Veterinary Clinician in Anaesthesia
| Published | October 18, 2022 |
| Expires | November 3, 2022 |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Category | Academic and University Positions |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Salary | £44,706 – £75,000 per annum |
| Reference Number | 098471 |
| Contact Name | Mr. Andrew Bell |
Description
Job Purpose
To deliver an efficient and effective veterinary anaesthesia service by providing expertise and clinical activity in the Small Animal Hospital. To enhance and develop the delivery of clinical teaching to undergraduates, clinical scholars and to undertake clinical research within the anaesthesia service, thereby to contribute to the School objectives relative to national and international excellence in clinical service, teaching and scholarship.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical:
1. To provide a high quality anaesthesia service and appropriate advice that will consequently maintain a clinical referral workload necessary to support teaching and scholarship activities.
2. To support the development of novel approaches and techniques to exploit the opportunities to enhance the income generation capability of the service.
3. To participate in the out-of-hours anaesthesia service to the equine, farm animal and small animal hospitals, ensuring adequate cover is available for the provision of advice and expertise.
4. To contribute to the implementation and validation of clinical quality assurance measures. 5. To support the planning, organisation and delivery of training requirements of the clinical scholars by supervision of clinical duties and research projects, with a view to their successful completion of appropriate Board examinations.
6. To participate in practical/professional and/or clinical practice bodies related to service area at national and international level as appropriate.
7. To ensure compliance with the continuing professional development requirements of the appropriate speciality and the RCVS.
8. To participate in promotional activities and events relating to the Small Animal Hospital.
Teaching:
9. To engage in the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching activities, as directed by the Head of Division in consultation with the course leaders.
10. To support the development of, creative and innovative approaches to teaching and learning, in accordance with the University’s Quality Enhancement Strategy, so that the educational opportunities available to students are maintained or improved.
11. To engage in the delivery of a range of assessment activities and engage fully in the examination process as appropriate, (using a variety of methods and techniques) and provide effective, timely and appropriate feedback to students to support learning.
Scholarship:
12. To collaborate in clinical investigations and evidence based medicine of an external reputation and develop a consistent output of publications in high quality refereed clinical journals and/or textbooks.
13. To attend and participate in national/international events/research seminars/conferences within service area.
Administration:
14. To undertake divisional/faculty level administration as requested by the Head of Division/Head of School.
15. To contribute to performance and development review processes as appropriate in accordance with university strategy.
Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential:
A1 Veterinary degree registerable with RCVS A2 Diploma or equivalent in relevant discipline (or completed residency program – see below)
Desirable:
B1 Masters, PhD or other evidence of research training
B2 Fellowship of the higher education academy
Note: Candidates having completed a recognised residency training program and Board-eligible will be considered and would be appointed at Grade 7, and promoted to Grade 8 immediately upon passing the Board exams.
Skills
Essential:
C1 Competency across the field, corresponding to training and qualifications, and ability to provide advice to clinicians, external veterinary surgeons, charitable and public bodies and organisations.
C2 High standard of communication skills both orally and written.
C3 Self-motivated, able to plan for contingencies and think strategically.
C4 Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
C5 Ability to accept collegiate responsibilities and act accordingly
Desirable:
D1 High standard of presentation skills.
D2 Understanding and experience of databases and other IT applications/packages.
Experience
Essential
E1 Experience in anaesthesia and analgesia in all commonly-encountered veterinary species presenting with a range of clinical conditions
Desirable:
F1 Teaching experience relevant to the HE sector F2 A track record of clinical research publications F1 Successful supervision of post graduate students F2 A track record of successful grant applications
Terms and Conditions
Salary will be Grade 8, £44,706 – £75,000 per annum plus a generous OOH supplement and 21% employer pension contribution.
This post is full time and open ended.
The successful candidate of this post will be enrolled onto the University's Early Career Development Programme (ECDP). This will provide for you as an early career academic staff member to be developed and supported over a specified timeframe to facilitate the advancement of your academic career. Information on the programme can be found on our website at: http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/humanresources/all/pay/ecdp/policy/
As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.
3 A flexible approach to working.
4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.
We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.
We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.
We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.
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