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Lead Vet

Up to £80,000 per year
  1. Full-time
  2. Peterborough
  3. Lead Veterinary Surgeon
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We’re looking for an ambitious and confident Lead Vet to take the reins at our thriving Medivet Whittlesey practice. This is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark, shape the direction of the clinic, and work with a supportive, skilled team in a beautifully refurbished setting.

Why Join Us?

Our spacious, modern practice has everything you need to deliver top-quality care — including four consult rooms, separate cat and dog wards and waiting areas, a bereavement room, and a bright staff room with a garden. You’ll also benefit from free onsite parking.

The clinic has a large and loyal client base, offering an interesting and varied surgical caseload — the perfect environment for a vet who enjoys clinical freedom and variety. You’ll be supported by a dedicated team including a Practice Manager, 3 Vets, 3 Nurses, 2 VCAs, and 2 CCAs, ensuring you can focus on what you do best.

The Role

  • Full-time (4 days per week), but part-time applications are welcome

  • 1 in 6 Saturdays at Medivet Peterborough Bretton

  • No on-call and no bank holidays

  • £5,000 sign-on bonus

Location

Whittlesey is perfectly placed for work-life balance — close to the West Norfolk coast for peaceful getaways, and just a short trip to Peterborough station, where trains reach London King’s Cross in around an hour.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and lead a practice that’s full of potential, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information or an informal chat, please contact Serena at serena.khima@medivet.co.uk.

 
 

Key Benefits 

  • Quarterly Lead Vet Contribution Scheme with the potential to earn up to 20% on top of your salary. 

  • Private Medical Insurance from day one. 

  • Health cash plan from day one (covering dental, physio and optical services) with 24/7 Private GP Service. 

  • Life Assurance 3 x salary. 

  • Access to 24-hour counselling by phone or in person should you feel you need support. 

  • 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 6 weeks with length of service. 

  • An additional ‘Day for You’, a paid day’s leave for you to use as you wish. 

  • Clinical CPD: £1,500 per year plus 3 days’ paid leave 

  • Internal CPD and access to Clinical Communities 

  • Funded certificate opportunities. 

  • VDS, RCVS and BVA fees paid. 

  • Sabbatical based on length of service. 

  • Interest free Season Ticket Loan. 

  • Cycle to Work scheme. 

  • Discounts on Medivet products and services. 

  • Support for Certificates of Sponsorship for a Tier 2 (General) Visa and relocation support. 

  

Role Accountabilities 

Exceptional care is at the heart of everything we do at Medivet. That’s the care for our patients, our clients and for each other – we really want to make a positive difference through every interaction we have.   

In this role you will:  

  • Deliver exceptional clinical care to your patients during consultations and procedures.  

  • Provide exceptional care to your clients, giving clear updates on patients.  

  • Deliver professional excellence, observing the highest standards of regulatory, practice and operational compliance.  

  • Prepare accurate estimates for clients, ensuring payment and minimising debt.  

  • Work closely with the Practice Manager to maximise commercial performance with a focus on key measures.   

  • Engage, mentor and develop your team, enhancing their skills and utilising these in the most effective way.   

  • Inspire your team, sharing new or evolving practice standards and changes to processes.  

  • Pro-actively support and share clinical best practice within and across practices and the wider Medivet community. 

 

Your Skills and Experience 

  • RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon. 

  • Able to demonstrate clinical leadership skills. 

  • Experienced in delivering exceptional care to both patients and clients.  

  • An understanding and appreciation of exceptional care and how this improves the client experience.  

  • Experience of implementing a progressive clinical culture.  

  • Experience of delivering strong commercial performance through effective allocation of clinical activity. 

  • Experienced in working effectively as part of a team. 

  • Experienced in using coaching and influencing skills to get the best out of every colleague. 

 

About Us 

Medivet is a leading veterinary care provider, with practices across the UK including a number of 24-hour veterinary centres and referral centres. We also have a growing presence overseas with practices in France, Germany and Spain. 

  

We’re proud to support a large, connected and growing community of colleagues who provide exceptional care that’s always there. That’s more than a strapline for us, we truly believe every interaction we have matters and that we can make a real difference.  This is as true for our colleagues as it is for our patients and clients.  Being part of Medivet means being part of a forward-thinking and caring environment with the very best equipment and treatment options available, and the very best treatment for you as a valued member of the team. 

  

This is the home of talented people like you who want to stand out in their field and whose compassion for animals goes way beyond their job. Join us and be part of our exciting plans for the future. 

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