Veterinarian at Kenya Society for Protection and care of Animals (KSPCA)

Duties:

• Manage the KSPCA Clinic
• Examine animals and check their health status
• Diagnose illnesses and determine the best treatment
• Prescribe and administer medication, as appropriate
• Vaccinate animals to prevent diseases as they are brought into the KSPCA, as per the organisation’s policies
• Spay and neuter cats and dogs, and other domestic animals as appropriate, that come in to the KSPCA, as per the organisation’s policies
• Suture and dress wounds of injured animals, as appropriate
• Undertake dental, ophthalmic and orthopaedic surgeries as required
• Create, update and maintain animal medical records
• Support and participate in vaccination and spay / neuter campaigns set up by KSPCA and / or it’s partner organisations;
• Develop printable tools for new pet owners on nutrition, preventive healthcare and general care
• Identify and work with the Animal Welfare Officer (AWO) to respond to urgent animal welfare issues arising at KSPCA and in the local community;
• Promote responsible pet ownership in the wider community and assist in promoting community animal care initiatives at planned events 
• Promote KSPCA’s neutering programme ensuring that as many animals as possible in the community are neutered;
• Provide reports and statistics as and when requested
• Attend internal meetings as and when requested
• Manage and account for all drugs issued to the clinic
• Prepare requisition for drugs, as appropriate 
• Perform any other task assigned by the Executive Committee

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree
• KVB registration
• Right to live and work in Kenya 

Work Experience

• At least 3 years of proven hands-on animal handling experience, especially dogs and cats as a veterinarian
• Experience with standard anaesthesia protocols
• Experience in spaying and neutering of domestic animals
• Experience using medical equipment for correct diagnosis e.g. microscope, slide preparation, x-ray machines
• Experience in limb amputations

Skills & attributes

• Good knowledge/understanding of animal welfare issues/law
• Excellent verbal and written English & KiSwahilli
• Ability to work well in a pressured and emotive environment
• Ability to quickly and effectively assess quality of life 
• Calm and confident handling animals 
• Good IT skills, intermediate Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong interpersonal skills 
• Professional, caring and non-judgmental
• Trustworthy and reliable
• Ability to meet deadlines and work independently on projects
• Proactive, conscientious, enthusiastic, inquisitive and diligent
• Team player with other internal departments
• Respectful of all KSPCA staff