• Faculty of Science
• HEW7
• Casual
• Closing date 31 January 2022 (R-02386)

 

 About This Opportunity 

The purpose of this position is to provide veterinary clinical service teaching as part of the School’s Production Animal Service (PAS) team. This includes participating in the PAS ambulatory veterinary roster managing production animal clinical cases during regular working hours and may involve pro-rata sharing the after-hours and weekend duty rosters for the PAS team. In addition to ensuring excellence in clinical care, the incumbent will actively participate in the clinical and pre-clinical teaching and instruction of undergraduate and postgraduate veterinary science and veterinary technology students as well as clinical training of interns and residents.

Key responsibilities will include:

Clinical Service

• Provide high quality clinical services and independently manage both routine and difficult veterinary cases
• Provide an excellent clinical role model for students and colleagues
• Participate in after-hours on-call rosters for the service
• Be able to provide mentoring and clinical leadership to junior staff in managing more difficult or complex clinical cases
• Continue to develop expertise in clinical veterinary service

 

Clinical Teaching

• Actively participate in clinical training of undergraduate & postgraduate students, interns and residents
• Continue to develop expertise in clinical teaching
• Actively participate in CE events for personal development

 

Service & Engagement

• Actively promote and foster the School’s relations with industry, government departments, professional bodies and the wider community
• Manage excellent communications with PAS clients including record keeping and invoicing to support the PAS clinical service

 

Management & Administration

• Contribute to daily operations and management of the service and practice good business management
• Other duties as directed by Service Leader or Head of School

This role is subject to The University’s Code of Conduct.

About You  

• A Bachelor of Veterinary Science or equivalent degree, registrable in Queensland
• Experience  in the delivery of rural/mixed practice veterinary services or equivalent experience
• Commitment and enthusiasm for the education of Veterinary Science and Veterinary Technology students.
• Capacity to serve as an excellent clinical veterinary role model
• An understanding and knowledge of relevant legislative and professional requirements relating to veterinary practice in QLD and to veterinary health and safety requirements
• Ability to establish effective professional relationships and to represent the School of Veterinary Science to the university and wider community, including industry, government and professional bodies
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, teamwork, negotiation and consultation skills and formal written and oral communication skills.

 

What We Can Offer 

This is a Casual position at HEW7.

The full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $58.66 to $63.96 per hours plus super of up to 10%.

For further information about UQ’s benefits, please visit Why Work at UQ and review The University of Queensland's Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2018 - 2021.

Questions? 

To discuss this role please contact Dr Bruce Smith.

For application queries, please contact recruitment@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number in the subject line.

Want to Apply?

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section
• Resume

Please note that you will be asked to add all documents into the one upload box during the application form.

About The Selection Process

To satisfy pre-requisite questions and ensure your application can be considered in full, all candidates must apply via the UQ Careers portal by the job closing deadline or will not be accepted.

Other Information

Mandatory Immunisations: It is a condition of employment for this role that you will be required to provide evidence of immunisation against certain vaccine preventable diseases. This may include the COVID-19 vaccine.

Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.

We value diversity and inclusion, and actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity to the University. Our Diversity and Inclusion webpage contains further information if you require additional support. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to recruitment@uq.edu.au.

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