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Named Veterinary Surgeon
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 16 Medi 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Veterinary Surgeon who has not completed RCVS approved NVS training course will be appointed at Grade 8 (£47,085-£55,895 including Oxford University weighting of £1,500 per year pro rata) for 1 year, in order to complete the NVS training and gain experience. After which they will move on to Grade 9. Named Veterinary Surgeon who has completed RCVS approved NVS training course: £54,315- £62,698 (with a discretionary ranging to £68,357 p.a) including Oxford University weighting. Plus excellent University of Oxford benefits. |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 16 Hydref 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Oxford, Oxfordshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | University of Oxford, Department of Biomedical Services |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | Oxford6 |
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Main Purpose
If you are joining us as a qualified Named Veterinary Surgeon (NVS), this job description applies fully to you. However, if you are joining us as a veterinary surgeon who has not yet completed an RCVS approved NVS training course this job description will apply to you under the supervision of a NVS until you complete our 12 month NVS training programme and obtain NVS status.
As either a vet on our Named Veterinary Surgeon training programme, or as an experienced qualified NVS, our highly professional vets will provide expert advice to our technical teams who look after the animals and to the research community we support in carrying out their science.
The main purpose of these roles is to fulfil the role of a NVS employed in scientific procedure establishments and breeding and supplying establishments under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA), as specified in section 24 of the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct and the Home Office Guidance on the Operation of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. In addition, our vets will provide advice on the care given to animals, and the way research is carried out, under ASPA.
In summary, the postholder will provide expert, veterinary advice to animal carers and users on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease in animals.
Main responsibilities
Advising on ASPA
• ASPA is at the heart of our work, and therefore the job holder will offer advice and support on how to work within its framework
• Provide advice on the most appropriate way to look after animals in those areas that require interpretation
• Provide expert advice on any Home Office audit recommendations and participate fully in the audit process as required
• Provide the technical teams you support with advice and instruction on the most appropriate practices related to the species in our care to ensure we continuously build on our culture of care as well as being compliant with ASPA. This will include visiting animal facilities regularly to ensure comprehensive veterinary care is applied as required to animals used for scientific research
• Provide the researchers – Principal Investigators and their groups – with advice and instruction on the research they are carrying out, or planning to carry out, within the Act.
• Working with the Named Animal Care & Welfare Officers (NACWOs) and the technical teams provide advice on the wellbeing and treatment of animals.
Procedural work
• Teach technicians and researchers how to undertake certain procedures as appropriate
• Carry out any regulated procedural work under ASPA or as required and/or appropriate
• Advise researchers on best practice with respect to methods of anaesthesia, aseptic technique etc., and on choice of appropriate animal models
Licence applications
• Participate in the animal welfare and ethical review body, which will include reviewing licence applications and advising applicants on best practice with respect to experimental techniques, animal welfare and application of the 3Rs (reduction, refinement and replacement)
Working out of hours
• You will be required to participate in an emergency out of hours rota
Working in a team
• Working as a collegiate team is critical in this job. This will include providing support to each other and ensuring that the vet team is an asset to BMS and the wider University. Our team ethos will be extended to all our stakeholders
Continued professional development
• CPD is important to BMS and therefore both parties will ensure that development opportunities are identified as necessary and undertaken.
• Work with the training and development team to deliver high quality training to licence applicants and technical staff working under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (1986), contributing to the knowledge and skill training of scientific and animal care staff
This job description is an outline of the what the job involves and as such there will be other responsibilities included as the job develops. Significant changes will be in full consultation with the job holder.
Named Veterinary Surgeon or
Trainee Named Veterinary Surgeon
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
Desirable
• Hold a veterinary degree
• A member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)
• Expertise in laboratory animal medicine for the species being used in the establishment.
• Experience of working in an animal research environment
• An effective influencer able to build credibility through expertise
• Experience of supporting a compliant environment
• A strong communicator and team player
• Experience of establishing and overseeing health monitoring programmes
• Competent in general medicine and surgery with the ability to work without supervision.
If you are joining us as a qualified Named Veterinary Surgeon (NVS), this job description applies fully to you. However, if you are joining us as a veterinary surgeon who has not yet completed an RCVS approved NVS training course this job description will apply to you under the supervision of a NVS until you complete our 12 month NVS training programme and obtain NVS status.
As either a vet on our Named Veterinary Surgeon training programme, or as an experienced qualified NVS, our highly professional vets will provide expert advice to our technical teams who look after the animals and to the research community we support in carrying out their science.
The main purpose of these roles is to fulfil the role of a NVS employed in scientific procedure establishments and breeding and supplying establishments under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA), as specified in section 24 of the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct and the Home Office Guidance on the Operation of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. In addition, our vets will provide advice on the care given to animals, and the way research is carried out, under ASPA.
In summary, the postholder will provide expert, veterinary advice to animal carers and users on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease in animals.
Main responsibilities
Advising on ASPA
• ASPA is at the heart of our work, and therefore the job holder will offer advice and support on how to work within its framework
• Provide advice on the most appropriate way to look after animals in those areas that require interpretation
• Provide expert advice on any Home Office audit recommendations and participate fully in the audit process as required
• Provide the technical teams you support with advice and instruction on the most appropriate practices related to the species in our care to ensure we continuously build on our culture of care as well as being compliant with ASPA. This will include visiting animal facilities regularly to ensure comprehensive veterinary care is applied as required to animals used for scientific research
• Provide the researchers – Principal Investigators and their groups – with advice and instruction on the research they are carrying out, or planning to carry out, within the Act.
• Working with the Named Animal Care & Welfare Officers (NACWOs) and the technical teams provide advice on the wellbeing and treatment of animals.
Procedural work
• Teach technicians and researchers how to undertake certain procedures as appropriate
• Carry out any regulated procedural work under ASPA or as required and/or appropriate
• Advise researchers on best practice with respect to methods of anaesthesia, aseptic technique etc., and on choice of appropriate animal models
Licence applications
• Participate in the animal welfare and ethical review body, which will include reviewing licence applications and advising applicants on best practice with respect to experimental techniques, animal welfare and application of the 3Rs (reduction, refinement and replacement)
Working out of hours
• You will be required to participate in an emergency out of hours rota
Working in a team
• Working as a collegiate team is critical in this job. This will include providing support to each other and ensuring that the vet team is an asset to BMS and the wider University. Our team ethos will be extended to all our stakeholders
Continued professional development
• CPD is important to BMS and therefore both parties will ensure that development opportunities are identified as necessary and undertaken.
• Work with the training and development team to deliver high quality training to licence applicants and technical staff working under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (1986), contributing to the knowledge and skill training of scientific and animal care staff
This job description is an outline of the what the job involves and as such there will be other responsibilities included as the job develops. Significant changes will be in full consultation with the job holder.
Named Veterinary Surgeon or
Trainee Named Veterinary Surgeon
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
Desirable
• Hold a veterinary degree
• A member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)
• Expertise in laboratory animal medicine for the species being used in the establishment.
• Experience of working in an animal research environment
• An effective influencer able to build credibility through expertise
• Experience of supporting a compliant environment
• A strong communicator and team player
• Experience of establishing and overseeing health monitoring programmes
• Competent in general medicine and surgery with the ability to work without supervision.