Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists has a fantastic opportunity for a Clinical Director to join their team. This integral leadership role will form part of the hospitals senior leadership team (SLT) working closely with the Hospital Director (HD) and clinical teams. This is an exciting opportunity for a referral specialist vet who has a passion for mentoring, leadership and further development at a senior level whilst still having an opportunity to continue with some clinical duties.
Further details regarding the role are as follows:
Main Purpose and Goals
Leadership
Lead in the delivery of all aspects of clinical quality, operational efficiency, development of the hospital team, customer service and commercial performance.
Provide a clear strategic vision and operational clarity that supports the hospital in achieving its objectives.
Creates a high performing culture that is challenging, supportive and collaborative whilst developing leadership and clinical capabilities across all associates.
Clinical Delivery, Quality and Governance
Design and implement lean, simple and customer-centered systems and processes that deliver high quality clinical care.
Create a culture of high-quality care, quality outcomes and customer service.
Ensure effective governance and assurance controls are in place to enhance quality & outcomes including the use of risk assessments and audit, learning and development, and technical and service development.
Carry out clinical duties as a veterinary Specialist.
Future Strategy & Growth
Contribute to the delivery of annual/long term performance reviews and future strategic / operating plans for the hospital.
Identify and implement innovative ideas that lead to the development of the hospital and the wider Linnaeus Group.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership
Develop and deliver a shared vision to members of the clinical team, engaging and inspiring the team to contribute to the development of clinical activities within the hospital.
Effectively lead change across vet team through ensuring a collaborative approach with associates and ensuring that the reasons for change are effectively communicated, understood, owned and implemented.
Focusing on the veterinary team, build a high performing team through the attraction and retention of highly skilled and capable clinical associates.
Create a high performance culture through effective communication by demonstrating an awareness of different communication styles and behaviours and responding to these.
Clinical Delivery, Quality and Governance
Create the local clinical strategy ensuring that all members of the clinical team are involved and that proposed initiatives and programmes enhance quality and service outcomes.
Deliver the highest quality clinical care and outcomes with focus on: Safety: avoiding harm to patients from care that is intended to help them
Timely: avoiding unnecessary delays to care that may cause harm
Effective: Providing evidence based services
Efficient: Avoiding waste, minimising duplication, optimising productivity
Person centred: establishing connections with clients and referring vets to deliver high quality care
Create and implement quality improvement activities including audit, risk assessment and clinical governance processes, benchmarking with other referral practices and responding to learning opportunities.
Create a culture of professional development including effective CPD, student placements, residency and internship programmes and clinical research, ensuring compliance with RCVS requirements.
Ensure compliance with all statutory, legal and regulatory areas relating to clinical practice including, for example, RCVS, GDPR, Health and Safety etc.
Input to Linnaeus wide accreditation standards e.g. RCVS PSS and ISFM Cat Friendly Clinics and other national projects and initiatives.
Carry out clinical duties as a veterinary Specialist.
Commercial performance
Be accountable for delivering veterinary clinical quality, efficiency and…