Portal Official Veterinarian

Job description and summary
The Official Veterinarian (OV) is responsible for ensuring the effectiveness of official controls at Heathrow Airport Border Control Post (BCP).

Carrying out veterinary checks

The OV must carry out veterinary checks (Documentary checks, Identity checks and/or Physical checks) on Products of Animal Origin, Animal By-products and Germinal products imported into Great Britain from Third countries (EU and non-EU countries).

The OV must ensure that sufficient appropriate samples (including samples for microbiological examination, veterinary residues, contaminants, etc) are collected and submitted for laboratory examination under the NMP, including where reinforced checks are in place.

Issue the Common Health Entry Document (CHED)

The OV issues CHEDs for all consignments, and notifications of rejections (including rights of appeal) when consignments fail veterinary checks.

Ensure rejected consignments are compliantly handled and disposed of.
The OV must ensure that rejected consignments are handled and disposed of in accordance with the relevant animal by-product (ABP) enforcement regulations.

Update the Import of Products, Animals, Food and Feed System (IPAFFS) database
The OV must monitor IPAFFS for pre-notifications and messages about consignments scheduled to be handled at the BCP.

The OV is responsible for ensuring CHEDs are fully completed on IPAFFS as required.

Carrying out other related duties as required by the Senior OV

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Job Title: Portal Official Veterinarian

WORKING HOURS: Full-time position

• 40 hours per week (that may include weekend work), in accordance with the weekly rota.
• Weekly rotas may vary from week to week, where working times will be either 8am-4.30pm, 11am-7.30pm or 1.30pm-10pm (these hours already include 0.5-hour break for lunch/dinner).
• You will be required to work one weekend per month (the weekend hours will be part of the 40 hours per week, so you will have 1 or 2 days off between Monday and Friday when you work a Saturday or/and Sunday).
• Annual leave: 30 days paid annual leave (including public/bank holidays)
• You will be required to work 2 public/bank holidays per year (the remainder of the public/bank holidays not worked will be paid and count as part of your annual leave entitlement).
• No OOH or on call duties outside your working weekly rota.

Other benefits:

• Pension scheme available.
• Contractual sick/injury pay scheme

NOTE: Part-time positions can be considered (minimum of 24 hours per week, including weekend work). Terms and conditions can be negotiated.

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