Lead Veterinary Surgeon

The Opportunity

Looking for that next step in your career? Have you thought in the past about setting up your own practice but don’t know where to start?

An extraordinary opportunity awaits at Medivet Chadderton for a Branch Partner to become part of the Medivet community. In this role, you’ll have the autonomy to run your own business while enjoying complete clinical freedom in collaboration with Medivet.

Beyond your everyday responsibilities of caring for patients and clients, you’ll play a pivotal role in leading, nurturing, and managing the team. Your drive and ambition will fuel the development of the practice’s client base, ensuring the consistent delivery of high standards of care.

If you’re a Veterinary Surgeon ready to step into a leadership role, foster team cohesion, and make a positive impact on both your team and patients, we invite you to apply and advance your professional journey.

The ideal candidate will possess a solid understanding of leadership principles, recognize the significance of fostering a positive team culture, and have a clear vision for building a team dedicated to providing outstanding care to our patients and exceptional service to our clients.

In addition to serving as a Lead Veterinarian, this role offers an exciting pathway for ambitious individuals aiming for progression as a Branch Partner. You’ll find ample opportunities to expand your skill set and propel your career forward significantly. The benefits available for Branch Partners are detailed below.

The role is full time; working 39 hours a week over 4 days offering progression alongside a work/life balance. The weekends roster is 1:3 Saturdays or 1:6 Saturday and Sundays.

Please do not hesitate to email carlie.smith@medivet.co.uk for further enquiries.

Branch Partnership Benefits include:

• Help to decide the best equity model for you and financial support.
• You can own up to 50% of the practice depending on how much you wish to invest.
• Medivet has a dedicated Branch Partnership team to assist with the process.
• Remaining invested in cases, thanks to our Hub and Spoke model with state‑of-the-art equipment and specialists.
• Our Support Centre team to look after and guide you on the non-clinical aspects of running a practice.
• Freedom to practise in the way we were taught at university; our community is built on trust.
• Support and guidance from our Clinical Operations team to enable you to develop your practice.
• Becoming part of an 800 strong vet community, unlike independent practice owners.
• Financial rewards in line with your practice’s success meaning your income could vastly exceed your current salary expectations.
• True work/life balance working four-day weeks, six weeks’ holiday.
• Ability to sell your equity at any time, retaining complete control of your career.
• Building the best place to work in the veterinary industry, experiencing genuine job satisfaction.

Key Benefits

• 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.
• Quarterly Lead Vet Contribution Scheme with the potential to earn up to 20% on top of your salary.
• 33 days’ annual leave (including Bank Holidays) rising to 38 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.
• Complete clinical handover and arrange transfer of any patient needing out of hours or enhanced care.
• 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.