Lead Veterinary Surgeon

Pontefract is a historic town in West Yorkshire and known locally as Ponte or Ponte Carlo. Famous for its Pontefract cakes, castle and confectionary, the area has a wealth of industrial history.

This experienced team is made up of our newly appointed Practice Manager - Kira, our full Nursing team, and Client Care team. The practice can offer a wide range of services and state-of-the-art facilities including diagnostic imaging, dental facilities including radiography, and an in-house laboratory.

This opportunity would suit an ambitious and motivated small animal Vet who is looking to establish relationships and develop our client base further.

We are offering a full-time working pattern of 4 weekdays per week and a fair weekend rota, but if part-time is something you wish to consider, let's talk about how we can support this.

We offer a relocation package if relocating from outside the UK or more than 60 miles from your current UK address.

This is the perfect opportunity to take the next step in your career by joining the growing Medivet community. We want to be the best place for vets and nurses to work, and we're taking the right steps in achieving this. For more information, contact .

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:

1. Deliver exceptional clinical care to your patients during consultations and procedures.
2. Provide exceptional care to your clients, giving clear updates on patients.
3. Deliver professional excellence, observing the highest standards of regulatory, practice, and operational compliance.
4. Prepare accurate estimates for clients, ensuring payment and minimizing debt.
5. Work closely with the Practice Manager to maximize commercial performance with a focus on key measures.
6. Engage, mentor, and develop your team, enhancing their skills and utilizing these in the most effective way.
7. Inspire your team, sharing new or evolving practice standards and changes to processes.
8. Complete clinical handover and arrange transfer of any patient needing out of hours or enhanced care.
9. Proactively support and share clinical best practice within and across practices and the wider Medivet community.

Your Skills and Experience:

1. RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon.
2. Able to demonstrate clinical leadership skills.
3. Experienced in delivering exceptional care to both patients and clients.
4. An understanding and appreciation of exceptional care and how this improves the client experience.
5. Experience of implementing a progressive clinical culture.
6. Experience of delivering strong commercial performance through effective allocation of clinical activity.
7. Experienced in working effectively as part of a team.
8. 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.

Medivet is a family of passionate, supportive, and thoughtful veterinary professionals.

We work as one team to support each other, grow the business, and make sure every pet receives the very best care.

Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match.