Clinical Director/Senior Veterinary Surgeon Required To Cover Maternity At Station Vets, Kilmarnock.

Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom

The Role
We are looking for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon with excellent leadership and organisational skills to become temporary Clinical Lead. You will work a 4-day week (40 hours) and 1 in 4 weekends (Saturday morning only) with time off in lieu. There are no OOH duties with this role. There would be a mixture of consults and theatre time and a few hours each week to cover admin tasks.
• 40-hour week (4x 10 hours days)
• 1 in 4 weekends with TOIL
• No OOH

About Us
We are 100% small animal practice on the outskirts of Kilmarnock. We are close to major road networks and an easy commute from South Glasgow. We are a small close-knit team with a passion for excellent client and patient care. We have ISFM Silver level cat friendly accreditation and hold the IVC Patient Safety Award. We have lovely clients with a high percentage of preventative healthcare plans and a good proportion of insured clients. Full IDEXX lab suite in-house, digital x-ray and ultrasound.

Applicant requirements
This is an exciting opportunity for anyone considering career development into management or Clinical Directorship in the future. The ideal candidate would ideally be very experienced, clinically confident and capable of a wide range of surgical procedures. Ultrasound competence would also be beneficial. Some management/team leadership experience would be an advantage, but management support will be available. There will also be support from our experienced Head Receptionist and Senior Veterinary Nurse. This is a maternity leave cover post with expected duration of 12 months from April 2021.

Benefits
• 6 weeks paid holiday not including bank holidays
• 5 days paid CPD leave
• £1500 CPD Allowance per annum
• Company bonus scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• RCVS membership paid
• VDS membership paid
• BVA Membership paid
• Service based holiday entitlement increases
• VDS cover
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
• Enhanced paternity pay
• Birthday leave
• Discounted veterinary fees
• My Benefits - various discounts including retail & gym memberships
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Pension
• CPD/training support
• Paid bereavement leave
• Company sick pay
• Employee opinion survey
• Free uniform in a number of roles
• Annual pay reviews
• Social events
• Sponsorship for overseas employees
• Academy & Leadership courses
• Focus on employee wellbeing
• Relocation packages
• Career progression opportunities
• Free flu jabs

As a BAME and LGBT+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long term health conditions, and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch.

Job Ref: BH2406

Tel: 07484520516
Address: 1 Murray Place, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom