Portal Official Veterinarian

MISTEV EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATION LTD; Belfast; Presencial; GBP 30.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Attractive salary

Car allowance

Accommodation allowance

CPD allowance

Salary reviews

Mobile phone

RCVS membership fees

22 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Personal insurance

Descripción de la vacante

An established industry player is seeking veterinarians to join their team in Belfast. This role involves inspecting animal products, ensuring compliance with regulations, and implementing biosecurity measures. The company prides itself on a supportive culture where individuals are encouraged to take responsibility and make decisions. With a focus on animal health and welfare, this position offers a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with various stakeholders while contributing to public health. If you're passionate about veterinary medicine and ready to make a difference, this role is for you!

Formación

• Degree in veterinary medicine and full RCVS membership required.
• Experience in export health certification is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Inspect animals and products for compliance with regulations.
• Collaborate with customs and health officials for inspections.
• Supervise and guide the duty team to enhance performance.

Conocimientos

Veterinary medicine

Export Health Certification

Animal welfare monitoring

Biosecurity measures

Educación

Veterinary medicine degree

Membership of The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

Descripción del empleo

Due to the award of a new contract with DAERA in Northern Ireland, we are looking for veterinarians to join our team.

The Company

• Mistev EHC is a company managed by veterinarians with vast experience in the industry as regulators and on exports/imports certification.
• Mistev EHC has a unique culture focused on the individuals, encouraged to take responsibility for the decisions they make, with a great level of management support.

Tasks/Duties

• Inspection of vessel manifest: assessing each ship manifest and deciding which consignments should be detained for further checks.
• Mailbox supervision and promptly act upon received emails, answering requests and queries as appropriate, or forwarding them to the relevant responsible person.
• Inspect animals and animal products that arrive at the SPS Inspection facility as per legislative requirements.
• Identify and report potential public or animal health risks posed by animals or animal products, including diseases, parasites, and any other issues.
• Ensure animals and animal products compliance with import/export regulations. This includes verifying documentation, health certificates, and other requirements to permit timely validation.
• Implement and oversee biosecurity measures to prevent the spread of disease, including disinfection protocols and quarantine procedures.
• Collaborate with other officials (customs agents, border control agents, and other competent authority officials – FSA, Local Authorities, Defra, APHA) to ensure that all animals, animal products, and plant products are properly inspected.
• Provide advice and guidance to importers, exporters, and other relevant stakeholders on animal health and welfare issues as required.
• Monitor animal welfare during transport and while they are at the SPS Inspection facility, ensuring that the animals are treated humanely and their needs are met.
• Carry out testing and sampling, as required, of animals and animal products to detect the presence of diseases or other health risks.
• Supervision and prioritisation of work allocation in collaboration with the portal team (inspectors and industrial staff).
• Accountable for the duty team’s performance, guiding and training their team to increase performance and confidence to perform tasks effectively.
• Aim to facilitate the free flow of goods and adopt a firm, fair and reasonable approach to enforcement guided by existing protocols and focusing on persistent/serious non-compliance(s) and risks to animal and public health.
• Set a strong example in work ethic and behaviour, assisting the DVO and other senior staff in support of the inspection process as requested.

Skills/Qualifications Required

• Veterinary medicine degree.
• Full membership of The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
• Ideally, experience as Portal OV or in Export Health Certification of Products of Animal Origin to EU and/or non-EU countries.
• Able to start working by the 01/02/2025 or as soon as possible.
• UK or EEA citizens with the right to work in the UK.

What Mistev EHC offers

• Attractive salary
• Car allowance
• Accommodation allowance
• CPD allowance
• Salary reviews on the anniversary of commencement
• Mobile phone
• RCVS membership fees and OV Conference (Improve International) ticket
• 22 days annual leave, rising to 25 days (plus bank holidays).
• Company pension scheme
• Perks/Personal Insurance
• Social Value activities

If you would like to apply for this role, please register your details and upload your Curriculum Vitae.