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Salary £25,285.00 to £28,929.00 (pro rata for 0.96 FTE) + 15% Shift Allowance = £29,077.00 to £33,268.00 per annum.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our nursing team at the Queens Veterinary School Hospital.

The referral hospital is a very fast-paced environment which requires you to be adaptable with the ability to work well under pressure.

The role will be to provide nursing to an excellent standard in the Small Animal Wing. The small animal wing consists of four dog, two cat, critical care and isolation wards housing an average of 15-25 patients during the overnight period.

We are looking for nurses who can cover 24/7 working on a 7 week, generous and attractive rotating shift pattern, covering core, early, late, night shifts and time off (includes 10 day off shift period after weeks of nights). Weekend working (2 in 7).

The role in Small Animal inpatients will include surgical, medical and critical care nursing (training can be given in critical care procedures). Cleaning, hygiene and administration duties linked to inpatient care will form a reasonable percentage of the time. This is a varied role where no two days are the same, so we are seeking individuals with a passion for nursing, with the ability to communicate with all levels of staff, students and clients. The ability to work on your own initiative with minimal supervision is essential. Shifts have student nurse and Veterinary Care Assistant support.

In return, we offer an encouraging and nurturing environment and have a dedicated team of clinicians and nurses who are committed to providing the best care for our patients.

A one-off recruitment incentive payment of £2000.00 may be offered where eligibility criteria is met.

Benefits: - Generous paid annual leave including bank holidays - Defined benefit pension scheme - Enhanced family friendly policies - Access to a dedicated Personal and Professional Development team - Wellness programme including Occupational Health team and Staff counselling - Staff discount scheme including shopping vouchers - Cycle to work scheme - Travel to work loans - Eye care voucher scheme - Discounted gym membership - CPD allowance

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

If you have any questions about this role, please contact the Clinical HR Team on qvsh.hr@vet.cam.ac.uk

Interviews will be held after the closing date.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment.

Please quote reference PP40391 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

We have an exciting opportunity for a personable and effective service administrator to work in the newly restructured Client Services function of the Queen's Veterinary School Hospital (QVSH). This is a part-time position, preferably Monday and Tuesday although some flexibility may be available, that will take part in an early and late rota (hospital reception opening hours are currently Monday to Friday 8.00am - 6:00pm).

The Service Administrator is an integral part of the Small Animal Hospital and will support either the:- Surgical Team (Soft Tissue Surgery, Orthopaedics (incl physiotherapy) and Oncology) or the Medical Team (Medicine, Cardiology, Dermatology, Ophthalmology and Neurology). As part of the wider Client Service team the successful recruit will work alongside the Client Service Administrators to support the Small Animal Hospital team in support of its mission to deliver excellence in client service and clinical veterinary student teaching.

The Service Administrator will act as liaison between the front of house service and the Services within the hospital to provide an enhanced service for both clients and vets. They will also be responsible for ensuring that clients are billed accurately and promptly and that all communication and liaison with external parties is carried out efficiently and effectively.

The Service Administrator will aim to provide a first-class customer service in what can often be a very challenging environment. The role will involve supporting clients during difficult conversations including diagnosis of patients, treatment (or non-treatment) and subsequent payment of accounts.

You should have experience of working in a busy administrative role, have excellent communication skills, be accurate and have an eye for detail.

You must be efficient and experienced in Microsoft Office packages and have the ability to establish professional and effective working relationships with the wider team.

Excellent organisation skills, attention to detail and flexibility are all essential parts of the role.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 13th February 2024

Interviews will be held early in Tuesday 20th February 2024

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

For informal enquiries please contact the Clinical HR Team, by email on: qvsh.hr@vet.cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference PP40318 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible person to join our friendly accounts team as soon as possible. Our ideal candidate is someone with broad experience of finance-based functions. Familiarity with the way the University works is an advantage, but if you have used other systems and have experience of MS Excel, we will teach you how to use the University's systems. You will find the role interesting and varied, with the opportunity to work on your own initiative within the scope of the role.

The role includes a full range of accounts duties in Payables, Receivables and General Ledger, with other tasks relating to research grants and payroll. We'd love you to bring good communication skills with patience, tact, diplomacy so that you can help provide a first point of enquiry for staff, students and suppliers seeking accounts-related information, help and guidance.

Sometimes the team's work is very busy, so the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, whilst staying accurate and paying attention to detail is vital. All members of the team work well to support each other, especially when deadlines are approaching.

You will have GCSE English and Maths, Grade 4 or 5 (Grade C) or above. Additionally, AAT Intermediate, or equivalent is desirable.

In return, you will receive the following:

Generous paid annual leave including bank holidays

Defined benefit pension scheme

Enhanced family friendly policies

Access to a dedicated Personal and Professional Development team

Wellness programme including Occupational Health team and Staff counselling

Staff discount scheme including shopping vouchers

Cycle to work scheme

Travel to work loans

Eye care voucher scheme

Discounted gym membership

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Julie Ingham by email: ji217@cam.ac.uk

To submit an application for this vacancy, please click on the link 'Apply online' or visit the vacancy pages on the following website: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) before completing the online application form.

Further particulars for the role and information about the Department www.vet.cam.ac.uk.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Interviews will be held: 29 February 2024

Please quote reference PP40243 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in the Microbiome Function and Diversity group of Dr Alexandre Almeida (https://microfundiv-lab.github.io/) at the Department of Veterinary Medicine.

The team specializes in the application of large-scale metagenomic approaches to investigate the role of the human gut microbiome in health and disease. For this position the candidate will be expanding the group's research to explore other members of the microbiome (archaea, fungi, and viruses) and their roles in gut health. The project will involve the processing and analysis of thousands of metagenomic datasets from various disease states and geographical sources to identify multi-kingdom taxonomic and functional signatures of health and disease. This will involve the development and application of computational genomics methods, combined with machine learning and advanced statistical approaches.

Applicants should have a PhD in Microbiology, Bioinformatics or a related discipline. Essential skills are experience with high-throughput sequencing data, microbial genomics, machine learning and programming skills in Unix (bash), Python and R. A good understanding of microbial physiology and biochemistry would be an advantage. The candidate must value teamwork and collaboration, and have good interpersonal skills.

We are committed to a proactive approach to equality, which includes supporting and encouraging equally all groups of individuals, promoting an inclusive culture and valuing diversity.

Further particulars for the role and information about the Department can be found at: www.vet.cam.ac.uk

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Alexandre Almeida by email: aa2369@cam.ac.uk

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Interviews will be held: In early March 2024

Please quote reference PP40202 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our procurement team at the Department of Veterinary Medicine. The role combines tasks of both a Stores role and a Procurement role in the same job, so if you like variety, this is the role for you: with no two days the same, you will undertake a full range of duties to support the procurement of goods and services on behalf of the Department, Hospital and Research Groups to ensure the smooth running of the procurement and stores service. One of the highlights of the role will be to provide a friendly face-to-face service to staff and students seeking help and guidance with their orders.

You will have GCSE English and Maths, Grade 4, or above and/or equivalent level of work-based experience. You will be familiar with use of MS Excel. If you already know how to use on-line procurement systems, this would be an advantage, however, if you have good written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills, a patient attitude, tact and diplomacy, please apply and we will teach you the rest.

Additionally, it would be an advantage if you can demonstrate that you know about the principles, processes, and general concepts related to purchasing and stores.

Sometimes the team's work is very busy, so the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, whilst staying accurate and paying attention to detail is vital. You will have the opportunity to work on your own initiative within the scope of your role.

In return, we you will be joining a small friendly team and will receive the following:

Generous paid annual leave including bank holidays

Defined benefit pension scheme

Enhanced family friendly policies

Access to a dedicated Personal and Professional Development team

Wellness programme including Occupational Health team and Staff counselling

Staff discount scheme including shopping vouchers

Cycle to work scheme

Travel to work loans

Eye care voucher scheme

Discounted gym membership

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Julie Ingham on ji217@cam.ac.uk

For further particulars and information about the Department please visit: www.vet.cam.ac.uk

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Interviews will be held: 15 February 2024

Please quote reference PP40123 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Grade 9 Stipend £45,585 to £57,696 plus generous additional market pay supplement* Grade 10 Stipend £61,198 to £64,914 plus generous additional market pay supplement*

• dependent on experience and subject to approval

Do you have a passion for clinical anaesthesia and analgesia, teaching and research?

Do you want to work as part of a growing team in a state of the art Hospital?

If so, the Department of Veterinary Medicine has an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Anaesthetist or Associate Principal Clinical Anaesthetist (dependent on experience) to join the anaesthesia team in the Queen's Veterinary School Hospital from January 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter. Further particulars for both roles can be found here: www.vet.cam.ac.uk/job

You will work within the team to provide anaesthesia and critical care services to the Small Animal, Farm Animal and Equine Hospital's; participate in the practical and theoretical instruction of veterinary students and training of Clinical Training Scholars; and take part in the out-of-hours on-call rota. You will benefit from state-of-the-art facilities and a strong team of support staff. Whilst this is primarily a clinical service post, the role holder would be expected and encouraged to contribute to current and future clinical research projects.

You should have significant experience in an animal hospital environment (experience of working in an ICU environment is desirable), have completed a recognised residency programme (ACVA or ECVA) by the start date of employment, and have a veterinary degree registerable with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). A postgraduate Diploma in veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia (ECVAA or ACVAA) is preferred, as well as experience managing busy anaesthesia departments and supervising anaesthesia residents.

In return we can offer a supportive and engaging environment, additional payment for out-of-hours duties, generous paid annual leave for full time employees of 33 days plus public holidays, generous and competitive staff benefits and services, including family friendly policies, numerous discounts on shopping, health care, financial services and public transport.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

For more information about the Department please visit www.vet.cam.ac.uk

Informal enquiries should be directed to Alice Bird, Principal Clinical Anaesthetist, by email: arb59@cam.ac.uk

Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

Please quote reference PP40120 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.