Training with the pdsa

Re: Training with the pdsa

shropshirelass_1987 — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:16:19 GMT

I know of 1 SVN whos a qualified ANA whos being trained to be an RVN through the PDSA but their guinea pigging her & possibly as menetioned above a few others to see how it works 1st is what I've heard.

Re: Training with the pdsa

wilkoannie — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:06:59 GMT

we are in south wales, i know the PDSA by us are very busy and perhaps they wont have time to become clinical coaches, but a lot of the work is done in the college now and i think students would benifit a great deal from working alongside the RVN and vets here. I t would be wonderful if we could set the pdsa up to be a training practice for free and then they can have students three days a week for free. Maybe time consuming but they will save money i am sure.

We are waiting to here back form PDSA to see what they thoughts are on this, its a shame they dont train. xxx

Re: Training with the pdsa

Vicky RVN — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:45:21 GMT

The PDSA local to me does VN training, as well as the VCA training.

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Katie Mansfield — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:51:52 GMT

Maybe as it's her 3rd block they're allowing her to stay on? I'm a new student. Just seems a bit odd that our HVS was told absolutely no SVNs at all and that's country-wide yet your hospital is allowed. I shall be enquiring!!!!!

K x

Re: Training with the pdsa

Nicola Russell — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:22:04 GMT

Im in Kent. The placement student has just come back for her third placement block.

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Katie Mansfield — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:16:44 GMT

That's interesting - where abouts in the country are you? I'm Essex.

K x

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Nicola Russell — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:08:36 GMT

My PDSA is currently putting one of their VCAs through VN training. THey also have a degree SVN from RVC on placement. They are a registered TP to do this but they don't employ SVNs from outside.

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Katie Mansfield — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:23:19 GMT

Sadly they don't train nurses any more I've been at the PDSA since Feb on work placement for my Dip Animal Management course, and they let me stay on after I finished college as a volunteer. I was hoping to be able to go back as placement during my degree course but as none of their hospitals are TPs any more this isn't possible. I was absolutely gutted. It's because of the amount of time CCs would have to spend with SVNs. They already have vet students on a regular basis and train VCAs, so adding SVNs to the equation would be too much for an already over-stretched staff. Very sad, but it'll do me good to see private practice, get more experience somewhere else and then apply for a job with them when I'm qualified

And, Stuart, you're right - almost every spey is a pyo - one of our vets even operated on a hamster that presented with pyo a few months ago! (it survived and is doing fine).

K x

Re: Training with the pdsa

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:46:50 GMT

I trained at the PDSA on a bursary... I was sent to the college of animal welfare for 2 weeks every 3 months! But I don't think the PDSA train a lot of VNs now - they tend to train VCAs now... I might be wrong!?

I loved PDSA training! I didn't see a normal uterus until I was in private practice! Every spay was a pyo! ;-)

Re: Training with the pdsa

Catherine Goulding — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:44:19 GMT

The PDSA used to be a TP and their own VNAC but eventually CAW were their VNAC until they decided they were not training nurses anymore, I believe they are only training VCA students through CAW, unless they have restarted being a TP recently