Veterinary Nurses | Career profile | UCAS

Average Salary: £20,836
Jobs: 19,975

Daily Tasks

Advises clients on preventative medicine to maintain appropriate animal health and welfare.
Maintains the biosecurity of the veterinary premises.
Cares for animals in hospital accommodation and keeps accurate records.
Collects and analyses blood, urine and other samples.
Handles animals during treatment.
Dispenses and administers medication and applies dressings to animals under direction from the veterinarian.
Prepares operating theatre, sterilises equipment and assists in theatre as required.
Assists the veterinary surgeon during surgical and medical treatments of animals.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Nursing
Small Animal Care
Surgery
Nursing Care
Blogs

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Communications
Enthusiasm
Customer Service
Cleanliness
Operations

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

Qualification: FdSc
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 69%

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 112/128
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £24k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 60%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BVMBVS
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £31k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 99%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: MVetPhys
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 128/128
Student satisfaction: 95%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: FdSc
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 64/64
Student satisfaction: 92%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time with year in industry
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £30k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 74%

Qualification: BVSc
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £30k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 95%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: FdSc
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 80/80
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 104/128
Student satisfaction: 95%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BVMSci
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £31k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 100%

Qualification: BVMS
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £29k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 93%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BVMS
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £30k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 88%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: FdSc
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 64/64
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: FdSc
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 48/48
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BVMSBVMS
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 60/60
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: FdSc
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 56/56
Student satisfaction: 95%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: FdSc
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 64/64
Student satisfaction: 85%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: HNC
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 48/48
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Distance learning (with some attendance)
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: HND
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 48/48
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £26k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 71%

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