Veterinary Investigation Officer

4 months ago

Thirsk, United Kingdom Animal and Plant Health Agency Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 355954**Salary**:

- £39,439 - £43,569- National: £39,439 - £43,569
- This post is eligible for an additional pay supplement of up to £3,000 (pro rata) upon appointment. See below under “salary" for more details.- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- APHA - Veterinary - Surveillance and Laboratory Services Department (SLSD)**Type of role**:

- Science
- Veterinary Services**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- ThirskAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Are you considering a change in your veterinary career?

Are you looking for a career with variety and flexibility in the work you do?

Do you want a role safeguarding standards of animal health and welfare, protecting Great Britain from exotic notifiable diseases?

Many of the skills and competences already acquired in veterinary positions elsewhere will be applicable and valued in veterinary roles within APHA. Why not explore a change, a new veterinary path, one that can have far reaching impacts?

Why not join us and make a difference?

Career Transitions - working for APHA in field veterinary and Veterinary Investigation Officer roles - VSGD - Vets Stay Go Diversify

**Job description**:
This Vet role involves a wide range of work including, but not limited to, the following:
Conduct disease investigations in farm animals and wildlife by conducting post-mortems and diagnostic sampling.
- Obtaining relevant history from vets and farmers for investigating disease and to provide data for disease surveillance
- Using laboratory testing for diagnosis or to rule out diseases
- Collating, reporting and discussing findings with veterinary clients, farmers and APHA colleagues
- Providing advice on diseases and making recommendations on disease control and prevention
- Conducting farm visits to investigate for possible new diseases, zoonoses or potential threats to the food chain
- Opportunity to work with other veterinary and industry stakeholders, participate in knowledge exchange and influence standards of animal health and welfare
- Conducting surveillance for notifiable disease, through sampling and gross diagnostic pathology

**Person specification**:

- Are aware of the UK farming industry and diseases of farmed animals
- Have an interest or further experience in diagnostic pathology
- Can engage with customers and stakeholders confidentially and professionally
- Can produce reports to communicate veterinary knowledge
- Can demonstrate an ability to maintain and assure appropriate levels of quality assurance for scientific evidence and advice
- Are capable of strategic thinking, with diagnostic, analytical and creative problem-solving abilities

You can also visit APHA's Veterinary Careers website for further information:
Home - Careers as an APHA Vet (aphavets.co.uk)

**Licences**:

- Valid UK Driving Licence**Qualifications**:

- Languages:

- Must have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to enable effective communication about veterinary topics with customers and colleagues and meet one of the following:
- have undertaken undergraduate veterinary training in English

or- having a sufficient command of spoken and written English to effectively perform the role being undertaken by a public sector worker in a customer-facing role

or**Memberships**:

- Registration with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is required.**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- Applicable UK farm animal knowledge and farm animal veterinary experience
- Veterinary knowledge
- ‘In-tray’ exercise (prioritisation task)
- Presentation demonstrating veterinary knowledge based on a given veterinary scenario.

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £39,439, Animal and Plant Health Agency contributes £10,687 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- In return for your dedication, we will support your ongoing personal development through appropriate training. Inclusion, support and the development of our people matter to us. We aim to support the career and personal wellbeing of everyone in APHA. Our benefits include generous annual leave, flexible working a contributory pension, staff bonuses and recognition, salary sacrifice benefit

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