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Veterinary Researcher in Pathology
| Posting date: | 13 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £54,416.00 to £64,485.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £54416.00 - £64485.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 February 2025 |
| Location: | Porton Down, SP4 0JG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | K9919-25-0070 |
Summary
Essential criteria - you will be assessed on the below (4) essential criteria, which have been selected from the Job Description Document. Veterinary degree and MRCVS (or registrable veterinary degree with RCVS) Specialist knowledge with veterinary pathology techniques development and evaluation Good understanding and experience of safe working practices Experience of leading projects/project teams and dealing with customers/clients Selection Process Details: This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Ability, Experience, Technical skills. Stage 1: Application & Sift: You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed (4) essential criteria, and this will be in the form of: An Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) Behaviour Statements Please write 250 words per behaviour. The behaviours are: Changing and Improving Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Working Together Managing a Quality Service Delivering at Pace This should outline how you consider your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria. The Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together. Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of: Meets all essential criteria Meets someessential criteria Meets no essentialcriteria The following piles will be taken through to the next stage: Meets all essential criteria Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on the following: Specialist knowledge with veterinary pathology techniques development and evaluation. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview and assessment. Please do not exceed 250 words per behaviour. We will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage. Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV. Stage 2: Interview (success profiles) You will be invited to a (single) face to face interview at UKHSA Porton Down.If face to face interviews are planned, in exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview. Behaviours, technical, experience, and ability will be tested at interview. The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be: Changing and Improving Lead behaviour Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Working Together Managing a Quality Service Delivering at Pace Interviews will be held week commencing w/c 3rd March 2025. Please note, these dates are subject to change. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Eligibility Criteria- External Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). Location This role is being offered as office and lab based at our site in Porton Down. Please note hybrid working is not available for this role. If based at one of our labs, you will be required to have a Counter Terrorism Check security vetting check as a minimum. For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years as the role requires Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) clearance. In exceptional circumstances UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice. Security Clearance Level Requirement Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates will require Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) as a minimum with willingness and capability to work towards Counter Terrorism Check clearance. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years to obtain Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) clearance. UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting at this higher level and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder / Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.