Take on a leadership-focused small animal role with a salary of up to £90,000. You will combine hands-on clinical work with strategic influence, then move into a permanent Clinical Lead Veterinary Surgeon position after the maternity cover period.
This fixed-term opportunity is for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon ready to step up into leadership at Sheriffs Highway Vets in Gateshead. For 8 to 9 months, you will balance clinical work with strategic responsibility, helping shape clinical standards, governance, service development and team performance.
After the maternity cover period, the role transitions into a permanent Clinical Lead Veterinary Surgeon position. In that phase, you will continue to support complex case management, lead clinical governance, mentor veterinary colleagues and work alongside the wider leadership team to keep improving outcomes for patients and clients.
Sheriffs Highway Vets is part of inspiring vet care, described as the UK’s number one vet care provider and trusted with the care of over 2 million animals. The practice is an established four-site small animal team, with branches in Gateshead, Sunderland, Ryton and Whickham.
The clinical team includes 14 Veterinary Surgeons, supported by experienced nursing and support staff. Facilities include Doppler ultrasound, ECG, digital radiography, dental x-ray, endoscopy, laparoscopy, an orthopaedic surgery suite and an in-house laboratory.
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