Regional Director

Regional Director - Across Australia

CVS Group plc is an AIM listed, international integrated veterinary services provider, which delivers to clients through four business areas; our veterinary practices, diagnostic laboratories, pet crematoria and e-commerce division. Our success is derived from the passion our people have for animals and for making pets a priority, it's what is at the heart of our work, every day.

The Group generates revenue of more than £600m from 500 practices across 4 countries (The UK, The Netherlands, Ireland and Australia), with more than 9,000 employees across vets, nurses, other clinical employees and within our support office. In a growing pet market, we are well positioned for both organic and acquisitive growth, and significant investment projects are in progress to enhance our infrastructure and central support for the Group. 

The role: 

We have a new and exciting opportunity to join us as a Regional Director, ideally with veterinary surgeon experience, to cover part of our growing practice network in Australia. Regional Directors are vital to the success of our business, and you will take accountability for providing the right support, coaching and leadership to enable our people and practices to achieve their full potential. The position will be home-based in Australia, with frequent travel to practices across each state and occasional further travel to relevant CVS meetings, conferences and events.

In the role, one of your key aims will be to inspire and empower your practice leaders to:

• Provide strategic direction and leadership to practices to ensure delivery against people, clinical and commercial aims  
• Maximise the financial and operational performance of practices
• To ensure the delivery of excellent clinical quality and care standards in practices
• Lead the successful implementation of key central and local business and operational initiatives

To be successful, you will need to demonstrate: 

• Highly proactive and driven to succeed
• Clinical Veterinary knowledge is essential
• Able to communicate clearly with a range of people at differing levels, deploying a range of techniques to do this effectively
• Able to negotiate with / influence others
• Able to energise, shape and direct a team to maximise motivation
• Able to support and develop staff to deliver business goals
• A high degree of financial awareness and control
• Fluent in interpreting a wide range of financial information to inform decision-making and action-planning and communicating financial information
• Takes responsibility for the delivery of project and business deliverables
• Significant experience of managerial responsibility at a senior level
• Experience of effectively applying change management skills in an environment influenced both by internal and external changes
• Knowledge of sector standards required and possesses proven track record of driving improvements in quality standards
• Knowledge of Human Resource policies, tools, and techniques, including interviewing, conducting performance coaching and formal HR processes

In return, you will receive a competitive salary package and bonus with a company car and other great benefits.

If you are looking for a supportive environment with the opportunity to progress and expand your current skills and experiences in leadership then this is for you.  

To apply, please contact Emily King at **********@cvsvets.com for more information.