Ready to Take the Next Step in Your Veterinary Nursing Career?

Are you a VCI-registered Veterinary Nurse with a passion for developing people, leading teams, and driving practice success?

We're looking for an experienced nurse who is ready to step into a senior leadership position while maintaining a meaningful connection to clinical practice. This is a unique opportunity to combine your veterinary nursing expertise with operational leadership across two established Dublin practices.

As Practice Director, you'll work closely with our veterinary and nursing teams to create exceptional working environments, deliver outstanding patient care, and support the continued growth of both practices.

Importantly, this role isn't about stepping away from veterinary practice entirely. While leadership and business management will be your primary focus, there will be opportunities to remain clinically involved and support teams within the practices when appropriate, allowing you to retain your clinical skills and veterinary perspective.

The Opportunity 

This is the ideal role for a Veterinary Nurse who enjoys influencing beyond the consulting room and wants to play a bigger part in shaping the future of veterinary practice.

Working across Beechwood Vets and Cherrywood Vets, you'll provide leadership, guidance, and support to clinical and non-clinical colleagues while helping to ensure both practices continue to deliver exceptional patient and client care.

You will:

* Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams across both practices

* Support nurse and clinical team development, engagement, and retention

* Work alongside Veterinary Surgeons and clinical leaders to maintain excellent standards of care

* Drive operational efficiency and commercial performance

* Create positive, high-performing workplace cultures

* Influence strategic direction and support future growth opportunities

* Retain a connection to practice life, with opportunities to support clinical teams when required

Leadership and Reporting Structure

As Practice Director, you will work closely with the veterinary surgeons, nurses, and support teams across both practices, ensuring business objectives and clinical priorities remain aligned.

Reporting directly to the Area Director, you will collaborate with colleagues across Operations, Finance, People, and Talent to support the continued development of the practices. You will have the autonomy to lead locally while benefiting from the support and resources of a wider leadership network.

Acting as the link between people, performance, and practice culture, you will help create an environment where teams can thrive professionally whilst continuing to deliver exceptional care to patients and clients.

The Role 

This is a varied and rewarding leadership position that combines people leadership, business management, and clinical understanding.

You will oversee the day-to-day operations of both practices while maintaining a clear focus on team engagement, client experience, financial performance, and future growth. Working alongside clinical leaders, you will support recruitment, retention, colleague development, succession planning, and performance management, helping individuals and teams reach their full potential.

A key part of the role will be understanding the needs of both the business and the clinical teams, ensuring that operational decisions support exceptional patient care. Your veterinary nursing background will allow you to bring credibility, insight, and practical understanding to leadership discussions while supporting a collaborative and positive culture across both sites.

Although this is primarily a leadership position, there will be opportunities to remain involved within the practices on occasion, maintaining a connection to clinical work and ensuring your leadership remains grounded in the realities of veterinary practice.

About You 

We are looking for a VCI-registered Veterinary Nurse with proven leadership experience and a genuine passion for developing people.

You may currently be working as a Head Veterinary Nurse, Clinical Nurse Manager, Senior RVN, or Practice Manager and be looking for an opportunity that allows you to expand your influence while remaining part of the veterinary profession.

You will be a confident and engaging leader who enjoys supporting colleagues, driving positive change, and helping teams succeed. Strong communication skills, emotional intelligence, and the ability to build positive relationships will be essential, as will an appreciation of both the clinical and commercial aspects of veterinary practice.

Most importantly, you will be excited by the opportunity to shape the success of two practices while continuing to bring a veterinary nurse's perspective to everything you do.

Why Join IVC Evidensia? 

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Veterinary Nurse to move into a senior leadership position without losing the connection to practice life that attracted you to the profession in the first place.

You'll have the opportunity to influence the direction of two established practices, develop your leadership and business skills, support the growth of talented clinical teams, and play a meaningful role in shaping the future of veterinary care. With the backing of the wider IVC Evidensia network, you'll be supported to grow professionally while making a lasting impact on colleagues, clients, and patients across both practices.

What We Offer 

Alongside a competitive salary starting from €50,000, dependent on experience, you'll be eligible to participate in our discretionary Director Bonus Scheme. 

Our benefits package has been designed to support your wellbeing, career development, and financial security and includes: 

Work-life balance & Employee Wellbeing 

*22 days annual leave 

*Birthday leave 

*Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline 

*Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption pay 

*Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing  

*Paid bereavement leave & Company sick pay 

Development 

*Annual CPD allowance with paid CPD days pro rata for Veterinary Professionals 

*Full Support and Funding of any Certificates / Diplomas / PhD’s you may want to pursue 

*Career Progression Opportunities, both clinical and non-clinical 

Colleague Benefits 

*Annual pay reviews 

*Director bonus scheme 

*Company pension scheme 

*Pawesome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with hundreds of retailers 

*Cycle to Work Scheme 

*Free flu inoculations 

*Discounted treatment for your own pets at any IVC Evidensia practice