Lead Veterinary Surgeon

Overview

Job Title: Lead Veterinary Surgeon

Salary: Up to £75,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Location: Park Vet Group, Whetstone, Leicester

Job Type: Permanent, full-time (flexible working patterns can be discussed)

Hours: 40 hours over 4-5 days with a 1:4 Saturday rota (8.30am-2pm and 1:15 Sunday (8am-7pm paid extra) no nights, we have a dedicated night team! Bank holidays on a rota (paid extra).

Opportunity: Leadership role with a clinical focus at the Whetstone site.

The Park Vet Group is based in Leicester, a large city with strong travel links, good schools, and access to countryside. The practice offers a supportive environment with a dedicated team structure including a Practice Manager and Clinical Director.

Responsibilities

• Lead and line-manage a team of veterinarians at the Whetstone site, with clinical support from the Practice Manager and Clinical Director.
• Maintain a clinical focus with 0.5 days per week allocated for admin time.
• Provide continuity of care for cases at the Whetstone site and contribute to case discussions during regular team meetings.
• Collaborate with specialists and benefit from in-house facilities including CT, dental suites with dental X-ray, video endoscopy, ASIF kit, TPLO/TTA/Tightrope, arthroscopy, and advanced ophthalmology equipment.
• Engage in ongoing professional development, with support for certificate studies; participate in internal CPD events and discussions of clinical cases.

Requirements

• RCVS registration and a minimum of 5 years general practice experience.
• Existing line-management experience is desirable but not essential; development support into leadership is available.
• A passion for leading and developing a team; GDP advisor or desire to become a GDP Advisor.
• Ability to perform routine neutering (cats and dogs of all sizes) without support, including FLANK cat spays.
• Ability to perform abdominal ultrasound, TFAST, and AFAST imaging without support.
• Ability to perform exploratory laparotomies, splenectomies, GDVs, gastrotomy and enterotomy without support.
• Confidence with routine consults (approximately 15 minutes) and routine dental cases.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
• Relocation package
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme
• Wellness program including Employee assistance program, Eyecare voucher scheme, Free annual Flu jab, Cycle to work scheme

We value dedication and loyalty, and we're committed to helping our employees build long, fulfilling careers with us. Our vets and nurses highlight opportunities for professional development and career progression, including continued education with support for attending conferences, workshops, and pursuing further qualifications. We work with Willows, a local referral centre, to run additional in-house CPD events and provide clear pathways for progression within the practice.

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