Vacancy details
About the role
Provide clinical leadership through coaching, mentoring and appraisal conversations.
Candor Vets is working with an established veterinary practice in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire to find a Lead Veterinary Surgeon for a newly opening 24/7 hospital.
What you will be doing
- Lead clinical governance and staff meetings, and support quality-assurance activities.
- Work closely with the Practice Manager and Lead Nurse on day-to-day operations.
- Review clinic performance indicators and contribute to financial oversight where required.
- Deliver clinical care across the hospital caseload, including emergency presentations.
Working pattern
- 40 hours per week, typically worked over four days.
- Weekend commitment is 2 in 9.
- The hospital operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week; duties will include shifts within that rota.
Team and support
- Clinical leadership role within a multi‑disciplinary team including nursing and management colleagues.
- Structured support for clinical governance and team development.
Practice and facilities
- Brand-new veterinary hospital scheduled to open in January 2027.
- Provides continuous patient care and 24/7 emergency services to the local area.
Development
- Opportunities to develop coaching and leadership skills and to contribute to service development and operational processes.