Locations: 1x North Wales, 1x South Wales Salary: £47,229 pro rata This role will lead on and manage the Veterinary Prescribing Champion (VPC) Practices across north/south Wales. This role will involve travel across the region, working closely with north/south Wales VPCs to support them in disseminating their antibiotic stewardship initiatives within their individual practices. The role will develop and deliver face-to-face professional training in antimicrobial stewardship and Arwain DGC to practice teams, supporting VPC practices to engage with and implement the Arwain code of conduct and clinical guidelines in order to improve antibiotic prescribing across Wales. The role will lead on collecting antibiotic use data from practice management systems for the purposes of anonymous benchmarking, as well as collecting demographic data on the practices enrolled. The role will also support the regular discussion groups, wider training programme and development of new resources provided for participating VPCs. As part of the wider Arwain DGC team, the post holder will be expected to contribute to all aspects of the project, with a particular focus on supporting VPCs and Network practices. This role will involve travel across north /south Wales, and the role holder will be expected to manage their time effectively and independently. The role accommodates flexible working patterns Main Responsibilities ● Lead on and manage the dissemination, engagement, influencing and implementation of the Arwain Code of Conduct and the Clinical Guidelines across north/south Wales’ farm and mixed veterinary practices. ● Build an effective trusted relationship, and regularly visit VPC Network member practices in north/south Wales (approximately 23) to support the VPC Network activities. ● Develop face-to-face and online training materials for veterinary practice staff (vets, vet technicians and veterinary support staff) on Arwain DGC initiatives. ● Deliver face-to-face training to veterinary practice teams (e.g. during clinical clubs, CPD evenings) to be delivered within network member practices. ● Provide the point of contact and be the authority to support north /south Wales VPCs and support them to embed antimicrobial stewardship initiatives within their practice. ● Collect voluntary anonymous annual antimicrobial use and demographic data from participating practices. ● Liaise with project partners to process and analyse this data, and report it back to the practice. ● Collate feedback from VPC practices to inform improvements to the VPC Network activities. ● Support the delivery of quarterly discussion groups and the annual VPC event. ● Support the Veterinary Development Manager in other priority areas for the project that involve the Veterinary Prescribing Champions Network. ● Coordinate the Welsh Veterinary Prescribing Champions Network activities, including scheduling meetings and events, maintaining regular communications, facilitating discussion groups and other administrative tasks. ● Attend regular project meetings, public facing events (e.g. Royal Welsh Show). ● Produce reports on North/South Wales VPC Network activities. ● Work with all project partners and provide support as required to ensure effective delivery of the programme. ● Adhere to all relevant policies e.g. Biosecurity, Procurement, Health and Safety etc ● Assist the Contract Manager in the effective delivery of the contract and identify ways of continuously improving the service. ● Plan, implement and evaluate projects and trials. ● Provide accurate statistics and reports to the Project Manager and Welsh Government. ● Work closely with the Marketing Officer and provide information as required to ensure that information from projects are disseminated to the industry. ● Attend meetings as requested by the Project Manager and/or Director of Rural Programmes. Skills and Experience Essential ● Veterinary qualification registerable in the United Kingdom ● Practising Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (MRCVS) ● Clinical experience working in farm animal veterinary practice ● Strong and engaging communicator ● Confident public speaker ● Experience presenting to a professional audience (for example at conferences, clinical clubs) ● Able to disseminate and communicate themes, research findings and programme content in a practical and clear manner relevant to the audience ● A self-motivator, accepting responsibility for setting and reviewing priorities for achieving targets, with a clear focus on quality ● Excellent oral and written communication skills ● An understanding of regulations relating to antimicrobial prescribing, sales and recording ● Understanding of veterinary practice management software ● Advanced standard of IT skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email, Databases and Internet ● Full driving licence and use of a car (this role will require travel across North/South Wales) Desirable ● Previous experience of working with Arwain DGC ● Further qualifications in training or education ● Previous experience of working within the Welsh veterinary sector ● An advanced understanding of antimicrobial stewardship policy and strategies ● Experience of facilitation and participatory development methods ● Recent experience of working with veterinary practices, academic organisations and/or institutions and technological companies ● Awareness of agricultural and animal health policy development, as well as Welsh Government strategies and policies ● Fluent Welsh Speaker