We are looking for an experienced veterinary leader to strengthen our clinical operations team, working with our Director of Veterinary Services, as Clinical Operations Lead for our East region. You will provide clinical leadership across a mixed portfolio of hospital and general practice sites, helping our teams deliver safe, effective and sustainable care while supporting Animal Trust's continued growth.
Working in partnership with Area Practice Managers and site clinical leaders, you will create the conditions in which clinical teams can perform at their best. You will combine visible regional leadership with quality improvement, people development, governance and operational insight.
Alongside your regional leadership responsibilities, you will spend two days each week undertaking clinical work at your closest Animal Trust clinic. This will ensure you remain clinically engaged, visible to our teams and connected to the day-to-day delivery of patient care.
This role is an exciting opportunity to use your clinical experience to influence clinical quality, colleague development and access to care across a growing region.
About you:
• Registration with RCVS as a Veterinary Surgeon
• Substantial experience in small animal veterinary practice, with a strong understanding of clinical standards, patient safety and professional accountability. • Experience leading, coaching or influencing clinical teams and senior clinicians across a complex service. • The confidence to interpret performance and governance information and turn it into proportionate, achievable improvement plans. • Strong judgement and communication skills, including the ability to manage sensitive performance, complaint and governance matters. • A collaborative approach to matrix working across clinical and operational leadership. • The ability and willingness to travel regularly across the East region.
Desirable:
• Experience working across multiple veterinary sites or leading at regional level.
• Experience of clinical governance, audit, quality improvement or complaint management.
• Experience developing clinical training, induction or competency programmes.
• A relevant leadership, management, education or quality improvement qualification.
This role requires the candidate to live close to the area of Manchester or Yorkshire to allow for regular travel.
Regions to cover:
Manchester, Yorkshire, Hull and North East.
Benefits
This role is a fulltime role which will consist of 40hrs average/week. This role will require flexibility in the working hours to allow you to meet the needs of the role and meet with team members including our night service.
Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.
Open job postingAbout the company
Animal Trust stands out from other veterinary services. Firstly, we are a unique Community Interest Company, being the only veterinary CIC in the UK to date. Our primary focus isn't solely on maximising profits; instead, we are dedicated to delivering on our mission and ensuring enough profit to sustain our business in the long term.