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Veterinary Nurse

Nursing auxiliaries and assistants assist doctors, nurses and other health professionals in caring for the sick and injured within hospitals, homes, clinics and the wider community.

Main Tasks
  • performs basic clinical tasks such as taking patients’ temperature and pulse, weighing and measuring, performing urine tests and extracting blood sample
  • prepares patient for examination and treatmen
  • distributes and serves food, assists patients in feeding and prepares snacks and hot drink
  • assists patients in washing, dressing, toiletry activities and general mobilit
  • changes bed linen, makes beds and tidies ward

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£24,960 average annual salary

The UK average salary is £28,758

40 average weekly hours

There are 37.5 hours in the average working week

xx% female / xx% male

The UK workforce is 47% female and 53% male