Veterinary Nursing - Level 3 Apprenticeship

As a veterinary nurse you should be hard working, passionate about animals, pragmatic and dedicated to your work; many veterinary nurses end up taking their work home with them - often quite literally in the form of kittens and that need hand rearing or abandoned or stray animals.

Some of the tasks you may be involved with include:

• Preparing animals for surgery and performing minor surgical procedures
• Monitoring anaesthetised animals
• Nursing sick animals and administering medication
• Taking x-rays and carrying out diagnostic tests
• Advising owners on the health and welfare of their pets
• Taking bookings, payments and completing necessary paperwork
• Running nurse clinics, such as diet, worming and grooming consultations

Minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade 9-4 or equivalent in Maths, English and a science subject, plus two others.