Sectors
Research/ Academia
Support for global candidates/visas
No
Remote/work from home
Agile working supported
Flexible working environment
Yes
Benefits
Yes. See below
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Organisational background
Harper & Keele Veterinary School launched in 2020 with our first cohort of students. Combining the extensive resources and excellence at Harper Adams and Keele universities has created a rich and authentic environment for veterinary education and research, with both institutions recognised for their excellent student experience, strong community spirit, and high-quality teaching.
Combining a strong pedigree in animal sciences, veterinary nursing, veterinary physiotherapy, and agricultural sustainability at Harper Adams University with the established reputation that Keele University proudly boasts in life sciences and human medicine, the Harper & Keele Vet School is in a unique position to develop a model of veterinary education that has strategic partnership at its very core.
Building on the success of other community-based programmes in the medical and veterinary sector, the Harper & Keele Vet School aspires to develop graduates who value excellence in primary care, who are progressive, passionate, and purposeful in their professional development, who champion sustainability and welfare, and who embrace diversity and inclusion across the profession. We aim to give our graduates the knowledge, capabilities, personal attributes, and psychological toolkits with which they can optimise their performance in the profession.
Our veterinary programme is innovative and inclusive in design, integrating clinical contextualisation, authentic student development and professional tutoring from the very first week of learning.
Staff and students at the Vet School uniquely benefit from two highly successful institutions, drawing on the resources at each campus and a network of partner veterinary practices and industry partners.
Inclusive. We are a community with a sense of belonging, where every role is valued.
Empowering. We provide a personalised learning culture with multiple pathways to opportunity, and a willingness to challenge.
Collaborative. We believe that innovative partnerships and collaboration achieve the best results.
Dynamic. We encourage an agile and flexible approach to navigate a changing landscape.
Sustainable. We have built a new model of veterinary education, designed to address the challenges faced by our planet, people, and economies.
Drawing on the combined expertise and resources of two leading Universities together with a vibrant multi-disciplinary network, we seek to drive positive change in our industry and realise impact in vital areas of unmet need.
Community
At the heart of our Vet School is community, where every role is valued and respected. The unique partnership between Harper Adams and Keele universities creates unique opportunities to enhance the student experience, optimise graduate outcomes and develop a dynamic and diverse faculty of educators.
Potential
We are committed to providing the right environment and resources to realise all potential in our student body, colleagues and wider collaborations, and to ensure every member of our team is given the opportunity to thrive. Colleagues have the freedom to develop their academic portfolios, can access a programme of Continuing Professional Development from both institutions as well as a dedicated CPD budget, and are supported to explore their personal scholarship.
Place
Keele University is nestled in 600 acres of countryside, boasting a big campus but a small and cosmopolitan community. The dedicated Vet School building features state-of-the-art anatomy and clinical skills laboratories and is home to a new 24-hour teaching hospital “Garden Vets at Keele”, due to open autumn 2023.
Harper Adams University is set on a 494-hectare farm, and with extensive companion animal facilities, there are more than 3000 animals on-site, and related specialist courses including Agriculture, Veterinary Bioscience, Veterinary Nursing, Veterinary Physiotherapy and Zoology. The new Veterinary Education Centre provides a hub for veterinary professionals, and houses two lecture theatres, clinical skills labs and a teaching theatre.
Part time contracts, flexible working patterns and agile working are all fully supported by the school.
The School recognises that its success depends upon the contribution and dedication of its talented staff. In return, we have a competitive benefits package available, including:
- Competitive rate of pay with annual increments within the grade (Keele Spine)
- Generous annual leave entitlement with opportunities to purchase additional leave
- Excellent staff pension scheme
- Access to continued personal, professional and career development
- On site ‘outstanding’ nursery (Keele campus only)
- Health & fitness facilities on site
- Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility)
Access to a variety of PGCerts toward higher education, as well as supportive and open to other PGCerts of your species or veterinary work area. There is both annual progression and promotion opportunities each year.
Both Harper Adams University and Keele University are committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible. And are committed to supporting our employees through a variety of family-friendly policies.
On site ‘outstanding’ nursery (Keele campus only).
Keele University is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN charter, and values equality and diversity across our workforce. We strive to ensure that our workforce is representative of broader society, and therefore, we would actively welcome applications from all genders for this role.
Both universities value equality and diversity across our workforce and to ensuring our staff community is reflective of the diversity of our student population. In support of these commitments the University welcomes applications from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds for all roles.