Clinical Lead

Following an exciting rebrand and the recent addition of new partner Sammy alongside Tizzy, we are entering a new phase of growth and are looking for an experienced Clinical Lead Veterinary Surgeon to help shape the future of our locally owned practice in Rhyl.

This is a key leadership role for a confident, experienced vet who wants genuine influence over clinical standards, team development, and the direction of a growing practice.

• You will join the practice at an exciting time as we are growing the practice due to the support of our loyal clients
• We are looking for an experienced vet who is ready to make their mark on the practice, help us grow and offer excellent levels of care to even more of our local community and their pets
• Our partners Tizzy & Sammy are passionate about investing in the practice, the team and the local community.
• We have undergone a recent rebrand
• The role is full time and will include 1 in 4 Saturdays
• You will join a lovely, well established and long-standing team who believe in supporting each other and having fun with regular practice funded social events throughout the year allowing you to unwind
• Join a practice that really cares and have set up a giving circle to support local charities
• You will be supported by an experienced clinical team, smart appointment scheduling and an in-house laboratory, giving you everything you need to provide excellent patient care.
• Fantastic salary paying up to £80,000 FTE and dependant on experience
• 12 month fixed term contract with the potential to progress into a permanent contract.

About Us

Our practice is a small, friendly practice that is run locally by the owners Tizzy and Sammy along with them you will be supported by 3 experienced vets, 3 RVNs, 1 SVN, 1 VCA and all our wonderful support colleagues.

We are proud of our culture: collaborative, supportive, and community-focused. We actively invest in our people, our facilities, and the pets and clients we serve.

We are a busy, supportive first-opinion practice with a varied caseload including routine consults, medical workups, and surgery. You will have the opportunity to work cases through fully, with appropriate support and referral pathways where needed.

We are a supportive team that believe on helping each other reach their career goals whilst enjoying a fun social calendar, along with this we truly believe in giving back to our local community. We have recently established a giving circle where we join our efforts to help local charities and more, like recently we are supporting 2 local cat charities and looking at plans to support the homeless community. Your support would be welcome!

Our purpose-built surgery (take a look at our google tour here) complete with high quality facilities and equipment, is situated on the Clwyd Retail Park in town. We have great local amenities close by and plenty of options for those all-important lunch breaks. When not working, there’s great transport links to West Wales for the stunning settings and great outdoors and over to Liverpool and Chester for the busy city life. Or if you prefer, take in all Rhyl has to offer with sandy beaches, activities galore, and sites to see; there’s truly something for everyone here!

The role:

As Clinical Lead, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the clinical direction of the practice. Alongside a varied first-opinion caseload, you will take responsibility for maintaining and developing clinical standards, supporting case discussions, and leading on best practice across the team.

You will:

• Lead and support the clinical team, including vets and RVNs
• Drive clinical standards, protocols, and continuous improvement
• Support mentoring and development of junior clinicians
• Contribute to clinical meetings, audits, and quality improvement initiatives
• Help shape the future growth and direction of the practice alongside the partners
• Maintain a balanced clinical workload with dedicated time for leadership responsibilities

Benefits include:

• Very competitive Salary up to £80k DOE, FTE
• 5.6 weeks paid holiday not including bank holidays
• Additional week’s holiday after 2 years’ service
• Paid CPD
• Generous certificate funding
• Daily paid coffee breaks - strongly encouraged for staff wellbeing
• O/T paid or available as TOIL, same situation with any encroachment of lunch breaks
• MRCVS Membership paid
• BVA Membership paid
• VDS cover
• Birthday leave

If you would like to hear more about working with us please contact Rach on northvet@vets4pets.com and someone will get back to you within 1 working day

Location: LL18 2TJ

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!