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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 BEAUMONT SAINSBURY ANIMAL HOSPITAL
time have provided a good foundation in As a 3rd year Vet Nursing Student, I was able to
which many of our students have gone on spend 3 months at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal
Hospital in which the staff worked tirelessly to
to take up positions of leadership in the ensure I was on target with my Nurse Practice Log
profession, as head Veterinary Nurses, and I understood the evidence behind my actions.
educators or researchers. I worked in many different areas of the hospital
including theatre, anaesthesia, nursing clinics,
in patient/surgical wards and dispensary.

We work with the College of Animal Welfare in securing I would also highly recommend spending time at
a variety of placement opportunities for our students the Beaumont for its incredible exotics department.
and all placements are in RCVS Training Practices. Their highly skilled team were more than willing to
answer every question I could think of (and there
Many of our students go on to take up positions in the were many) about species ranging from reptiles
practices they have been undertaking placements in, and birds to small mammals. I can now say I have
so it is a good opportunity to play a part in training your helped ultrasound a snake and train a conure!
own staff. I will never forget my time at the Beaumont and all
that it taught me!
The course has placements integrated throughout, with
placements in year 1 and year 2. In year 3 you will be on TATIANA RAISSIS
placement from September – May spending one day each BSc Veterinary Nursing
week completing the theory modules. During this third year you
will be enhancing your professional skills as well as carrying
out audits and knowledge summaries.
82 SKILL-DEVELOPING • THOUGHT-LEADING • STANDARD-SETTING