Clinical Director

About the Role

You’ll step into a leadership position overseeing Buchan Vets across three sites in Aberdeenshire: Peterhead, Fraserburgh, and Turriff. This is an exciting opportunity to drive clinical excellence and team development whilst maintaining hands-on involvement in clinical duties. You’ll work closely with the Senior Practice Director and Regional Director, championing the practice’s core values and acting as a positive role model to the wider team.

Based in peaceful, scenic Aberdeenshire where the coast meets countryside, you’ll be part of a well-established, forward-thinking practice with genuine investment in growth and team wellbeing. With no on-call commitments and a flexible working environment, you’ll have space to focus on what matters most—both clinically and personally.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a diverse clinical team including veterinary surgeons, registered veterinary nurses, patient care assistants, receptionists and admin staff across multiple sites
• Maintain active clinical duties as a veterinary surgeon whilst providing strategic leadership
• Drive high engagement and foster a collaborative, supportive team culture
• Deliver and continuously improve high-quality clinical services with measurable performance improvements
• Interpret financial data, KPI dashboards and business metrics to inform strategic decisions
• Champion new service development and identify opportunities for practice and team growth
• Communicate key messages and values effectively across all practices
• Work collaboratively with other leaders across the CVS business

Requirements

• Registered as a veterinary surgeon with the RCVS
• Proven clinical experience and active involvement in clinical practice
• Leadership experience or genuine ambition to develop leadership skills (first-time leaders encouraged to apply)
• Strong communication and people management abilities
• Business acumen with the ability to work with financial and performance data
• Flexibility, adaptability and a collaborative approach to supporting colleagues
• Passion for clinical excellence and team development

Benefits

• Salary: Up to £85,000 FTE (dependent on experience)
• Joining bonus: £6,000
• Relocation support: Package available including visa fees where applicable, plus short-term accommodation and relocation bonus (negotiable)
• Professional support: RCVS and VDS fees paid in full
• CPD and development: Generous CPD allowance, BSAVA library access (450+ courses), and fully funded postgraduate qualifications (CertAVP, PgCert) with tuition, exams and study leave
• Holiday: Up to 33 days annual leave (with option to buy/sell)
• Working pattern: Flexible working environment with no on-call commitments
• Wellbeing: Health cash plan, Employee Assistance Programme, 400+ Wellbeing Champions, Pastoral Support Vets and enhanced family leave policies
• Clinical support: Access to Vet Oracle telemedicine specialists, Advanced Clinical Services Network and Regional Clinical Leads for case support and mentoring
• Staff discounts: 50% off pet care services, MiPet food and medications

About the Practice

Buchan and Deveron Vets operates across sites in Aberdeenshire (Peterhead, Fraserburgh and our Deveron site) and is part of CVS Group, one of the UK’s largest veterinary providers. The practice is well-established, forward-thinking, and committed to delivering excellent clinical care within a supportive, collaborative environment. With space to grow under strong leadership, the team brings together experienced veterinary surgeons, registered veterinary nurses, and dedicated support staff.

CVS is committed to investing in facilities, team development and wellbeing, offering centralised HR, recruitment, payroll, IT, finance and procurement support to free up clinical staff to focus on patient care. The practice is conveniently located in the heart of Aberdeenshire, commutable from surrounding towns including Aberdeen, Ellon, Banff, Macduff and other regional locations.