Director of Practice & Clinical Services – Small Animal

About the Role

This is a rare leadership opportunity at Moorview Vets, a progressive, multi-site small animal practice in the North East. You’ll step into a Director of Practice & Clinical Services role that genuinely balances meaningful clinical work with strategic leadership—approximately 75% clinical caseload alongside your directorship responsibilities. Working 40 hours across just 4 days per week with no out-of-hours or on-call commitments, this role offers the work-life balance senior clinicians deserve.

The practice operates across 5 sites including a main hospital, consult-only branches, and a dedicated dental facility, all equipped with advanced diagnostic and surgical technology (CT, digital radiography, laparoscopy, endoscopy, Doppler ultrasound). You’ll shape clinical vision and governance across a team with multiple certificate holders in medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, dermatology, and cardiology—and you’ll have the freedom to manage referral-level cases within this first opinion setting.

Key Responsibilities

As Director of Practice & Clinical Services, you will provide senior clinical leadership across the practice, setting and delivering the clinical vision in line with IVC Evidensia’s strategy, standards, and values.

• Oversee clinical governance, quality improvement, and performance across services
• Oversee clinical governance, quality improvement, and performance across all services
• Work closely with operational leaders to drive excellent patient outcomes and sustainable service delivery
• Maintain an active clinical caseload (approximately 75% of your time) while managing directorship duties
• Support and mentor colleagues across the practice, fostering a strong clinical culture and collaborative learning environment
• Engage in regular case discussions and lead continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements

• Qualified Veterinary Surgeon with proven senior or leadership experience in veterinary practice
• Strong clinical expertise and confidence to support complex case discussions and decision-making
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing other vets
• Collaborative, people-focused leadership style with excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to drive clinical standards, governance, and continuous improvement

Benefits

• Salary up to £85,000 depending on experience
• £5,000 Welcome Bonus (subject to eligibility)
• £5,000 Relocation Bonus (subject to eligibility)
• 6.6 weeks holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Green Cars salary sacrifice scheme
• Voluntary benefits package—choose benefits to suit you
• Discounted staff pet care
• Access to discounts and cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
• Ongoing leadership and clinical development opportunities
• Access to a wide professional network and referral support

About the Practice

Moorview Vets is a highly respected, multi-site small animal practice delivering exceptional first opinion care across the North East. The practice comprises a main hospital, consult-only branches, and a dedicated dental facility, all equipped with advanced diagnostic and surgical technology enabling in-house management of a wide range of cases. The team includes multiple certificate holders across medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, dermatology, and cardiology, with a strong collaborative culture and regular case discussions.

Moorview Vets operates as part of IVC Evidensia, the UK and Europe’s leading veterinary care group uniting over 900 practices and referral hospitals. IVC Evidensia is committed to supporting careers without limits, investing in learning, innovation, and wellbeing to help teams grow in confidence, capability, and fulfilment at every career stage.