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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
82% female / 18% male
The UK workforce is 47% female and 53% male