Area Medical Business Partner - Veterinary Surgeon

Location: Remote with travel required across our clinics in the North of England, Midlands and Scotland

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

At Linnaeus, we are driven by a simple but powerful vision: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS. As part of the Mars Veterinary Health family, we are committed to delivering excellence in clinical care, supporting our people, and shaping the future of veterinary medicine. We are now seeking an exceptional clinical leader to join our new Area Medical Business Partner team; a pivotal role that empowers our practices to deliver outstanding care, every day. This is your opportunity to make a meaningful, measurable impact across our network, championing patient safety, elevating clinical standards, and developing the next generation of veterinary leaders.

Your Purpose

As an Area Medical Business Partner, you will work closely with our Area Operations Directors and be the bridge between our central medical strategy and our practice teams across the UK & Ireland. You will empower clinical leaders, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure medical excellence is consistently delivered across primary care and referral practices. The role will see you working on-site across our clinics 3-4 days a week, with the rest spent working remotely.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Clinical Leadership & Performance Improvement
  • Provide structured support to clinics, coaching Clinical Directors and veterinary teams to strengthen leadership, consistency, and clinical best practice.
  • Analyse clinical performance metrics to identify trends, guide coaching priorities, and drive sustainable improvements in quality, patient safety, and outcomes.
  • Act as the clinical escalation point for serious incidents, ensuring timely follow-up and shared learning with Quality & Patient Safety teams.
  • Work across a network of clinics in the North of England, Midlands and Scotland.
• Delivering Medical Priorities & Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with Area Operations Directors and the Medical Project Partner to translate strategic medical priorities into effective local action.
  • Build strong connections between practice teams and central functions, enabling aligned medical–operational delivery and commercial success.
• Measuring and Demonstrating Impact
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of coaching and medical initiatives, demonstrating tangible improvements in patient outcomes, team engagement, and performance.
  • Continuously refine your approach using data and insights to maximise impact.
  • Maintain strong awareness of the UK&I regulatory landscape and represent Linnaeus with key veterinary bodies when needed.

What You’ll Bring to the Role

• Essential Qualifications

• RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon.
• Leadership or management training (formal or informal) is highly advantageous.

• 6+ years of clinical practice and team leadership experience.
• Proven ability to coach, influence, and inspire clinical teams.
• A passion for elevating standards, driving improvement, and enabling others to thrive.
• A good understanding of the commercial drivers for veterinary clinics.

Our Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay and Enhanced equal family leave following qualifying period
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Wellness program including:

• Employee assistance program
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Free annual Flu jab
• Cycle to work scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme

Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd is part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.

We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.

All applications with the relevant skills and qualifications will be carefully considered. If you need any support in completing your application or simply want to find out more about Linnaeus or the role please contact our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date should a sufficient number of suitable applications be received.