Senior Clinical Director/Clinical Director

Senior Clinical Director or Clinical Director, White Oak Vets, Peterlee, County Durham

Exciting opportunity for experienced leader to join our expanding team!

About you

We are seeking an experienced Senior Clinical Director / Clinical Director to provide strong clinical and people leadership across our supportive teams. You are passionate about delivering exceptional veterinary care while setting clear clinical direction and inspiring others to achieve high standards.

Confident in your clinical expertise and decision making, you are comfortable overseeing complex cases, shaping clinical standards, and supporting teams through mentorship and coaching. You enjoy developing others, building capability, and creating an inclusive, high‑performing culture where colleagues feel supported and empowered to grow.

Client care remains central to your leadership approach, and you lead with professionalism, compassion, and integrity in all interactions.

Most importantly, you live and breathe our I CARE leadership values:

• Inclusivity - Valuing diverse perspectives and adapting your approach to bring out the best in everyone.
• Collaboration - Encouraging open communication and addressing challenges early.
• Accountability - Supporting honest conversations through regular check‑ins and constructive feedback.
• Role Modelling - Leading with integrity and following through on commitments.
• Empathy - Using emotional awareness to support both team wellbeing and high performance.

Rota

Full‑time 40 hours a week. If you are seeking part‑time hours please contact us to discuss options.

Benefits

At CVS, we know that care for our patients starts with dedicated people like you. That's why we invest in your growth and your future. When you join our team, you'll receive (pro‑rated for Part‑time):

• RCVS & VDS fees paid in full
• Generous CPD allowance, BSAVA library access, 450+ courses, and fully funded postgraduate qualifications (CertAVP, PgCert) with tuition, exams, and study leave covered
• Up to 33 days holiday (with option to buy/sell)
• CVS Pension Scheme
• Access to Vet Oracle telemedicine specialists, Advanced Clinical Services Network and Regional Clinical Leads for case support and mentoring
• Health cash plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and enhanced family leave policies
• Staff pet care discounts – 50% off services, MiPet food and medications

Interested?

Please click apply now! For further details or an informal chat, please contact Jim in the recruitment team at jim.mcdowell-massar@cvsvets.com. To submit an online application, click Apply Now, upload your CV and we'll be in touch.

Join us at CVS

We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and able to do their best work. We foster an inclusive and equitable workplace, where diverse perspectives are invited and people feel safe to speak up.

Wellbeing support is always available, from monthly line‑manager check‑ins to our network of 400 Wellbeing Champions, Pastoral Support Vets and personal mentors. We offer leading benefits and policies, such as our Health Shield which provides support for physical and mental health.

Our aim is to free up clinical colleagues to do what they do best, so we offer practices a wide range of operational support. Central expert HR, recruitment, payroll, IT, finance, procurement teams are on hand to support all aspects of the smooth running of each practice.

We prioritise investment in our facilities, delivering significant enhancements across numerous practices through a dedicated multi‑million‑pound improvement fund.

The role is based in Peterlee commutable from Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Durham, Hartlepool, Stockton‑on‑Tees, Middlesbrough, Billingham, Redcar, Seaham, Chester‑le‑Street, Washington, South Shields, Jarrow, Gateshead, Hebburn, Consett, Bishop Auckland, Newton Aycliffe, Spennymoor, Ferryhill, Shildon, Crook, Barnard Castle, Stanley, Prudhoe, Houghton‑le‑Spring, Hetton‑le‑Hole, Murton, Easington Colliery, Easington Village, Horden, Blackhall Colliery, Wingate, Haswell, South Hetton, Thornley, Wheatley Hill, Shotton Colliery, Castle Eden, Sedgefield, Fishburn, Trimdon, Trimdon Grange, Coxhoe, West Cornforth, Bishop Middleham, Great Ayton, Stokesley, Guisborough, Yarm, Eaglescliffe, Thornaby‑on‑Tees, Ingleby Barwick, Wynyard, Greatham, Elwick, Burnopfield, Rowlands Gill, Ryton, Blaydon, Whickham, Pelton, Sacriston, Langley Park, Brandon, Bearpark, Pittington, Sherburn Village, Ludworth, Cold Hesledon, Wolviston, Marske‑by‑the‑Sea, Saltburn‑by‑the‑Sea, Loftus, Brotton, Skelton‑in‑Cleveland, and Kirklevington.