Clinical Director Vet - Colchester
Small Animal VetPermanent
Colchester, Essex
Job Description
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to take on a Clinical Director role within a well-established Small Animal Practice in Colchester. This position combines hands-on clinical work with genuine leadership responsibility, and it offers protected time to focus on team development, clinical standards and the future growth of the practice. Candidates seeking a role with leadership scope and clinical involvement should read on.
Key Details
- Location: Colchester, Essex
- Position: Permanent Clinical Director Veterinary Surgeon
- Practice Type: Small Animal Practice
- Working Pattern: Full or part-time
- Full-Time Pattern: 4-day working week
- Protected Leadership Time: 1.5 days per week
- Clinical Commitment: Approximately 2.5 days per week
- Weekends: 1 in 4 Saturdays
- Salary: Circa £85,000 DOE for the full-time position
- Job Reference: JN-35706
Why You'll Love This Role
This role gives you the opportunity to lead a friendly, established team while remaining clinically active with your own consultations, diagnostics, treatment plans and surgery. Protected leadership and administration time is built into the full-time pattern, allowing you to focus properly on team support, clinical governance and practice development.
About the Role
As Clinical Director, you will provide visible clinical leadership while working closely with three other Veterinary Surgeons and an experienced nursing and support team. The role includes support for mentoring, recruitment, onboarding and retention, alongside day-to-day clinical involvement.
You will maintain and develop clinical standards, support a collaborative working culture and help colleagues grow their individual interests and careers. There is also scope to identify opportunities that improve patient care, client experience and ways of working.
The role is designed for a Veterinary Surgeon who wants to balance clinical work with leadership responsibilities in a structured way. Part-time working patterns can also be discussed.
About the Practice
The practice is a well-established Small Animal Practice based in Highwoods, Colchester, with a strong reputation for compassionate, high-quality veterinary care. It is RCVS accredited as a Small Animal General Practice and is also an approved training centre for veterinary nurses.
Facilities include digital X-ray, ultrasound, dentistry, in-house laboratory facilities, endoscopy, echocardiography, modern consulting and surgical facilities, separate waiting space for cats and a large private car park. The practice manages a varied small animal caseload, with scope for both routine and more involved diagnostic and surgical work.
Working in Colchester
Colchester offers a practical base for Veterinary Surgeons who want to work in Essex with access to a busy regional setting. It has rail links into London and is within reach of surrounding towns and rural areas, which can suit commuters as well as those looking to live locally. For candidates considering relocation, it offers a mix of urban convenience and access to wider Essex and Suffolk.
Benefits
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private medical insurance
- Generous CPD allowance
- Support towards further qualifications and certificates
- Structured professional development
- Leadership and career progression opportunities
- Support from the wider Kin Vet Community
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of caseload can I expect?
The practice handles a varied small animal caseload. This includes routine preventative healthcare, first-opinion medicine, diagnostic investigations and surgical cases.
Is there a protected leadership time built into the role?
Yes. For the full-time role, 1.5 days each week are protected for administration and leadership duties.
What level of experience is required?
The role is aimed at an experienced Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon with a minimum of 5 years' UK small animal experience. RCVS registration is also required.
What facilities does the practice offer?
The practice has digital X-ray, ultrasound, dentistry, in-house laboratory facilities, endoscopy, echocardiography, modern consulting and surgical facilities, separate cat waiting space and a large private car park.
Is part-time working considered?
Yes. Part-time applications are very welcome, and the working pattern can be discussed.
If you are an experienced Veterinary Surgeon looking for a leadership role with protected time to lead and develop a practice, please apply for further details.
Job Reference No: JN-35706
Job location
Colchester, Essex
This is the approximate job location. The exact practice address is shared with suitable candidates.
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