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Veterinary Surgeon

Employer
East Suffolk Council
Location
Felixstowe, Suffolk
Salary
£36,922 - £40,876 pa, plus shift allowance*
Closing date
16 May 2021

Official Veterinary Surgeon (6 posts)

Fixed term for 18 months (with the potential to become permanent in the future).

37 hpw on a rotational shift pattern.

Based at the Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority, Felixstowe.

Shift pattern offers attractive work life balance.

Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority is expanding! It is a really exciting time to be joining our Port health team as we transform our services in response to the UK's departure from the European Union, recruiting an additional 60 team members.

Our mission is the protection of public and animal health, carrying out a range of checks to ensure imported goods are safe for all of us in the UK. To find out more about what our skilled team do, have a look at our video: https://vimeo.com/343058771

*Initially you will participate in a rotational shift pattern covering 6.30am - 10pm weekdays and 6.30am - 2.30pm at weekends which attracts a 14% shift allowance. This will soon be changing to 24/7 rota (day and night shifts), which will attract a 23.5% shift allowance on top of the base salary. This will be worked on a 12-hour rotating shift pattern (5 days on, 6 days off, 5 nights on, 6 days off), offering attractive work life balance. As this is a new service, the shift pattern will be kept under regular review to ensure it meets operational needs. 

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified Veterinary Surgeon (OVS) to join the team at Port Health. Your role will
be to work with our existing OVS's in dealing with veterinary checks on imports of products of animal origin to ensure they are safe for distribution to the UK.

You must be a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (MRCVS). You must possess good verbal and written communication skills as well as decision making and negotiation skills.

Why work for us?

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council and to hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work, take a look at our video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSWedQksWt0&feature=emb_logo

Here are some of the main benefits:

  • Opportunities for training and development to enable you to build a great career with our organisation. 
  • Attractive work life balance with the added benefit of 6 non-working days between shifts.
  • Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 24 days a year, increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service).
  • Local government pension scheme.
  • Free car parking.
  • Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

If you would like to be at the forefront of this exciting new service, we look forward to receiving your application.

For an informal discussion or if you have any questions regarding this post, please contact Alexandra Catling on (01394) 613330 or email: HR@eastsuffolk.gov.uk.

For further details and to apply, please click the apply button.

Closing date: 16 May 2021.

Interview date: 27 May 2021.

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