Postgraduate Certificate Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Perioperative Nursing and Patient Safety)
Hartpury University
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Develop your specialism as an advanced nursing practitioner in your chosen field while enhancing your skills and knowledge. Our Postgraduate Certificate in Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Perioperative Nursing and Patient Safety) focuses on areas of clinical interest and mapping out individual pathways for career progression. This course is for 2026 entry.This course is ideal for those wanting to combine working in practice with studying for an advanced qualification. ...Read more

Develop your specialism as an advanced nursing practitioner in your chosen field while enhancing your skills and knowledge. Our Postgraduate Certificate in Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Perioperative Nursing and Patient Safety) focuses on areas of clinical interest and mapping out individual pathways for career progression. This course is for 2026 entry.This course is ideal for those wanting to combine working in practice with studying for an advanced qualification. All compulsory delivery is flexible and online, with optional study days at weekends providing opportunities to access our world-class facilities and meet with fellow students and staff face-to-face. The course can be tailored to fit around your existing commitments, with options to complete in one year or spread out over two/three years.This course is ideal for those wanting to combine working in practice with studying for an advanced qualification. All compulsory delivery is flexible and online, with optional study days at weekends providing opportunities to access our world-class facilities and meet with fellow students and staff face-to-face. The course can be tailored to fit around your existing commitments, with options to complete in one year or spread out over two/three years. The course has been designed for veterinary nurses with a special interest in advanced surgical nursing. In addition to advancing your surgical nursing knowledge and skills, the course will encourage you to suggest creative solutions to applied problems in surgical nursing practice, even in cases of incomplete evidence or uncertainty, while acknowledging professional responsibility.

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Daisy
13 Feb 25

I find the student support at Hartpury unparalleled. The staff are extremely supportive, friendly and are always aiming to improve. The facilities are amazing and provide an..Read more

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Eve
31 Jan 25

Good course, joint teaching with small animal nursing students so large amount of content covered allowing you to work in equine nursing or transfer to small animal without..Read more

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Entry requirements

A typical offer for the Postgraduate Certificate is a Level 3 Diploma, FdSc or BSc (Hons) in Veterinary Nursing. Applicants must be a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Registered Veterinary Nurse or, if an international applicant, must hold equivalent qualifications.

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£15,000 per year

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£17,500 per year

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£17,500 per year

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Daisy
13 Feb 25
Veterinary Nursing
I find the student support at Hartpury unparalleled. The staff are extremely supportive, friendly and are always aiming to improve. The facilities are amazing and provide an...
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Eve
31 Jan 25
Equine Veterinary Nursing
Good course, joint teaching with small animal nursing students so large amount of content covered allowing you to work in equine nursing or transfer to small animal without...
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Hartpury University
Hartpury University , Gloucester

Based in Gloucestershire, in the heart of England’s countryside, Hartpury University is a specialist provider of agriculture,...

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Hartpury House Hartpury Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3BE United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Gloucester  2.5 miles away

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