Veterinary Investigation Officer
- Employer
- Animal and Plant Health Agency
- Location
- Thirsk, North Yorkshire
- Salary
- Salary Range: £35,895 - £40,613
- Closing date
- 28 Feb 2022
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- Sector
- Animal Health, Large/Farm Animal, Veterinary
- Job Type
- Veterinary Surgeon, Surgeon
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
SR20.39.2 Part time APHA Veterinary Investigation Officer for a period of 3 years
APHA Thirsk
Salary Range: £35,895 - £40,613
Job Reference: 181542
The overarching purpose of the role is to provide veterinary surveillance and disease investigation in order to safeguard animal health and welfare, public health, protect the economy and enhance food security, in support of GB Governments’ policies. In this role you will contribute to a diagnostic service investigating animal diseases and welfare primarily in farmed livestock and wildlife. The role aims to detect notifiable disease, new and re-emerging threats, food safety incidents and zoonotic disease. You will carry out postmortem examinations and assign relevant laboratory tests interpreting and reporting findings and giving relevant advice to private veterinarians. Farm visits may also be required. Being able to communicate effectively with farmers, private veterinarians, stakeholders and policy makers is essential in this role. You will be expected to work to quality standards and observe stringent health and safety requirements. Full training will be given and you will be encouraged to develop your expertise
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, a contributory pension, staff bonuses and recognition, salary sacrifice benefit options, and an employee discount scheme. We also offer flexible working.
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 28th February 2022
Company
We work to safeguard animal and plant health for the benefit of people, the environment and the economy.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) was launched on 1 October 2014. It merges the former Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) with parts of the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) responsible for plant and bee health to create a single agency responsible for animal, plant and bee health.
Our headquarters is located in Weybridge, Surrey. We employ around 2,500 staff, based at various sites across the UK.
Our responsibilities We’re responsible for:
- identifying and controlling endemic and exotic diseases and pests in animals, plants and bees, and surveillance of new and emerging pests and diseases
- scientific research in areas such as bacterial, viral, prion and parasitic diseases and vaccines, and food safety
- ensuring high standards of welfare in farmed animals
- facilitating trade in animals and in products of animal origin
- protecting endangered wildlife through licensing and registration
- managing a programme of apiary (bee) inspections, diagnostics, research and development, and training and advice
- regulating the safe disposal of animal by-products to reduce the risk of potentially dangerous substances entering the food chain
Our priorities From 2014 to 2015, our priorities will be:
- to successfully manage the merger of AHVLA with the Plant, Seed and Bee Health Inspectorates of Fera and launch a new combined agency
- identify future issues for animal health and welfare in line with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Scottish government and Welsh government policy
- look for new sources of income, and continue to introduce charges for services that are currently provided free to the industry
- introduce a procurement programme for the supply of veterinary services
- introduce a new way of working with private veterinary surgeons
- introduce Surveillance 2014, a new model for monitoring for trends in animal diseases
- continue to provide scientific evidence to help tackle bovine tuberculosis
- Website
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/animal-and-plant-health-agency
- Location
-
Woodham Lane
Addlestone
Surrey
KT15 3NB
GB
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