Complete at least 2100 hrs (60 weeks) of work based placement Demonstrate competency in all RCVS day-one skills (600+) Complete a training programme with a recognised training provider to at least Level 3 Diplomas standard either on a full-time course or as an apprenticeship alongside a job in a veterinary practice Be enrolled within the RCVS as a student Veterinary Nurse Comply with RCVS Code of Conduct for Veterinary Nurses Comply with the RCVS VN Byelaws 2011 Work within the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1996 Schedule 3 Amendment (2002) Order (BNVA,2016) The RCVS (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) regulates the veterinary nursing profession through use of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 and The RCVS Code of Conduct for Veterinary Nurses, this is to protect …show more content…
Under this act a veterinary nurses is also subject to the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses. In the veterinary surgeons act under Schedule 3 exemptions it states what a vet nurse can undertake as well as a veterinary surgeon, this includes veterinary surgeons may direct registered or student veterinary nurses who they employ, to carry out limited veterinary surgery. (GOV.UK,2018)Statutory limitation of Veterinary Nursing role -Schedule 3 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 1991 amendment Veterinary nurses are permitted to provide any medical treatment or carry out minor surgery (not involving entry into a body cavity) to a companion animal at the