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Kenya Veterinary Board
- This is the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer and can be deployed in any of the following functional areas:
Registration and Licensing
The duties and responsibilities will entail: -
- Assessing indexing, internship, registration, and licensing application forms for registration and licensing by the Board;
- Receiving, capturing and ascertaining application documents required for registration and licensing;
- Ensuring accuracy of indexing, internship, registration, and licensing data for approval;
- Assessing the required minimum qualifications for indexing and registration
- Preparing data on licensing applications;
- Assisting in maintaining a register of applicants for indexing, internship and registration;
- Attending to enquiries on registration and licensing of veterinary practices;
- Assisting in document management including e-filing
- Preparing an up-to-date register of all licensed veterinary service delivery facilities;
Veterinary Research and Standards
The duties and responsibilities will entail: -
- Assisting in development of standards for inspection of institutions involved in veterinary and animal health training;
- Assisting in development of minimum requirements for entry into the various animal health courses
- Assisting in development of curriculum standards for training in animal health
- Assisting in development of guidelines for pre-registration examinations;
- Assisting in development and review of CPD guidelines;
- Assisting in development of standards and policies to support the government on matters related to business, practice and employment of veterinary surgeons and veterinary paraprofessionals
- Assisting in development of standards for inspection of veterinary service delivery facilities;
- Assisting in formulation and dissemination of the Code of Ethics to all registered persons;
- Undertaking desktop research on matters relating to animal health & welfare and public health and advising the Board on the best practices in regulation;
- Assisting in the development of guidelines for veterinary internship;
- Assisting in the development of standards for registration, licensing and regulation of institutions and organizations involved in animal welfare.
Education and Training
The duties and responsibilities will entail: -
- Receiving CPD applications, and waiver requests and ascertaining the attachments for processing;
- Verifying applications for registered and unregistered CPD activities and CPD waiver requests for approval;
- Capturing data on registered and unregistered CPD activities and CPD waiver requests;
- Attending to day-to-day enquiries on education and training;
- Maintaining a register of CPD applications, and waivers;
- Assisting in compilation of pre-registration examination applications
- Receiving and recording internship documents
- Assisting in document management including e-filing
- Assisting in analyzing the curricula for training in animal health as per the set standards;
- Assisting in evaluating the capacity of Animal Health Institutions for registration
- Processing pre-registration examinations application for veterinary surgeons and veterinary paraprofessionals;
- Monitoring animal health graduates on internship;
- Supervising continuous professional development (CPD) for veterinary paraprofessionals;
Compliance
The duties and responsibilities will entail: -
- Assisting in inspection of new and existing facilities offering veterinary services including veterinary clinics, hospitals, laboratories, ambulatory services and animal welfare organizations;
- Assisting in the inspection of animal health training institutions;
- Assisting in enforcing the animal welfare standards;
- Assisting in enforcing the reporting of notifiable diseases by practitioners
- Participating in sensitizing practitioners on the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Paraprofessionals (VSVP) Act, Regulations & Code of Ethics;
- Assisting in legal proceedings against those violating the VSVP Act and Regulations;
- Evaluating data to support legal action against offenders of the VSVP Act;
- Supporting investigations into cases of professional’s misconduct and malpractice;
- Assisting in Board publicity activities such as agricultural shows, field days and exhibitions.
Market Surveillance
The duties and responsibilities will entail: -
- Assisting in enforcing veterinary standards in animal welfare;
- Assisting in legal proceedings against those violating the VSVP Act and Regulations; and in closing down illegal veterinary practices;
- Assisting in sensitizing the public on the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Paraprofessionals (VSVP) Act, Regulations & Code of Ethics;
- Assisting in collection of surveillance data for report generation;
- Addressing complaints related to market surveillance activities
- Gathering and evaluating market intelligence information;
- Assisting in the enforcement of compliance with the Veterinary Code of Ethics;
- Undertaking data mining, intelligence gathering and surveillance to support enforcement of the VSVP Act and Regulations;
- Utilizing the market surveillance data to support the location, inspection and closing down of premises or ambulatory clinics operating contrary to the practices prescribed under the VSVP Act;
- Evaluating data to support legal action against offenders of the VSVP Act;
- Supporting investigations of cases of professionals’ misconduct and malpractice;
- Utilizing research data in undertaking market surveillance relating to animal health & welfare and public health.
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