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Kids Links |
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Click the hamsters to see more of them dancing and hear the music |
Click the sign above to learn all about lots of different animals |
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Catch the goldfish to visit his website |
Can't think
of a name for your new cat? click here |
| Click here for information
about grooming your dog |
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So you want to be a veterinary nurse? Here's how . .
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| If you want a career working with animals,
veterinary nursing provides a rewarding opportunity that requires both skill and
dedication. Animals play an important part of our lives and, for many; the attraction for
working with them and caring for them is irresistible. |
| Veterinary nurses find employment in many different
aspects of animal care as well as in the veterinary profession, e.g. education, welfare,
rescue roles, wildlife and preservation. |
| Veterinary nurses are the backbone of our practice.
As a student/trainee veterinary nurse you will be involved in nearly every aspect of the
practice – theatre, cleaning and sterilisation of instruments, ordering drugs and
equipment, laboratory analysis, inpatient care and support, reception and telephone duties
and of course general cleaning! |
The requirement to undertake training at Vetcare is a
minimum age of 17 years and 4 GCSEs at grade C or above, of which English and Maths or
Science are compulsory. As well as in-house training one day per week is set aside for
formal training at North Trafford College who have been granted approval by the Royal
College of Veterinary Surgeons to provide veterinary nurse training. One must also enrol
with the British Veterinary Nursing Association as a student nurse. Vetcare is a RCVS
approved training and assessment centre (ATAC) |
The 2 year VN training course is rewarded by the
achievement of an NVQ and the professional title VN after completing ‘portfolio
modules’ and written and practical examinations. |
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information can be obtained from: |
The British Veterinary Nursing Association |
| Unit D12 The Seedbed Centre |
| Coldharbour Road |
| Harlow |
| Essex |
CM19 5AF |