UE05 £25,742 to £29,605 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £27,979 to £32,332 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine / Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

Hospital for Small Animals and Large Animal Hospital

Open ended, full-time (35 hours per week) contract

The Opportunity:

This is an excellent opportunity to join our Vet Services Team. Working in a fast-paced environment, you will be part of a friendly, supportive team whose emphasis is on delivering a high level of administrative and operational support across our veterinary hospitals.

The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies is situated on the Easter Bush Campus 6 miles south of Edinburgh on the edge of the Pentland Hills and houses outstanding teaching and clinical facilities as well as the Roslin Institute, one of the world’s leading veterinary research centres.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) 9am to 5pm.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Previous experience in a busy office environment
• IT literate
• Be able to work independently as well as part of a team
• Flexibility and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills

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Informal questions regarding this post should be directed to Gill Jones, email vetservices@ed.ac.uk.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary of £25,742 to £29,605 (A revised salary range for this grade of £27,979 to £32,332 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 22 March 2024.

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