Visit each clinic at least fortnightly, acting as the primary contact for clinics, supporting operational queries for Partners and Lead Vets, escalating to Network Partner and Network Director as required.
Support cascade of actionable communications from the centre to the clinics.
Ensure clinic teams are logging complaints and resolving them effectively within 15 days, liaising with Head of Ops Admin as required.
Ensure clinics are holding meetings covering critical topics and effectively communicating as a team.
Support clinics by ensuring transfers are managed effectively between hub & spokes and referral centres.
Escalate risks and opportunities to Network Partner/ Network Director.
Recruitment & Onboarding
Action recruitment requests and organise interviews under the direction of the Partner, Lead Vet, Network Partner and Network Director.
Ensure clinic team are supported with setting up new starters on schedules and training is completed with an excellent onboarding experience.
Coordinate BP launch days and support onboarding activities.
Resource Planning & Rotas
Complete and maintain clinic rotas 6 months in advance, in collaboration with the Network Administrator.
Create and manage ongoing changes to schedules, ensuring the clinics are fully covered, requesting locum cover as required from Network Administrator.
Support Network Administrators in scheduling BH and weekend cover for hubs and runs across network.
Track and process leave requests and absences on Workday, once approved by the Partner or Lead Vet, arranging cover and liaising with Network Administrator to support.
Ensure accurate payroll submission, including outstanding timesheets, approval of locally agreed overtime rates, one-time payments and cross-branch working.
Check Workday dashboard daily for notifications or tasks to be actioned.
Facilities & Maintenance
Support with logging and managing maintenance jobs as required by the clinics.
Support clinics in event of incidents and crisis management, escalating issues to Network Partner/ Director, as required.
Oversee accommodation administration, ensuring smooth operations and issue resolution.
Compliance and Health & Safety
Check H&S actions are completed in time across all assigned clinics, against Evotix records, including:
Radiation and laser safety
Risk assessments (RA)
Visitor logs
Fire safety
Accident and incident reporting
First aid provision
H&S policies
Water safety and audits
Inventory & Finance
Approve invoices promptly, checking against purchase orders on D365.
Review stock management processes, as per Medivet guidelines, escalating any issues to Network Director/ Network Partner.
Support stock take approval processes as required.
Approve aged IBDC requests, liaising with clinics on specific details.
Key Relationships
Network Partner (Direct Report)
Network Director (Dotted Line)
Partners and Lead Vets
Network Administrator
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Technical / Non-Technical Skills
Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple clinics effectively.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to engage with Partners, Lead Vets, and support teams.
High attention to detail and accuracy in rotas, payroll, and compliance documentation.
Confident using operational systems such as Workday, D365, and MS Excel and Outlook.
Proactive problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with strong accountability and follow-through.
Resilient and adaptable in a fast-paced, field-based environment.
Deep Functional / Industry Understanding
Solid understanding of operational delivery within a veterinary, healthcare, or multi-site service environment.
Knowledge of clinical operations including rota planning, resource allocation, recru
Benefits
Health insuranceVision insuranceEquity / stock options
Additional Information
Ops Support Manager
Location: Field based (working from a clinic 5 days a week)
Function: Operations
Reports To: Network Partner
Level: Manager/ Experienced Professional
Role Summary:
The Ops Support Manager is the key liaison for day-to-day clinic operations, ensuring timely resolution of issues and proactive support for our Partners and Lead Vets.
This role has no direct line management responsibility, but supports the clinics by maintaining operational excellence, coordinating recruitment and onboarding, resource planning and rotas, management of maintenance issues and ensuring compliance across all assigned clinics.
Working closely with the Network Administrator and wider network team, the Ops Support Manager drives consistency, responsiveness, and high standards across the network. They support local Practice Managers with support from their assigned clinics as required for the 24hr clinics.
This role works on a rotation (including approximately 1 in 6 weekends), ensuring the network is always covered for any requests over the weekend by at least one Ops Support Manager.
Medivet · Hornsey