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WORK PLACEMENTS
VETERINARY NURSING
As part of your course you will complete at least
1,800 hours of practical training at a range of
excellent veterinary practices, giving you a real
insight into the day-to-day role of the veterinary
nurse. To ensure fair evaluation, the skills and
knowledge you acquire will be assessed in
a variety of ways as the course progresses.
The combination of the taught aspects of the
course and the invaluable placement time,
provides a solid foundation for your career and
many of our students go on to work as head
veterinary nurses, educators and researchers.
We work with the College of Animal Welfare in securing BEAUMONT SAINSBURY ANIMAL HOSPITAL
a variety of placement opportunities for our students 鈥淎s a 3rd year Veterinary Nursing student, I was able
and all placements are in RCVS Training Practices.
to spend three months at the Beaumont Sainsbury
Animal Hospital in which the staff worked tirelessly to
Many of our students go on to take up positions in the ensure I was on target with my Nurse Practice Log,
practices they have been undertaking placements.
and I understood the evidence behind my actions.
The course has placements integrated throughout, I worked in many different areas of the hospital,
with placements in Year 1 and Year 2. In Year 3 including theatre, anaesthesia, nursing clinics,
you will be on placement from September to May inpatient/surgical wards and dispensary.
spending one day each week completing the theory I would also highly recommend spending time at
module online. During the third year you will be the Beaumont for its incredible exotics department.
enhancing your professional skills whilst also learning Their highly skilled team were more than willing to
how to undertake audits and knowledge summaries in answer every question I could think of (and there
the veterinary practice.
were many) about species ranging from reptiles
and birds to small mammals. I can now say I have
helped ultrasound a snake and train a conure!
I will never forget my time at the Beaumont
and all that it taught me!鈥�
TATIANA RAISSIS
BSc Veterinary Nursing
80 SKILL-DEVELOPING 鈥� THOUGHT-LEADING 鈥� STANDARD-SETTING
