Job Description
The Role
The Aberystwyth School of Veterinary Science has recently commenced the Foundation Degree in Veterinary Nursing. We are looking to add a skilled Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) to join our team to assist the Programme Lead and academic staff with the development of the clinical skills area and practical delivery of this provision.
The role will be based in the Veterinary Education Centre on the Penglais Campus, where students undertake many aspects of practical veterinary education. A mock veterinary clinic has recently opened to complement the current clinical skills suite already in use. Additional resources are required, and the role will assist in the development of facilities and equipment, which will assist in the teaching of the RCVS Day One Skills for Veterinary Nurses.
Aberystwyth School Veterinary Sciences
The University established the Aberystwyth School of Veterinary Science in 2020, building upon its long-established teaching and research in animal health, nutrition and management. Its academic home is in the Department of Life Sciences (DLS; formerly IBERS - Institute of Biology, Environmental and Rural Sciences), an internationally recognised research and teaching centre.
This is an exciting time to join Aberystwyth’s School of Veterinary Sciences. You will be part of an enthusiastic team working together to establish Aberystwyth as a centre of excellence for veterinary teaching and research in Wales and beyond. The University has developed state-of-the-art facilities for the veterinary programme and provided the necessary teaching resources in its Veterinary Education Centre (VEC) and new Veterinary Training Clinic (VTC). The VEC provides clinical skills and companion animal handling training rooms, dedicated space for teaching anatomy, an imaging suite and communal space for students to meet and prepare for classes. The VTC comprises of a reception area, consult room, prep room and theatre. The anatomy lab complements Aberystwyth’s strong laboratory-based facilities on Penglais Campus.
The School is responsible for delivering the first veterinary science degree in Wales, in partnership with the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). ASVS is responsible for delivering the first two years of the BVSc and its first cohort of students commenced in September 2021. In September 2024 the first intake of Veterinary Nursing students started, and further post registration qualifications are currently being developed as well as courses to suit the wider professional veterinary and farming community.
As well as developing an exciting teaching portfolio, the School’s research interests cover antimicrobial resistance, endemic disease control, avian wildlife diseases and One Health approaches to improving biosecurity and health messaging.
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