Named Veterinary Surgeon

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Post Details

Full time
Open ended

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 23 April 2023.
Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 28 April 2023.

There is an expectation that work will be undertaken in the UK. 

For the purposes of sponsorship, this is a role under SOC code 2216.

The University of Stirling recognises that a diverse workforce benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers and welcome applications from those who would contribute to further diversification of our staff and ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion is woven into the substance of the role. We strongly encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds including gender, identity, race, age, class, and ethnicity. 

The Post

The University of Stirling is seeking to appoint a Named Veterinary Surgeon (NVS). The post offers an attractive alternative to other veterinary career options, such as general practice or work with industry. The postholder will be based at our Stirling Campus where they will have the opportunity to contribute to specialist teaching and training alongside NVS responsibilities, to be involved in groundbreaking national and international research projects and the development of the flagship National Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Hub. The NVS position will operate primarily in the world-leading Institute of Aquaculture, which ranked first (1st ) in the UK for research with impact in field of agriculture, veterinary and food science (REF2021).

The NVS will play a key role in supporting our research, training, Culture of Care and engagement with the 3Rs. This role would suit an NVS or veterinary surgeon with who is keen to work independently and develop their own skills and interests whilst part of a friendly team who are responsible for animal health and welfare and supporting staff.

Description of Duties

The successful applicant will work with an experienced team of Named Persons under ASPA (NACWOs, PPLh, PILh etc.) as well as professional services, academics, and senior management. The NVS will be responsible for health monitoring and strategy including Veterinary Health and Welfare plans, clinical diagnosis and treatment.  

The appointee will act as lead NVS for facilities in Stirling with periodic visits to our facility on the Kintyre peninsula. Further to fulfilling the responsibilities of an NVS, the person appointed will support the Establishment Licence Holder (ELH) to ensure that responsibilities for Home Office compliance are fulfilled. The appointee will meet regularly with the ELH and will act as Deputy Establishment Licence Holder. The NVS will also have responsibility for advising on research ethics and will be Deputy Chair of the University’s Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body (AWERB). The appointee will be expected to stay informed of all activities, developments, and challenges related to our aquatic animal facilities and provide regular updates to the PELh and other management and staff.

The postholder will work alongside a team of animal care technical specialists with high levels of expertise in maintaining complex aquatic production and research infrastructure. The appointee will also be expected to deliver limited specialist teaching and training on clinical aquatic practice, Home Office legislation and research ethics on undergraduate and post graduate courses.

Essential Criteria

Qualifications

• Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
• Completion of accredited ASPA courses, PIL L, E1, A, B and K
• Full Driving licence

Knowledge & Experience

• Working knowledge of Home Office ASPA legislation and practices
• Extensive experience of diagnostic and therapeutic practice in aquatic systems
• Experience of developing and maintaining Veterinary Health and Welfare Plans
• Experience of working and communicating with specialist, non-specialist and senior level audiences

Skills & Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal, organisation and communication skills
• A high degree of computer literacy and experience with databases
• Ability to work individually or as part of a team
• A high level of self-motivation

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of participation in AWERB or equivalent
• A post graduate qualification in aquatic animal health and welfare
• Experience of working with commercial aquatic animal production facilities
• Experience of teaching across a range of levels from on-the-job training to undergraduate and post graduate courses
• Completion of Home Office approved NVS course
• Experience of higher education sector

Behaviours and Competencies

The role holder will be required to evidence that they can meet the qualities associated with the following behavioural competencies, as detailed within the AUA Competency Framework.

Managing self and personal skills
Being aware of your own behaviour and mindful of how it impacts on others, enhancing personal skills to adapt professional practice accordingly.

Delivering excellent service
Providing the best quality service to external and internal clients. Building genuine and open long-term relationships in order to drive up service standards.

Finding solutions
Taking a holistic view and working enthusiastically to analyse problems and to develop workable solutions. Identifying opportunities for innovation.

Embracing change
Being open to and engaging with new ideas and ways of working. Adjusting to unfamiliar situations, shifting demands and changing roles.

Using resources effectively
Identifying and making the most productive use of resources including people, time, information, networks and budgets.

Engaging with the wider context
Enhancing your contribution to the organisation through an understanding of the bigger picture and showing commitment to organisational values.

Developing self and others
Showing commitment to own ongoing professional development. Supporting and encouraging others to develop their professional knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to reach their full potential.

Working together
Working collaboratively with others in order to achieve objectives. Recognising and valuing the different contributions people bring to this process.

Achieving Results
Consistently meeting agreed objectives and success criteria. Taking personal responsibilityfor getting things done.

About Us

Faculty of Natural Sciences 

The Faculty of Natural Sciences (FNS) encompasses the Divisions of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Computing Science and Mathematics, Psychology and the Institute of Aquaculture. FNS is a distinctive academic arena where new fundamental understandings of the complex and challenging inter-relationships between human behaviours, technologies, biological and environmental systems are created, explored and tested. The most recent national assessment of research -REF2021 -confirmed that 80% of our research is classed as world leading and internationally excellent. It is supported through UK Research Councils, European Union and a range of research charities We work with businesses and public service organisations both at home and overseas to achieve direct and positive outcomes for society across a range of critical problems. Substantial investment aligned with the City, Region, and Growth deals is supporting major new infrastructure developments linked to the Faculty including Scotland’s International Environment Centre and the National Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Hub. 

Aquaculture 

We are a global leader in aquaculture research and teaching, supporting the development of aquaculture worldwide. In REF2021 the Institute ranked first in the UK for impact in the field of Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science with 100% of its research having outstanding impact.  Our world-class researchers pioneer aquaculture as a solution to the challenges of feeding a growing global population. We’re driven by our belief in aquaculture helping to create a world without hunger.  Our expert staff, facilities and networks make us the first choice for research partners from across the globe.  We have academics working across research groups focused on reproduction, genetics, aquatic animal health and welfare, nutrition, production systems, environments, markets, and social and economic impacts.  We have collaborative research and training partnerships and links with many other leading academic institutions, and industry partners throughout Europe and overseas. We also offer a long-established and successful research service to support the development of new technology. The recent City Deal investment will provide four aquatic research facilities to cover the full range of marine environmental conditions.  

The University

The University of Stirling is committed to providing education with a purpose and carrying out research which has a positive impact on communities across the globe – addressing real issues, providing solutions and helping to shape society. Stirling is 4th in Scotland and 43rd in the UK for research impact, with 87% of its research having an outstanding or very considerable impact on society – and more than 80% rated either world leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2021). Interdisciplinary in its approach, Stirling’s research informs its teaching curriculum and facilitates opportunities for knowledge exchange and collaboration between staff, students, industry partners and the wider community.

The University of Stirling is ranked among the top 30 UK universities for student satisfaction (National Student Survey) and top 10 in the UK for postgraduate student experience (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey), and has an overall five-star rating in the QS Stars University Ratings.

More than 17,000 students study with the University of Stirling globally, with over 120 nationalities represented on its scenic central Scotland campus alone. The campus – also home to 1,700 staff – has its own loch and castle, and a recent multi-million-pound redevelopment has delivered modern, flexible, and digitally connected study and social spaces at the heart of campus, including enhanced student support and retail and catering outlets.

The University has twice been recognised with a Queen's Anniversary Prize – the first for its Institute for Social Marketing and Health (2014) and the second for its Institute of Aquaculture (2019). Stirling is Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence and its recently redeveloped world-class facilities provide the perfect training environment for the University’s sports scholars – many of whom compete at the highest level, including at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games – and for students, staff, and the wider community.

As a signatory to the £214 million Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal, the University is driving productivity and inclusive growth across the Forth Valley, and beyond. Through pioneering collaborative solutions to global challenges, researchers are putting innovation, skills, and partnership at the heart of a sustainable economic recovery.www.stir.ac.uk @stiruni

Job number

FAC01714

Contract Type

Open Ended

Closing date

08-May-2023

Location:

Stirling Campus

Grade

Grade9 £54,421-£63,059 p.a.

Faculty/Service

Faculty of Natural Sciences

Post Details

Full time
Open ended

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 23 April 2023.
Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 28 April 2023.

There is an expectation that work will be undertaken in the UK. 

For the purposes of sponsorship, this is a role under SOC code 2216.

The University of Stirling recognises that a diverse workforce benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers and welcome applications from those who would contribute to further diversification of our staff and ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion is woven into the substance of the role. We strongly encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds including gender, identity, race, age, class, and ethnicity. 

The Post

The University of Stirling is seeking to appoint a Named Veterinary Surgeon (NVS). The post offers an attractive alternative to other veterinary career options, such as general practice or work with industry. The postholder will be based at our Stirling Campus where they will have the opportunity to contribute to specialist teaching and training alongside NVS responsibilities, to be involved in groundbreaking national and international research projects and the development of the flagship National Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Hub. The NVS position will operate primarily in the world-leading Institute of Aquaculture, which ranked first (1st ) in the UK for research with impact in field of agriculture, veterinary and food science (REF2021).

The NVS will play a key role in supporting our research, training, Culture of Care and engagement with the 3Rs. This role would suit an NVS or veterinary surgeon with who is keen to work independently and develop their own skills and interests whilst part of a friendly team who are responsible for animal health and welfare and supporting staff.

Description of Duties

The successful applicant will work with an experienced team of Named Persons under ASPA (NACWOs, PPLh, PILh etc.) as well as professional services, academics, and senior management. The NVS will be responsible for health monitoring and strategy including Veterinary Health and Welfare plans, clinical diagnosis and treatment.  

The appointee will act as lead NVS for facilities in Stirling with periodic visits to our facility on the Kintyre peninsula. Further to fulfilling the responsibilities of an NVS, the person appointed will support the Establishment Licence Holder (ELH) to ensure that responsibilities for Home Office compliance are fulfilled. The appointee will meet regularly with the ELH and will act as Deputy Establishment Licence Holder. The NVS will also have responsibility for advising on research ethics and will be Deputy Chair of the University’s Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body (AWERB). The appointee will be expected to stay informed of all activities, developments, and challenges related to our aquatic animal facilities and provide regular updates to the PELh and other management and staff.

The postholder will work alongside a team of animal care technical specialists with high levels of expertise in maintaining complex aquatic production and research infrastructure. The appointee will also be expected to deliver limited specialist teaching and training on clinical aquatic practice, Home Office legislation and research ethics on undergraduate and post graduate courses.

Essential Criteria

Qualifications

• Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
• Completion of accredited ASPA courses, PIL L, E1, A, B and K
• Full Driving licence

Knowledge & Experience

• Working knowledge of Home Office ASPA legislation and practices
• Extensive experience of diagnostic and therapeutic practice in aquatic systems
• Experience of developing and maintaining Veterinary Health and Welfare Plans
• Experience of working and communicating with specialist, non-specialist and senior level audiences

Skills & Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal, organisation and communication skills
• A high degree of computer literacy and experience with databases
• Ability to work individually or as part of a team
• A high level of self-motivation

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of participation in AWERB or equivalent
• A post graduate qualification in aquatic animal health and welfare
• Experience of working with commercial aquatic animal production facilities
• Experience of teaching across a range of levels from on-the-job training to undergraduate and post graduate courses
• Completion of Home Office approved NVS course
• Experience of higher education sector

Behaviours and Competencies

The role holder will be required to evidence that they can meet the qualities associated with the following behavioural competencies, as detailed within the AUA Competency Framework.

Managing self and personal skills
Being aware of your own behaviour and mindful of how it impacts on others, enhancing personal skills to adapt professional practice accordingly.

Delivering excellent service
Providing the best quality service to external and internal clients. Building genuine and open long-term relationships in order to drive up service standards.

Finding solutions
Taking a holistic view and working enthusiastically to analyse problems and to develop workable solutions. Identifying opportunities for innovation.

Embracing change
Being open to and engaging with new ideas and ways of working. Adjusting to unfamiliar situations, shifting demands and changing roles.

Using resources effectively
Identifying and making the most productive use of resources including people, time, information, networks and budgets.

Engaging with the wider context
Enhancing your contribution to the organisation through an understanding of the bigger picture and showing commitment to organisational values.

Developing self and others
Showing commitment to own ongoing professional development. Supporting and encouraging others to develop their professional knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to reach their full potential.

Working together
Working collaboratively with others in order to achieve objectives. Recognising and valuing the different contributions people bring to this process.

Achieving Results
Consistently meeting agreed objectives and success criteria. Taking personal responsibilityfor getting things done.

About Us

Faculty of Natural Sciences 

The Faculty of Natural Sciences (FNS) encompasses the Divisions of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Computing Science and Mathematics, Psychology and the Institute of Aquaculture. FNS is a distinctive academic arena where new fundamental understandings of the complex and challenging inter-relationships between human behaviours, technologies, biological and environmental systems are created, explored and tested. The most recent national assessment of research -REF2021 -confirmed that 80% of our research is classed as world leading and internationally excellent. It is supported through UK Research Councils, European Union and a range of research charities We work with businesses and public service organisations both at home and overseas to achieve direct and positive outcomes for society across a range of critical problems. Substantial investment aligned with the City, Region, and Growth deals is supporting major new infrastructure developments linked to the Faculty including Scotland’s International Environment Centre and the National Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Hub. 

Aquaculture 

We are a global leader in aquaculture research and teaching, supporting the development of aquaculture worldwide. In REF2021 the Institute ranked first in the UK for impact in the field of Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science with 100% of its research having outstanding impact.  Our world-class researchers pioneer aquaculture as a solution to the challenges of feeding a growing global population. We’re driven by our belief in aquaculture helping to create a world without hunger.  Our expert staff, facilities and networks make us the first choice for research partners from across the globe.  We have academics working across research groups focused on reproduction, genetics, aquatic animal health and welfare, nutrition, production systems, environments, markets, and social and economic impacts.  We have collaborative research and training partnerships and links with many other leading academic institutions, and industry partners throughout Europe and overseas. We also offer a long-established and successful research service to support the development of new technology. The recent City Deal investment will provide four aquatic research facilities to cover the full range of marine environmental conditions.  

The University

The University of Stirling is committed to providing education with a purpose and carrying out research which has a positive impact on communities across the globe – addressing real issues, providing solutions and helping to shape society. Stirling is 4th in Scotland and 43rd in the UK for research impact, with 87% of its research having an outstanding or very considerable impact on society – and more than 80% rated either world leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2021). Interdisciplinary in its approach, Stirling’s research informs its teaching curriculum and facilitates opportunities for knowledge exchange and collaboration between staff, students, industry partners and the wider community.

The University of Stirling is ranked among the top 30 UK universities for student satisfaction (National Student Survey) and top 10 in the UK for postgraduate student experience (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey), and has an overall five-star rating in the QS Stars University Ratings.

More than 17,000 students study with the University of Stirling globally, with over 120 nationalities represented on its scenic central Scotland campus alone. The campus – also home to 1,700 staff – has its own loch and castle, and a recent multi-million-pound redevelopment has delivered modern, flexible, and digitally connected study and social spaces at the heart of campus, including enhanced student support and retail and catering outlets.

The University has twice been recognised with a Queen's Anniversary Prize – the first for its Institute for Social Marketing and Health (2014) and the second for its Institute of Aquaculture (2019). Stirling is Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence and its recently redeveloped world-class facilities provide the perfect training environment for the University’s sports scholars – many of whom compete at the highest level, including at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games – and for students, staff, and the wider community.

As a signatory to the £214 million Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal, the University is driving productivity and inclusive growth across the Forth Valley, and beyond. Through pioneering collaborative solutions to global challenges, researchers are putting innovation, skills, and partnership at the heart of a sustainable economic recovery.www.stir.ac.uk @stiruni

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