Border Control Post Vet - Sevington
| Posting date: | 11 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | £39,439 to £43,569 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National: £39,439 - £43,569. This post offers the successful candidate an additional pay supplement of? up to £3,000?upon appointment (pro rata) which is in addition to a shift disturbance allowance, of 12.5%?which is paid on top of the base pay. See belo |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 July 2024 |
| Location: | Ashford (Kent) |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 355404/1 |
Summary
Do you want a role safeguarding standards of animal health and welfare?
Do you want to apply your communication and problem-solving skills in a role that provides variety and flexibility?
If so, why not join us and make a difference.
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Your role will be to;
- Perform documentary, identity and physical checks to assess compliance and decide if the consignments can enter GB
- Assess welfare in transit for travel and initiate corrective action
Please click here to visit APHA’s Veterinary Careers website to see all our current vacancies which will include additional Border Control Post Vet roles and Field Vet roles. In addition, please visit the Government veterinary profession website which provides further information about veterinary delivery and careers in the Civil Service here
Drop in Sessions
Whilst the advert and accompanying candidate pack provide the essential detail, APHA will be holding a remote drop-in session whilst the advert is live. This session will be an opportunity to ask questions related to the job and the application process.
To join the relevant session, click one of the links below:
Wednesday 19th June 2024 @ 12:00
Saturday 22nd June 2024 @ 10:00
For any additional queries, or for those unable to attend the drop-in session please raise enquiries via hrresourcingsupport@defra.gov.uk
At the Border Control Post in Sevington, your time will be spent carrying out checks on live animals imported into GB from the European Union and Third Countries.
Sevington will be the largest Border Control Post in the country due to the level of expected traffic and no two days will be the same.
The timeline for the opening of Sevington Live Animal BCP is subject to change, but we are continuing with the recruitment process to allow for training at other BCPs in the Southern area. This training is likely to be at the BCPs located at London's 3 main airports, so overnight stays will be required for the training period.
APHA has a wide variety of field work, which we may require you to complete prior to commencing work at the BCP. This would be subject to the appropriate training in the specific work which could include Animal by-products (ABP) and International Catering Waste (ICW) visits.
Additionally, you may be required to support in notifiable disease outbreak tasks, as well as other work areas dependant on previous experience. Engagement in these additional work areas would supplement the Border Control work and assist in any future career progression you wished to pursue. It also acknowledges the varying level of experience 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 of APHA.
Your role as a Border Control Post vet involves a wide range of work including, but not limited to, the following:
• Completion of veterinary checks on imported animals, which comprise:
o Documentary
o Identity
o Physical and Welfare checks, dependent on species, origin, and size of consignments
• Liaison with BCP Operators, Importers, Agents, Local Authorities, Policy Teams and others involved in the international trade of live animals
• Assessment of a wide variety of species and types of consignments
• Consideration of the legal implications of consignments which are not compliant
In addition, you may be expected to become involved in:
• Incident and disease outbreak response
• investigating diseases in animals
• undertaking on-site investigations
• examining and inspecting animals to support differential diagnosis of disease
• collecting and submitting appropriate samples for laboratory testing
• collecting, interpreting relevant data and associated administrative documentation
• reporting findings and recommendations
• maintaining competence in this role
• Welfare Investigation - Statutory surveillance and intervention in animal welfare
• Inspection, Approval and Audit of premises and transport
• Compliance and Enforcement
• Local Stakeholder Engagement
Due to the nature of this role there will be regular outdoor working.
Duty and out of hours rotas
When you commence work at the Border Control Post, the working pattern will be shift work, with a 4 day on, 4 day off pattern, which creates a positive work life balance. The current expected opening hours of Sevington BCP are 8am to 6pm 7 days a week, this is subject to review due to business requirements.
A shift disturbance allowance of 12.5% is paid on top of the salary.