At inspiring vet care, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the UK’s number one vet care provider, we're trusted with the care of over 2 million animals, delivering our purpose of healthier animals and happier owners.

As part of this continued growth, we’re looking for an exceptional Area Director to join our Southeast leadership team, with a specific focus on Southeast London and North Kent, including Sidcup, Dartford, Bexley and Chatham.

This is a home-based leadership role requiring extensive travel across the region, working closely with practices to inspire, support and lead high-performing teams.

 

 

As Area Director, you’ll work closely with the Regional Director and Area Support Manager, you’ll provide strategic, operational and commercial leadership across your area. Your focus will be on delivering exceptional clinical quality and client care, while developing sustainable, high-performing teams.

You’ll collaborate with Central Support functions to embed our values - We Care, We Dare, We Share - and play a key role in recruiting, developing and retaining outstanding veterinary talent.

This is a leadership role for someone who enjoys variety, influence and impact, and who thrives on building strong relationships across multiple sites.

 

 

 

You’ll be a confident, emotionally intelligent leader with a passion for people and performance. You’ll bring:

At least 5 years leadership experience, with proven coaching and mentoring skills, and a desire to develop our people
Proven ability to maximise clinical and financial performance of individuals and teams
A keen understanding of key Financial & Clinical KPI’s without direction, to then identify actions to improve performance across individuals and teams
Strong people skills (engaging, educating, motivating, inspiring) to ensure you can bring together diverse teams across multiple sites
A leader who can collaborate with their team and peers, able to lean into High Challenge & High Support
A trailblazer with a well-developed set of demonstratable emotional intelligence skills, you can recognise who needs what and when
Vision to lead for the future, someone agile, resilient, dynamic and results driven to deliver excellence
An influencer who listens well, is authentic & trustworthy whilst not afraid to challenge the status quo
An exceptional communicator, who can deliver the key strategic vision with a strong emphasis on the ‘why’, as well as the ‘what’

 

 

 

 

At inspiring vet care, we’re committed to supporting you in your leadership role. When you join us, you’ll benefit from:

 

 

 

 

 

We’re committed to supporting our people through career development opportunities, wellbeing initiatives and access to world-class learning resources.

 

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to take the next step in your career, inspiring vet care offers the support, opportunity and community to help you grow.