Trying to pursue a career as a veterinary nurse! HELP

Re: Trying to pursue a career as a veterinary nurse! HELP

Rachael_24 — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:21:10 GMT

Hi Kimberley!

You really have two options:

1) the level 3 diploma in veterinary nursing

2) doing a relevant level 3 qualification (e.g. some sort of animal management diploma or A Levels) and then going on to do a degree in veterinary nursing

Option 1 will require you to be employed within a training practice (the lists of training practices can be downloaded from the RCVS website). This is where most students struggle. Once you've got your first position it's usually plain sailing! You will probably need to get some work experience within a veterinary practice in order to enhance your CV.

Send your CV out to all of the TPs in your local area and take it from there!

Good luck x

Re: Trying to pursue a career as a veterinary nurse! HELP

Katie Mansfield — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:36:08 GMT

Hi Kimberley,

Welcome to the forum.

There's quite a lot of posts on here regarding beginning training. Try the search option and the training link.

Good luck with your DAM. I just finished the Level 3 last year so I know what hard work it is.

K x

Re: Trying to pursue a career as a veterinary nurse! HELP

les punton — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:19:07 GMT

experience, experience, experience. if you can get a foot in the door it will help heaps. The student we have at the moment applied last year and didnt get in because of lack of experience, she done 2 days a week voluntary and is now training with us.