' paid sabbatical (after each 5 years of service)

  • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay

  • £1,500 CPD Allowance plus 3 days CPD leave (FTE)

  • RCVS, BVA and VDS fees paid

  • Certificate funding 

  • Vehicle allowance or company vehicle

  • Accommodation allowance

  • Fair share of bank holiday and on-call rota to support our dedicated night team, if required 

  • Access to Wellbeing support and EAP programme

  • Access to wide range of discounts for days out, high street and holidays.

  • 100% attendance bonus schemes

  • Relocation allowances should you move more than 50 miles from your current home address. 

  • Support Certificates of Sponsorship for a Tier 2 (General) Visa

If you are an experienced Veterinary Surgeon looking to take a step into Leadership Get in Touch Today! You can either call Sophie on 07519119233 or email a CV to sophie@lloydandcowan.com.

If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us on 02887658068.

If you know someone else who may be interested, why not pass this advert on to them. If we successfully place someone, you've referred to us; we'll give you £200 in high street vouchers as a way of saying thank you.

All applications will be treated in the STRICTEST CONFIDENCE.