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Form of workThe Veterinary Head of England Field Delivery (VHofFD) (Southern) is a senior, strategic delivery role requiring a person who can successfully lead a geographically dispersed, multi-disciplinary team, both during and between animal disease outbreaks. You will be expected to provide leadership and direction to the veterinarians and animal health officers that comprise the APHA Field Delivery workforce in England.
We are looking for someone with a proven leadership track record who will quickly be able to establish their credibility with staff and stakeholders. You will also have the ability to harness the team around a clear set of goals and priorities, based on delivering Defra’s animal health and welfare policies. This will include taking and building on the work that has been started in building an exceptional, helpful and sustainable culture.
The successful candidate will provide strategic veterinary leadership for the implementation of APHA’s veterinary and technical strategy, clinical governance, management, and relationships within their area; acting as senior APHA veterinary representative on strategic boards, at national and on occasion international meetings.
You will be expected to role model and embed the necessary cultural changes required for the agency to thrive, as APHA moves to a matrix system of management that supports increased flexibility, an agile response and digital ways of working.
