Clinic Director (Vet) – Middleton, Leeds
We are looking for a veterinary surgeon who is excited by leadership, is a dynamic, enthusiastic pet and people person, and has a passion for ensuring that pets receive quality, affordable healthcare with a Fear Free centred approach.
We are looking for someone who wants to take the reins from our current CD who will be transferring to our new Sheffield clinic next year, and be part of a fast growing 2-month-old, purpose built clinic, delivering the care that pets would choose as part of a rapidly growing group of independent, family-owned practices.
You will be joined by another FTE vet, 2 FTE RVN’s and 2 FTE Care Co-ordinators (the team will soon grow!). Clinical experience of 4 + years is preferred.
- 4 days per week 08.45am – 7pm
- Days have a mix of consulting and theatre slots, with daily administration time factored in. Our consults are 15 minutes long.
- 1:2 Saturday morning 08.30-1pm (increases as clinic and vet team continue to grow)
- No OOH
- 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays (Good Friday worked but day in lieu given)
- Private Medical Insurance including Employee Assistance Programme access
- £1000 standard CPD allowance with scope to study toward certificates
- Fear Free accreditation training as standard
- Day off for birthday
- Two days off to work for a local charity of your choice
- Workplace pension scheme
- 2 free Total Wellness Plans your own pets – 25% discount off subsequent plans and all other treatments. Our Wellness Plan is the best value plan out there, with unlimited veterinary consultations, annual health check including blood and urine tests, plus generous discounts on neutering and dentistry.
- RCVS and VDS fees paid
- Relocation package available of up to £5000
- Quarterly ‘fun budget’ for the team to socialise outside of work
- Summer and Christmas group social events
- Ad hoc trips to Nice & Monaco for CPD, plus a chance for team members to win a trip to the North American Vet Congress in Orlando
- Salary £60,000 to £80,000 dependent on experience
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
- We provide a positive environment where you will be supported by vastly experienced owners that you will know and work with.
- You will be challenged, and your career will develop.
- Being part of a fast growing and young practice is exciting. We guarantee you will enjoy the ride and have fun!
- You will be part of a team of like-minded colleagues.
- We are people focused, ask any of our team. The deal is that you work hard and in return we will look after you to the best of our ability.
- We are pet centric – we are the only veterinary practice outside of north America to be Fear Free accredited. This is the standard of care our pets deserve.
For an informal chat about current and future vacancies please contact annabelh@harrisonfamilyvets.co.uk
BENEFITS OF A CAREER WITH US
Funded CPD and scope for certificate study
Generous holiday allowance
Day off for birthday
2 days to volunteer for local charity or good cause
Ad hoc CPD trips to Nice and Monaco
Out of the hat places to North American veterinary conferences – next stop Las Vegas!
Company wide social events e.g. Christmas party, family summer BBQ
Team quarterly fun budget
Private medical insurance
Fear Free training and accreditation
RCVS and VDS fees paid
Relocation package available of up to £5000
Free Total Wellness Plans for your pets plus generous discounts
No out-of-hours
Internal recognition scheme
Family and friends discount
For an informal chat about current and future vacancies please contact annabelh@harrisonfamilyvets.co.uk
FAMILY-OWNED & INDEPENDENT
Being family-owned and independent means security, trust and ensures we are aligned with our vision and mission to deliver not only our key principles, Quality, Integrity, Passion, and Growth, but also to be the kind of veterinary practice that we are proud of.
We have three generations of the Harrison Family working within our business- Tim, our Managing Director, works alongside his daughter, Annabel, and father, Craig.
Further it means that we are free to make our own decisions and are not governed by remote owners. This gives us the freedom to act in the best interests of our clinics, our team members, our clients, and most importantly, your pets.
FEAR FREE
We understand that pets are part of the family, so as standard our teams are accredited ‘Fear Free’ professionals who can prevent and alleviate potential fear and stress experienced by your pets during their visit. To achieve this, amongst many other things, our ward areas have classical music playing and softer lighting than that of clinical areas, plus stress-relieving pheromone plug ins are used throughout our wards and wider clinic.
We understand the differing needs of species and as such our cat wards have individual hideaway units so that they may feel more secure, weighing scales are covered with fake grass to be more appealing to our canine patients, and we obviously use an abundance of delicious and distracting treats to distract to make the journey as stress free as possible for all.
OUR PRINCIPLES
TOTAL WELLNESS PLAN
Health plans are nothing new to our industry and are predominantly cost saving in nature.
Our fantastic Total Wellness Plan not only reduces cost for routine preventative products and services, but more importantly eliminates veterinary consult fees completely and introduces a yearly comprehensive physical examination, including blood and urine screening to pick up any subtle indicators of early disease.The plan exists to remove barriers to care, and help pets live longer, healthier lives.
For an informal chat about current and future vacancies please contact annabelh@harrisonfamilyvets.co.uk
