Veterinary Nursing Placement Officer - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Askham Bryan College

Askham Bryan College

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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Askham Bryan College is a specialist land-based college based across the North of England with centres in York, Middlesbrough, Saltaire, Wakefield and Newcastle.

We offer a wide-ranging curriculum to our Further Education students, including Arboriculture, Horticulture, Agriculture, Animal Management, Countryside and the Environment, Engineering, Equine, Floristry, Motorsport, Professional Tree Surgery, Outdoor Adventure Sport, Sports Development, Coaching and Fitness and Uniformed Public Services.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Veterinary Nursing Placement Officer with experience of veterinary nursing training and education to join our Veterinary Nursing Team here at our Gateshead campus.

This role will be working 18.5 hrs on a fixed term contract until August 2024.

We are seeking an individual who will be responsible for visiting training practices for veterinary nursing students and who has sector experience and knowledge, specifically in veterinary nursing.

We define the values and qualities that we require from our people using the Askham Bryan College DNA.

Hardwired in to what we do, our DNA strands ensure that all colleagues are committed to delivering with purpose, taking ownership, building trust and always learning.

We offer an inclusive, dynamic, challenging and rewarding place to work.

Safeguarding Statement

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and partners to share this commitment.

The Governors and Staff at Askham Bryan College regard each learner as a unique individual and therefore seek to support learner development in ways, which will foster security, confidence and independence.

We recognise that high self-esteem, peer support, a secure College environment and clear lines of communication with trusted adults helps all young people and adults particularly those at risk or suffering abuse.

These are regarded as central to the wellbeing of the individual and are therefore seen to be an intrinsic part of all aspects of the curriculum and ethos.

Specific measures relating to pre-employment checks:

We may undertake online searches on internet activity as part of our pre-recruitment checks.
We ask applicants for details of any convictions and cautions, regardless of whether these have been deemed as "spent". It is a condition of employment that applicants provide these details.

Note on "regulated activity":
You are engaging in a regulated activity if you:

Will be responsible, on a regular basis in a school or college, for teaching, training instructing, caring for or supervising children or vulnerable adults;
Will be working on a regular basis in a specified establishment, such as a school, or in connection with the purposes of the establishment, where the work gives opportunity for contact with children or vulnerable adults; or
Engage in intimate or personal care or healthcare or any overnight activity, even if this happens only once.

Main Purpose of the role

To ensure the provision of quality assurance and placement related guidance to support veterinary nursing students and their assigned clinical supervisors in the completion of their qualification and the mandatory extended work-based placement/employment aspect.

The promotion and maintenance of strong links between training practices, students, teaching staff and course managers through the tutorial, placement and apprenticeship visit process.

Adherence of awarding and regulatory body requirements, apprenticeship and governance associations, completion of records associated with this support and ensuring reliability and accuracy in documentation and record keeping.

Where required, pastoral support, referral sign-posting and care for students.

The postholder will have the use of an office space including a desk, landline telephone and access to a laptop/computer should it be required.

Although, it is recommended that all employees have their own work equipment in place.

Key Tasks / responsibilities:

All tasks to be carried out in a consistent manner with the corporation's culture.

To provide on and offsite support for workbased placement learning in veterinary nursing including clinical coach/supervisor support and training, student support and reviews, progress with workbased learning objectives, quality assurance of the evidence resulting. This may involve travel to varying locations across the country.
Provide pastoral care to students through a tutorial system.
Ensure work place compliance with health and safety guidelines
Manage the administrative processes associated with Training Practice and student support.
Actively participate in promotional and engagement activities to grow the provision and placements available. Attendance at external and college marketing events.
Provide support and guidance to veterinary practices wishing to gain approval to provide train