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Animal Health Officer - England
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 14 Tachwedd 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £28,710 i £29,810 bob blwyddyn, pro rata |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 02 Rhagfyr 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Crewe, Cheshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 374856 |
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As a field-based Animal Health Officer (AHO) your duties will include, but not limited to the following:-
blood sampling of livestock species including cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry (after suitable training).
collecting blood samples from bTB (bovine tuberculosis) breakdown cattle herds, including suckler, beef and dairy herds.
conducting documentation inspections on animal identification, animal movement, breeding, medicine and other written or electronic records for audit and disease control and surveillance purposes.
collecting samples for National Surveillance Schemes including feed samples from farms, feed mills and feed merchants.
collecting samples and information for disease surveys.
managing compliance inspections for premises handling animal by-products e.g., rendering plants, composting sites, hunt kennels and knackers' yards.
playing an active part in contingency planning so the agency is able to respond to outbreaks of exotic notifiable disease and other emergencies.
undertaking allocated rostered out of hours on-call duties to deal with incidents and to support disease outbreak reports.
during outbreaks of notifiable disease, participating as directed to contribute to the control and the eradication of the disease including taking part in rosters for detached duty to other parts of Great Britain.
working with a diverse team, both locally and across Great Britain, including other technical colleagues, veterinary surgeons and scientists during notifiable disease outbreaks.
risk based visits to premises for egg marketing inspections.
enforcing of regulations including Eggs and Chicks (England) 2009.
Person specification
We are looking for candidates with the following essential experience and skills:-
have an agricultural background, an agricultural qualification or have knowledge of the agricultural industry.
have high standards of written and spoken English and can communicate effectively about animal health topics with all stakeholders including customers, service users and colleagues.
have knowledge of basic Health and Safety and an understanding of safe working on farms and with livestock and poultry.
are able to work alone or as part of team, to take responsibility and remain positive and focused in the face of challenge.
have experience with excellent record keeping, auditing processes and maintaining quality.
are able to adhere to processes and quality standards.
blood sampling of livestock species including cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry (after suitable training).
collecting blood samples from bTB (bovine tuberculosis) breakdown cattle herds, including suckler, beef and dairy herds.
conducting documentation inspections on animal identification, animal movement, breeding, medicine and other written or electronic records for audit and disease control and surveillance purposes.
collecting samples for National Surveillance Schemes including feed samples from farms, feed mills and feed merchants.
collecting samples and information for disease surveys.
managing compliance inspections for premises handling animal by-products e.g., rendering plants, composting sites, hunt kennels and knackers' yards.
playing an active part in contingency planning so the agency is able to respond to outbreaks of exotic notifiable disease and other emergencies.
undertaking allocated rostered out of hours on-call duties to deal with incidents and to support disease outbreak reports.
during outbreaks of notifiable disease, participating as directed to contribute to the control and the eradication of the disease including taking part in rosters for detached duty to other parts of Great Britain.
working with a diverse team, both locally and across Great Britain, including other technical colleagues, veterinary surgeons and scientists during notifiable disease outbreaks.
risk based visits to premises for egg marketing inspections.
enforcing of regulations including Eggs and Chicks (England) 2009.
Person specification
We are looking for candidates with the following essential experience and skills:-
have an agricultural background, an agricultural qualification or have knowledge of the agricultural industry.
have high standards of written and spoken English and can communicate effectively about animal health topics with all stakeholders including customers, service users and colleagues.
have knowledge of basic Health and Safety and an understanding of safe working on farms and with livestock and poultry.
are able to work alone or as part of team, to take responsibility and remain positive and focused in the face of challenge.
have experience with excellent record keeping, auditing processes and maintaining quality.
are able to adhere to processes and quality standards.