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Department of Clinical Sciences

The Small Animal Department is seeking an Assistant Manager for the clinical operations at UDS. Are you a veterinarian or veterinary nurse with experience leading and developing clinical operations? We welcome your application!

About the Job

We are looking for someone who wishes to work closely with the Department Manager at the Small Animal Department. As Assistant Department Manager, you will share the responsibilities of the Department Manager, such as 24/7 operational responsibility, business planning, personnel responsibility for unit managers, budgeting, and budget monitoring. The operations and leadership are characterized by adapting the workflow to the clinic's capacity to balance the working environment for employees. We value an operation where everyone feels they can contribute based on their conditions and receive development support tailored to the operation's needs. The work is carried out in collaboration with unit managers and in close cooperation with the academic staff within the department.

We expect you to participate in clinical work and to work irregular hours, sharing responsibility for operations, staffing planning, and clinical activities with the rest of the management group.

Together with other managers and employees within the small animal clinic, you will contribute to creating a good working environment and a supportive study-social and pedagogical environment for employees and students, where continuous development and improvement are a given. Since the hospital operations are conducted in a university environment, which includes research and basic education for veterinary and veterinary nursing students, it is important that you can view the operations from multiple perspectives. Specialist training, at both Swedish and European levels, is also conducted at UDS. Animal healthcare must be conducted in an economically sustainable manner, as this is a prerequisite for clinical teaching and research.

At UDS, you will encounter a dynamic environment with clinical challenges at the forefront of veterinary medicine. Currently, development work is underway to integrate the animal hospital with the department's basic education and research missions. We are reviewing the hospital's organization and workflows to accommodate more students, maintain a balanced economy, and ensure high-quality care for our patients. You will work to create the animal healthcare of the future and educate future veterinarians and veterinary nurses.

Your Background

We are looking for you who are a licensed veterinarian or veterinary nurse with experience from animal healthcare. You have documented leadership experience and previous experience leading and developing clinical operations.

As UDS is a university animal hospital, and clinical animal healthcare is a prerequisite for the clinical education of veterinary and veterinary nursing students, specialist training, and research, experience in education and research is meritorious. Experience in change management is also meritorious.

To succeed and thrive in the role of Assistant Department Manager, we are looking for you who have a trust-based leadership style with the ability to create security, engagement, and trust among employees. As a person, you are confident, stable, and self-aware.

You are a solution-oriented leader who sees development opportunities instead of obstacles and has the ability to remain motivated and effective in changing circumstances. You want to understand others' needs and perspectives and share your knowledge because you see that it creates the best conditions for the operation. Your ability and willingness to develop and maintain collaboration with relevant parties is a significant factor. It is also important that you can view the operation from a commercial perspective and are customer-oriented.

We will place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

About Us

At SLU University Hospital for Animals (UDS), education, research, and advanced animal healthcare go hand in hand. We educate tomorrow's veterinarians and veterinary nurses and provide first-class care to companion animals, competition animals, and production animals. We also disseminate knowledge to the public. By combining established knowledge with the latest research results, we are developing the animal healthcare of the future.

Under one roof, healthcare is offered for horses, dogs, cats, and other small animals. In addition to modern, operation-adapted premises, we have access to advanced imaging diagnostics and a veterinary medical specialist laboratory. UDS operations also include an ambulatory clinic that visits stables and farms to examine and treat horses and farm animals.

The Small Animal Department handles many interesting and exciting cases and provides evidence-based care. We conduct individual competence development, both internally and externally. We have a generally high level of competence among our employees, including various European subject specialists. For us, collaboration is a given, and we exchange ideas, support, and help each other - both colleagues and students. We are proud to see ourselves as a group of professional and serious employees who see teamwork, seriousness, laughter, and joy as a recipe for success in the workplace.

Read more about our benefits and what it is like to work at SLU at https://www.slu.se/om-slu/jobba-pa-slu/ (https://www.slu.se/om-slu/jobba-pa-slu/)

Location:

Uppsala

Employment Type:

Permanent position. We apply a 6-month probation period.

Scope:

100%

Start Date:

By agreement.

Application:

Welcome to submit your application via the application button below by 2026-07-09.

The application should include a CV, cover letter, degree certificate, and relevant certificates for the position.

Union Representatives:

https://internt.slu.se/min-anstallning/facket/kontaktpersoner/ (https://internt.slu.se/min-anstallning/facket/kontaktpersoner/)

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU) plays a key role in the development of sustainable life, based on science and education. Through our focus on the interactions between humans, animals, and ecosystems, and the responsible use of natural resources, we contribute to sustainable societal development and good living conditions on our planet. The main campuses are in Alnarp, Umeå, and Uppsala, but operations are also conducted at research stations, trial parks, and educational sites throughout the country. SLU has over 4,000 employees, 6,000 students and doctoral students, and a turnover of over 4.5 billion SEK. The university invests in attractive environments on its campus areas. We work for an equal and inclusive working environment where open dialogue between people with different experiences lays the foundation for scientific rigor, creativity, and development. We therefore welcome people with different backgrounds and perspectives to apply for the current position.