Job Description
Job Description
UE03: Salary £22,214 – £24,248
Bioresearch & Veterinary Services
Open-ended 35 Hours per week
Bioresearch & Veterinary Services is seeking an animal care van driver.
The Opportunity
Driving a university vehicle transport supplies, consumables and animals between BVS animal facilities. Plan your route and load the vehicle to match this route. Undertake animal cage/tank/drinking bottle cleaning, with facility domestic duties and equipment maintenance, where required.
Essential
Your skills and attributes for success:
• Basic understanding of, and ability to apply, health and safety procedures in the workplace
• Accuracy and ability to follow instruction
• Good communication skills
• Hold a Clean Full UK Driving Licence
• Clean driving record
Desirable
• Previous driving role experience
• Understand good animal welfare and best customer service
Click to view a copy of the full Job Decription
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
Our vision is to provide an excellent professional service that prioritises animal welfare whilst supporting our world leading research. We endeavour to work according to our CARE values: Caring for animals, Active communication, Respecting others, Excellent service. We are also a UK Leader in Openness, engaging wherever possible with opportunities to discuss our work, including our public website Animal research | The University of Edinburgh.
You Can Also Expect
A competitive salary of £22,214 - £24,248
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 7 October 2026
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:5+pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews will be held w/c 21 October 2026
If you do not hear from us by 17 October 2026, we will not be taking your application any further.
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About The Team
Bioresearch and Veterinary Services
Corporate Services Group
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About The Team
Bioresearch & Veterinary Services (BVS) are responsible for the housing, care and management of animals used in biomedical research at the university. Around 120 BVS staff provide Home Office, veterinary, and technical support for our researchers to ensure optimal animal welfare, high quality research, and compliance with all relevant legislation across multiple sites.
For more information see our website Bioresearch & Veterinary Services | The University of Edinburgh
Our vision is to provide an excellent professional service that prioritises animal welfare whilst supporting our world leading research. We endeavour to work according to our CARE values: Caring for animals, Active communication, Respecting others, Excellent service. We are also a UK Leader in Openness, engaging wherever possible with opportunities to discuss our work, including our public website Animal research | The University of Edinburgh
UE03: Salary £22,214 – £24,248
Bioresearch & Veterinary Services
Open-ended 35 Hours per week
Bioresearch & Veterinary Services is seeking an animal care van driver.
The Opportunity
Driving a university vehicle transport supplies, consumables and animals between BVS animal facilities. Plan your route and load the vehicle to match this route. Undertake animal cage/tank/drinking bottle cleaning, with facility domestic duties and equipment maintenance, where required.
Essential
Your skills and attributes for success:
• Basic understanding of, and ability to apply, health and safety procedures in the workplace
• Accuracy and ability to follow instruction
• Good communication skills
• Hold a Clean Full UK Driving Licence
• Clean driving record
Desirable
• Previous driving role experience
• Understand good animal welfare and best customer service
Click to view a copy of the full Job Decription
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
Our vision is to provide an excellent professional service that prioritises animal welfare whilst supporting our world leading research. We endeavour to work according to our CARE values: Caring for animals, Active communication, Respecting others, Excellent service. We are also a UK Leader in Openness, engaging wherever possible with opportunities to discuss our work, including our public website Animal research | The University of Edinburgh.
You Can Also Expect
A competitive salary of £22,214 - £24,248
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 7 October 2026
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:5+pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews will be held w/c 21 October 2026
If you do not hear from us by 17 October 2026, we will not be taking your application any further.
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About The Team
Bioresearch and Veterinary Services
Corporate Services Group
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About The Team
Bioresearch & Veterinary Services (BVS) are responsible for the housing, care and management of animals used in biomedical research at the university. Around 120 BVS staff provide Home Office, veterinary, and technical support for our researchers to ensure optimal animal welfare, high quality research, and compliance with all relevant legislation across multiple sites.
For more information see our website Bioresearch & Veterinary Services | The University of Edinburgh
Our vision is to provide an excellent professional service that prioritises animal welfare whilst supporting our world leading research. We endeavour to work according to our CARE values: Caring for animals, Active communication, Respecting others, Excellent service. We are also a UK Leader in Openness, engaging wherever possible with opportunities to discuss our work, including our public website Animal research | The University of Edinburgh
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Van Driver position is now open for candidates interested in the Driver Jobs sector. This role in Edinburgh offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Driver Jobs is a plus.
