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Director of Practice & Clinical Services - Small Animal

Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England💼 Full-time💰 $90,000–$90,000🗓 2026-09-26 → 2026-09-30

Core

Lead clinical operations and governance for a four-site small animal veterinary practice while maintaining hands-on patient care.

Role type

Senior Veterinary Surgeon (Clinical Lead)

Builds

Small animal patient care services across consultations, surgery, and diagnostics

Domain

Veterinary medicine (Small Animal)

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Small animal clinical decision-making, mentoring colleagues, clinical governance, RCVS registration, first opinion practice experience

Preferred skills

Leadership, team collaboration, Saturday rota availability

Technologies

Doppler ultrasound, ECG, digital radiography, dental x-ray, endoscopy, laparoscopy, orthopaedic surgery suite, in-house laboratory

Responsibilities

Deliver high-quality small animal veterinary care, mentor less experienced veterinary surgeons, maintain high clinical standards, support clinical direction and development, work across multiple branches

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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