Field Vet

Job SummaryAre 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?For a full list of England Field Delivery locations with associated geographical areas, please see attached spreadsheet and map.View Our VideoWe offer first class flexible working benefits, a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, excellent employee well-being support and a civil service pension scheme, as well as 25 days leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service.A career in the Civil Service is like no other. If you’re looking to join a world class team and develop your career with us, then the Civil Service is the place for youWant to learn more? Whilst the advert provides the essential details, we will also be holding two virtual drop-in sessions. 10am-11am on 15th November and 6pm-7pm on 18th November via Microsoft Teams. These sessions will be an opportunity to ask questions related to the job and the application process.To Join The Session, Click On The Link Below:Field Vet Drop-In Session - Saturday 15th November 10am - 11am.Field Vet Drop-In Session - Tuesday 18th November 6pm- 7pm.For any additional queries, or for those unable to attend a drop-in session please raise enquiries via: HRResourcingDelivery@defra.gov.ukYou can also visit APHA's Veterinary Careers website for further information. Home - Careers as an APHA Vet (aphavets.co.uk)Job DescriptionWe currently have 20 exciting field based veterinary opportunities to join our Field Delivery England team in one of the above locations. These veterinary roles involve a wide range of work including, but not limited to, the following:Responding to incidents and outbreaks of animal notifiable diseasesInvestigating animal diseases in farm livestock by: Welfare investigations, both reactive and surveillance work. Including the welfare of farm animals during transport, at time of killing and when on agricultural holdingsInspection, approval and audit of premises at a range of settings, from zoos to pet food processing plants, and many other locationsEnsuring compliance, with statutory standards, of animal health and welfareBuilding collaborative relationships with a range of valuable partners, including local authorities, industry representatives and non-APHA veterinary surgeonsA reasonable amount of duty and out-of-hours rotas are expected to be coveredAll posts will be offered in merit order based on location and business need.As part of the role, you will be expected to regularly travel throughout the week to carry out the duties outlined above. During certain notifiable disease work, staff will be expected to work away from home on organised short-term detached duty at other locations staying overnight. Staff will be reimbursed for related expenses. These requests will depend on business need. The post holder will occasionally be required to work from other locations in the delivery area with possible overnight stays. APHA operates an out of hours service and staff will be required to take part in an on-call rota as well as a UK detached duty rota.These veterinary roles involve a wide range of work including, but not limited to, the following:Responding to incidents and outbreaks of animal notifiable diseasesInvestigating animal diseases in farm livestock by:Welfare investigations, both reactive and surveillance work. Including the welfare of farm animals during transport, at time of killing and when on agricultural holdingsInspection, approval and audit of premises at a range of settings, from zoos to pet food processing plants, and many other locationsEnsuring compliance, with statutory standards, of animal health and welfareBuilding collaborative relationships with a range of valuable partners, including local authorities, industry representatives and non-APHA veterinary surgeonsEssential CriteriaWe are looking for candidates who:are able to engage with customers and stakeholders confidentially and professionallyhave some experience of working in teams of various skills and disciplinesare confident with responsibility in the face of challenge and can adapt to new situations flexibly are able to produce reports to communicate veterinary knowledgeare comfortable with excellent record keeping and understand the importance of audits and processes that maintain quality outputshave some practical experience in veterinary work for example, handling of large animals.We're also looking for proficiency with routine techniques and skills which will enable you to develop as a State VeterinarianSupport and TrainingAll successful candidates will be provided with an extensive programme of training and support as part of their induction into working with APHA. Learning and development tailored to your role. APHA appreciates the varying level of experiences and skills successful candidates will hold on joining the agency. Training material is designed to ensure all new entrants, to APHA, build suitable confidence and competencies to deliver the work. New veterinary staff will be part of regional, country and GB wide teams who will be provided with widespread support on all facets of APHA work.LicencesA valid driving licence that covers the UK, access to a vehicle with appropriate business use insurance.QualificationsMinimum of Bachelor of Veterinary Scienceor equivalentMemberships A Member or Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, with a status of ‘UK Practising’ at commencement of the role.LanguagesMust have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to enable effective communication about veterinary topics with customers and colleagues and meet one ofthe following:have undertaken undergraduate veterinary training in Englishor 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 roleor have achieved the following scores in the academic international English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalent in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application – Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7.Technical skillsWe'll assess you against these technical skills during the seSelection process:Understanding of notifiable exotic animal diseases in GB.Animal welfare issues in GB agriculture.Understanding of the control of endemic animal diseases in GB, such as TB.Veterinary and ethical Knowledge.Alongside your salary of £42,665, Animal and Plant Health Agency contributes £12,360 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 roleAn environment with flexible working optionsA culture encouraging inclusion and diversityA Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%