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Lead Vet: Branches

Employer
RSPCA Head Office
Location
Homeworking
Salary
Salary from £50,000 to £55,000 depending on experience
Closing date
14 Jul 2022

Job Details

If you are a leader who is passionate about improving the relationships and understanding between vets and charities, then we have the perfect role for you. We are looking for a talented Lead Vet to join our Field Operations/ Veterinary team.

You will be working to support RSPCA branches and the private vets who provide services to them to develop a more consistent approach, improve clinical governance and build stronger links with the national Society vets.

You will also provide support to vets working for branches and branch teams in relation to challenging cases. 

The role will be home-based with extensive travel to our branches.

If you are a leader who is passionate about improving the relationships and understanding between vets and charities then we have the perfect role for you. We are looking for a talented Lead Vet to join our Field Operations/ Veterinary team.

You will be working to support RSPCA branches and the private vets who provide services to them to develop a more consistent approach, improve clinical governance and build stronger links with the national Society vets.

You will also provide support to vets working for branches and branch teams in relation to challenging cases.

The role will be home-based with extensive travel to our branches.

About Us

It’s an exciting time to join us in the decade of our bicentenary as we focus on our Strategy to 2030. The RSPCA works 365 days a year, 24 hours a day rescuing all animals of all types from abuse, neglect, and injury.

The Role

  • Supporting the Branches and Partnerships team in updating the branch partnership agreement and related documents so that this sets out appropriate clinical and animal welfare standards and oversight. 
  • Helping to empower branches to manage these relationships in line with RSPCA policies and procedures.
  • Supporting RSPCA branches to improve the relationship and understanding between them and their vets.
  • Working closely with the Animal Centre Standards (ACS) team, providing support and training to the team of Field Officers in clinical, welfare and regulatory matters as they pertain to branch operations.
  • Providing support for these vets with difficult cases and ensuring that decision making is in line with the Society’s policies.

Successful Candidate

  • An extensive understanding of veterinary and animal welfare legal and regulatory frameworks.
  • Someone who has an ability to make sound clinical and policy decisions independently
  • An ability to organise and prioritise their workload, with a clear readiness to make decisions, take the initiative and focus on delivery. Also, an ability to lead change and improvement within a diverse team.
  • We would also love someone who has an ability to influence, motivate and empower others in order to reach organisational goals.
  • Extensive clinical veterinary experience in field of small animal veterinary medicine and surgery
  • Experience of clinical governance and audit
  • MRCVS registered
  • Someone who can adhere to the Society’s charitable objectives, which are to promote kindness and prevent or suppress cruelty to animals.

Our Values

We are compassionate * We are inspirational * We are committed * We are expert * We act with integrity

What’s in it for you:

We value and recognise our employees’ contribution and are proud to offer an extensive benefits package that includes:

Great Annual Leave benefits -

All staff receive 25 days annual leave on entry rising to 30 days after five years’ service and 31 days after six years’ service plus an additional Society Day around Christmas. Staff can also carry over up to five days leave to the next leave year. We also offer a generous pension scheme with associated life assurance and group income protection scheme; access to private healthcare scheme; support for professional development after qualifying period and access to our employee assistance programme.

Flexibility in Hours

We understand the importance of work-life balance and we offer our colleagues the flexibility to vary their location between both the office and home. Core Hours (currently being trialled) with agreement staff can work their 35 hours flexibly across Monday to Friday. Provided the core hours of 10:00-15:00 are covered start and finish times each date can be flexed (prorated for part time staff) If you are looking for further flexibility, speak to us at the interview stage so that we can consider your request.

Location:  Home-based with extensive travel

To apply, please submit your CV and Covering letter by clicking the apply now button, please quote reference LV7392 when applying for this role

Closing date: 22 June 2022.

Company

Speak up  

Through our campaigns we raise standards of care and awareness of issues for the animals who have no voice.

With your support we push for laws to be changed, improving the welfare of animals on farms, in research labs, in the wild, in paddocks or in our homes.

Stand up Through investigations and prosecutions we stand up to those who deliberately harm animals to send out a clear message - we will not tolerate animal abuse.

Our highly trained officers tackle neglect and cruelty at every level and are working hard to stamp out large-scale serious, organised and commercial animal cruelty.


Be counted

We believe every animal has the right to be counted as an individual.

Animals can rely on us to rescue them when they need us most. To rehabilitate them wherever possible, provide them with the very best veterinary care and to find them new homes, either through rehoming or release.

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Wilberforce Way
Southwater
Horsham
West Sussex
RH13 9RS
GB

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