Clinical Director
4 weeks ago 
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Salary
up to £80,000 per annum
Company
Calweton Veterinary Group
Contact
Anna King MRCVS [email protected]
Callington, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Ready to take the next step in your veterinary leadership career?
We’re looking for a progressive Clinical Director to lead our team at Calweton Vets
Enjoy a great opportunity, in a great location, with a fantastic team!!
Why join us?
We’ve been providing outstanding care for pets and farm species in Devon and Cornwall for over 65 years.
- 3 small animal practices with our main branch in Callington, and a smaller surgery in Looe and Saltash (all have operating facilities)
- Excellent location - close to the sea, Dartmoor, and nearby Plymouth
- We work up all medical & surgical cases - all the usual equipment including dental radiography
- Regular visiting peripatetic orthopaedic surgeon
- Diagnostic Imaging certificate holder - cardiac/abdominal scans performed in house
- Certificates and/or special interests actively encouraged - generous CPD budget and time off
- Friendly sociable team – 7 Vets (part-time & full-time), plus our fantastic and highly skilled Nurses and Support Team. Regular social activities including ‘Grub Club’, attending Park Runs, pub quizzes etc.
- Clinical meeting every week to discuss cases and developments
- Membership included at China Fleet Country Club - 25m swimming pool, gym, exercise classes, sauna/steam rooms
The Role:
- Full-time position (4.5 day working week) – open to flexible working options – we’re happy to discuss what arrangement could work best for you
- Daytime hours 08:30-5:30pm, including one hour lunchbreak, allowing you to enjoy your evenings
- Participation in Saturday morning rota (1:6) - would increase to 1:7 - with additional TOIL for this
- No emergency on-call but in-patient care retained in house - a dedicated night nurse stays with patients overnight, and a vet is on-call for the in-patients
** Salary – up to £80,000 per annum**
Responsibilities
The role includes all the usual Small Animal Vet duties, including the delivery of outstanding client service. There is allocated clinical and non-clinical time within the working day..
You will:
- Lead our team of 7 vets
- Ensure high standards of care, compliance, and client experience
- Foster a positive, forward‑thinking culture where people can thrive.
- Act as the clinical voice in operational and leadership decisions
- Support performance management and case quality reviews
- Collaborate closely with the Practice Manager and Head Nurse
You:
- Confident - with the experience, passion and drive for delivering outstanding patient care
- A great people person – a real team player!
- Excellent communication skills - with both clients and colleagues
- Enjoys challenges and rises to them
- Prior leadership or mentorship experience preferred
- Passionate about development, standards, and collaborative care
Plus, LOTS of Perks:
- 6.6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays
- £1750 CPD Allowance per annum
- Health Cash Plan - wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments - from dentistry to sports massage
- RCVS Membership paid and two other membership subscriptions
- VDS cover
- Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
- Discounted veterinary fees
- My Perks – offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more
- Cycle to Work scheme
- CPD/training support
- Company sick pay
- Colleague engagement survey
- Annual pay reviews
- Focus on employee wellbeing
- Career progression opportunities
As a proud member of the VetPartners family there is also access to VetPartners Learning Hub & specialists.
We work hard to be a great place to work and as the newly awarded Employer of the Year, VetPartners offers a supportive, progressive environment where you can thrive.
Sounds great – what next?
We’d love to hear from you!
To apply or for more information/an informal chat please contact:
Anna King MRCVS, [email protected]
Address: 79 Tavistock Road, Callington, Cornwall, United Kingdom