Clinical Director
Job description
If you are a current Linnaeus Associate, you will need to apply internally. In order to do this, please contact our Talent Acquisition team (details can be found via The Link) and someone will be in touch to discuss and progress your application.
Your role and responsibilities
As Clinical Director, you will be responsible for the overall clinical leadership of the hospital. You will have a passion for delivering excellence in clinical care and outcomes for our patients, outstanding service to our clients and colleagues in general practice, and the best possible support for our team. You will drive a positive culture in the veterinary team, leading by example with excellent communication skills and ensuring collaborative and effective working relationships across the hospital and across the wider Linnaeus group.
The ideal candidate for the role will be an experienced veterinary surgeon who is passionate about driving excellence in clinical standards and leading and developing a highly respected veterinary team. Ideally, you will be a certificate holder in a relevant discipline and have experience in managing a veterinary team in a referral setting or a large primary care practice. Extensive support, training and coaching will be provided for all aspects of the role.
Benefits
- 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
- Career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced equal family leave
- E-car salary sacrifice scheme
- Employer contribution pension scheme
- Wellness program including:
- Employee assistance program
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Free annual Flu jab
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
About us
Part of the Linnaeus group, West Midlands Veterinary Referrals is a state-of-art veterinary hospital situated in Staffordshire offering small animal surgical referral services. At WMR we work to support our colleagues in general practice, seeing pets from across the country. We welcome a wide range of orthopaedic, spinal and soft tissue surgical cases.
We have an award-winning purpose-built hospital to provide comprehensive surgical treatment, advanced imaging, patient monitoring, and the diligent aftercare that our patients deserve. We are well equipped with CT, rigid and flexible endoscopy, extensive surgical equipment, DR and CR radiography, Doppler ultrasound, four operating theatres, separate cattery, kennels, 6 consulting rooms and more.
- We are proud to have been awarded the ISFM Cat-friendly silver award and the IIE bronze award for sustainability.
- At WMR our team of seven vets are supported by an outstanding nursing and front-of-house team.
Nearby Lichfield and Burton-on-Trent are attractive market towns in Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. There is plenty to occupy your free time with easy access to the Peak District National Park, and the nearby city of Birmingham with its outstanding cultural, sporting and leisure activities. East Midlands and Birmingham international airports are within easy reach, and there are excellent regional transport links.
If you would like to apply for this position or discuss in more detail please contact [email protected]
Part of an amazing global family
Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.
The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.
Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets.
Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.
Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.
Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.
If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]
