Farm Animal Clinical Director (or Clinical Lead With Progression)
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Salary
£55,000–£70,000 (DOE)
Company
Rosevean Veterinary Practice
Contact
Matthew Berriman (Senior Clinical Director) [email protected]
Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Are you ready to take the next step in your career — leading a farm vet team while living in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK? Join us at Rosevean Veterinary Practice as a Farm Animal Clinical Director (or Farm Animal Clinical Lead ready to progress with mentoring), and enjoy a role where clinical excellence, career development, and lifestyle go hand in hand.
We’re an RCVS-accredited, supportive mixed practice in Southwest Cornwall. This senior role offers the chance to lead and shape our farm veterinary services, working closely with our Farm Practice Manager (Senior CD) and wider Clinical Director team.
Why this role?
- Salary: £55,000–£70,000 DOE
- Choose a 4- or 5-day (two half days) working week
- Excellent 1:12 OOH rota (shared with equine)
- Opportunity to develop leadership skills with structured mentoring if stepping up from a Clinical Lead role
- Play a central role in developing progressive herd health planning and consultancy-led farm services
- Lead on government OV work as Vet Services Manager
- Novel charging structures to reflect the requirements of modern farm veterinary medicine.
About you
- An experienced farm vet (MRCVS) with strong clinical skills
- Passionate about proactive, high-quality farm vetting
- Collaborative and supportive, with excellent communication skills
- Keen to mentor and develop colleagues, from ATT’s and vet techs to junior vets
- Interested in leadership and clinical standards — whether you’re already in a senior role or ready to take that step
What we offer
- CD support within the practice and VetPartners
- Flexible contracts to suit you (full-time, part-time, or progression plan)
- Salary £55,000–£70,000 (DOE)
- Relocation assistance package up to £8000
- CPD: £1,750 and 5 days, or £2,500 and 8 days for cert holders, with further support for certificates and leadership training
- 5 weeks holiday + Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Memberships paid: RCVS, VDS, BVA
- Enhanced Sick Pay, Health Shield, wellbeing programme, colleague perks, and annual pay reviews
- Enhanced family-friendly benefits
- A collaborative, forward-thinking team culture with support from experienced Clinical Directors within VetPartners
Why Rosevean?
We’re passionate about delivering progressive, proactive farm veterinary care across beef, sheep, and dairy, with a dedicated team of farm vets, ATT, and vet techs. Our culture is fun, sociable, and supportive — we believe in high clinical standards without sacrificing balance.
And, of course, there’s Cornwall itself. With rolling countryside, a thriving rural community, and coastlines just minutes away, you’ll have your evenings and weekends free to enjoy everything from walking and riding with sea views to surfing and paddleboarding.
Interested?
For an informal, confidential chat, contact Matthew Berriman (Senior Clinical Director) at [email protected]
To apply, send your CV and covering letter to [email protected]
Address: Rosevean House, House Coombe, Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom