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Graduate Vet
British Veterinary Association
Shrewsbury
On-site
GBP 25,000 - 35,000
Full time
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Job summary
An established industry player is looking for a passionate new graduate or Junior Associate Veterinarian to join its dedicated poultry practice in Shrewsbury. This exciting role offers a structured training program under the guidance of experienced veterinarians, focusing on post-mortem examinations, diagnostics, and on-farm training. With a commitment to professional development, the successful candidate will gain hands-on experience in poultry health management and have the opportunity to progress within the practice. If you are eager to make a difference in animal health and welfare, this position is perfect for you.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.
- An understanding of poultry disease management is desirable but not essential.
Responsibilities
- Conduct post-mortem examinations and site visits to assess poultry health.
- Interpret diagnostic data and provide recommendations for poultry management.
Skills
Education
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Job description
Slate Hall is a specialist poultry practice with 15 veterinarians operating from offices in Cambridgeshire, Shrewsbury, Hereford, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. We have an extensive and varied client base, working with both large integrated and smaller independent producers of broilers, broiler breeders, commercial layers, turkeys, ducks and game birds.
We are seeking to recruit a new graduate or Junior Associate to join our team and undertake a scheduled training programme. This role involves a combination of post-mortem examinations, site visits, sampling, diagnostics and data interpretation to investigate health, performance and welfare issues for our clients.
The successful applicant will follow a training and mentorship programme supervised by experienced poultry veterinarians, whom hold post-graduate qualifications in poultry medicine. This will include, but is not limited to:
- Post-mortem examination
- Sampling procedures and microbiology techniques
- Interpretation of serological, molecular diagnostic and production data
- On-farm training to understand management requirements of different production systems
- Shadowing mentors on site visits, followed by supported independent visits
- CPD and training courses on diagnostics and poultry health
An understanding of poultry disease management is desirable but not essential. Suitable candidates must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, fluency in English and have a full clean driving licence. An RCVS recognised degree in veterinary medicine is essential.
Remuneration would be competitive and include a company car. There is an opportunity to progress within the Practice after completion of the programme and gaining experience.
Interested applicants should apply via the portal.
Our practice is ECPVS approved.
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