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As a veterinary nurse you’ll use your passion for care and specialist training to work closely with veterinary surgeons, supporting the health and wellbeing of a variety of animals. Learn more about working as a veterinary nurse, find out what’s involved and what you’ll need to study and do to get into the field.
Your role as a veterinary nurse will see you delivering hands-on medical care to animals across a variety of areas. You might work in general practice, emergency care or specialist referral care. You’ll generally support the work of veterinary surgeons, whether that’s carrying out some regular medical tasks or assisting with more complex ones like surgery.
Your daily responsibilities will involve a lot of animal handling and veterinary procedures. This could be vaccinating, checking the health of animals, preparing them for surgery, carrying out tests, assisting with surgeries or completing minor procedures yourself. You’ll also interact with pet owners, offering advice and education. This work will be hugely rewarding for animal lovers and natural carers.
Daily tasks will vary but could involve:
The average salary for a veterinary nurse in the UK is £18,200. Graduates start at around £20,000.
Veterinary nurses are usually based in a practice so travel around the UK and overseas is unlikely.
Veterinary nurses are customer facing working in either a practice or animal welfare centre so working from home is unlikely in this role.
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