Regional Director

Step into leadership with purpose and grow your career!

Are you ready to take the next bold step in your leadership journey? Do you thrive on developing people, shaping high-performing teams, and driving meaningful change? If you're passionate about empowering others and want to be part of a forward-thinking and supportive leadership community, this is your opportunity to grow with us.

At CVS, we believe leadership is more than a role—it's a responsibility to inspire, support, and elevate. As part of our Leadership team in the North, you'll join a network of dynamic leaders committed to nurturing talent, fostering innovation, and building a future where our people and practices thrive. 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.

What makes this role special?

As Regional Director, you'll lead our Companion Animal practice teams across a region in the North of England, providing strategic direction, coaching, and operational support. You'll be the driving force behind practice leaders development— enabling them to inspire their team to deliver clinical excellence, team wellbeing, and business performance.

How do you contribute to this:

• Lead regional growth, client service delivery, and operational excellence.
• Act as a key stakeholder with other areas of the business to deliver client, people and clinical improvements/initiatives.
• Drive clinical development initiatives aligned with client needs and national strategy.
• Own regional budget delivery and support practice-level P&L accountability.
• Champion consistent customer service and clinical training across practices.
• Analyse performance metrics to drive top-line sales and EBITDA growth.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety, RCVS, VMD, and legal obligations.
• Lead regional implementation of new technologies and clinical improvement projects.
• Oversee talent development, succession planning, and colleague utilisation.
• Promote psychological safety and a culture of learning and inclusivity.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, absence, and retention processes regionally.
• Support property investment, acquisitions, and facility development.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and strategic alignment.
• Role model CVS values: empathy, accountability, inclusivity, and collaboration.

This is a home-based role with regular travel across your region and occasional national travel for CVS events, conferences, and leadership forums.

Why join us?

Learning: Our internal CPD hub contains over 1,000 courses.

Benefits:

• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) + 1 day extra holiday per year up to 5 years
• Buy/sell holiday scheme
• Pension matched up to 6%
• Private healthcare
• health cash plans – save on every day health treatments
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave
• Generous staff discount on pet care and products.

Plus many more! You can see some of the options here

What will be your impact?

You'll inspire and empower practice leaders to:

- Deliver exceptional clinical and client care

- Maximise operational performance

- Foster a culture of continuous learning and development

- Lead with clarity, compassion, and confidence

What will you bring?

• A passion for people development and team success
• Strong communication and coaching skills
• Proven success in multi-site leadership (Desirable)
• Strategic thinking and financial acumen

CVS: A Place to Belong

We're proud to be an inclusive employer where everyone is encouraged to be themselves. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Ready to lead with purpose?

Apply now via our careers site and become part of a leadership team that's shaping the future of veterinary care—one practice, one person, one community at a time.