* Team managing, an additional task, added to my initial Official Veterinarian role, for a team to manage which consists of 5 Official Veterinarians, 14 Meat Hygiene Inspectors, 5 Poultry Inspector Assistants and numerous trainees ( MHIs/PIAs ) * All OVs, MHIs and PIAs mentioned above are segregated in 2 shifts during night/day rotation and different weekly rota for inspection tasks. * Also, I am responsible for the relation within/with the Main Office/Team/Business Operator/Customer and dealing with the corroboration of all ongoing non compliance/queries/enforcement. * Taking decisions (to act or designate) in order to solve above stated issues and avoid recurrence. * Liaise when necessary with all stakeholders involved, Local Authorities(Trading Standards, A.P.H.A., D.E.F.R.A.) Show less

As Official Veterinarian, I provide Official Controls to the production, processing, distribution, retail, packaging and labeling of food stuffs.Also operate as the Team Leader in plant by line managing and providing technical advice to the plant inspection team to ensure the efficient and consistent delivery of Official Controls as defined within the Manual for Official Controls (MOC). Main duties include:-Enforcement officer(as per European Regulations & Domestic Legislation).-Auditing the HACCP application and Risk assessment of impact on public health at food establishments.-Supervision and auditing of hygiene, staff training, maintenance, pest control, waste management and animal welfare.-Food safety, food import/export certification, food business inspection, food - consultancy, technical assistance and food microbiology.-Team leader of Official Auxiliaries (Meat Hygiene Inspectors and Meat Technicians).-Training of quality assurance teams and food handling operatives.-Health & Safety Officer at work environment. Show less

* Dealing with microscopic examination of cells(cytopathology) or tissue (histopathology). * Studies the microscopic manifestations of disease(both general and specific conditions) * Medically qualified specialist to deal also in forensics(as sex determination, poaching etc) * Gives corroborate diagnosis e.g. rabies –histo / virusology diagn. Etc * Attend medical meetings and perform necropsy. * Deal with biopsy material(cyto), involving routine tests and analysis. * Work closely with other medical professionals such as virusologs to ensure diseased tissue is dealt with, diagnosed accordingly. * Look beyond the obvious to find if there are any underlying diseases. Such things will not always jump out at you. * Be completely accurate in testing/interpreting. * Use microscopes and other investigative tools and machinery to analyse tissue. * Perform frozen section tissue processing.

* Key duties, skills and achievements: * inspecting the hygiene and food safety in slaughterhouses and cutting plants * checking animal welfare conditions, inspecting live animals, game or poultry for any signs of diseases * carrying out post-mortem inspections on diseased animals * checking meat transportation conditions * making sure that unfit meat is destroyed properly * recording the findings from inspections, * recommending any improvements that need to be made * using the INNOVA integrated system database, for conditions and findings

* Operational: * involve interaction with animals, keepers, testing samples, investigating * surveillance submissions and monitoring a wide range of different industries linked to animals and * animal products. These jobs require a high level of knowledge and the ability to investigate and * risk-assess a situation or event. * Research: * involve carrying out studies and projects to provide evidence to safeguard animal * health and welfare and public health. This tends to be applied rather than fundamental science and * can have a direct impact at the national and international level. * Policy: * rely on your knowledge and awareness of a particular area of veterinary medicine, * the legal framework, and policy expectations as well as the ability to review and collate a range of * information so you can provide evidence based advice, guidance or other information in order for * decisions to be made. Will be providing advice that can influence policy across the EU and * play a critical role in the detection, definition and management of animal-related risks. * For more: www.civilservice.gov.uk/