Trainee Nurse Apprenticeship
Voo Veterinary Group
Cobham, London, Surbiton
Closes on Tuesday 30 September 2025
Posted on 23 July 2025
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Summary
We are offering the opportunity for someone passionate about becoming a veterinary nurse to experience all parts of veterinary care to become well-rounded and experienced in all sectors of vet nursing. The candidate will be driven to provide excellence in care and standards to our patients and clients.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Apprenticeship NMW for first year of course: £7.55ph followed by standard UK NMW for remainder of the course. Aim is to have all qualified nurses on £27,000-£30,000 following completion of course.
- Training course
- Veterinary nurse (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday (with day release at college)
1:3 Saturdays.
Between 33-40 hours a week, depending on the needs of the worker and business.
Shift patterns may vary, but a normal shift structure is a mixture of earlies (8:30-17:15) and lates (10:15-19:00).
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Sunday 5 October 2025
- Duration
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2 years 6 months
- Positions available
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3
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Reception skills and client communication
- High level disinfection or clinic organisation with stock control and daily cleans of the wards and equipment
- Take part in patient husbandry from walking, feeding, cleaning bedding, grooming and administering medications
- Patient handling for a variety of species
- Sedation and general anaesthesia monitoring
- Patient recovery
- Laboratory work on a variety of internal machines
- Learn to take bloods and place IVs
- Learn to position for radiographs
- Witness and assist in referral surgeries alongside diplomats and certificate holders
- Conduct nursing consults when required
- We encourage our nurses to be practical and hands-on, learning skills to enable blood taking, IV placements and radiograph positioning so they can support the vets in patient care and be part of the process to improving patients' lives!
Where you'll work
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- 26 Copse Road, Cobham, KT112TW
- 8 Barmouth Road, London, SW18 2DN
- Surbiton Hospital, 30 Claremont Road, Surbiton, KT6 4RF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE COLLEGE OF ANIMAL WELFARE LIMITED
Training course
Veterinary nurse (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Work within the requirements of the health and safety legislation
- Work within the requirements of the data protection legislation
- Follow relevant operating procedures and manufacturers guidelines when using equipment, materials and pharmaceutical products
- Communicate effectively, appropriately and accurately using a variety of methods
- Conduct nursing clinics
- Prepare and maintain all areas of the veterinary practice at all times
- Prepare records, equipment and resources
- Work in a safe and effective manner
- Manage and perform effective infection control procedures
- Provide nursing support as required
- Prepare, use, maintain, store and dispose equipment, pharmaceuticals and materials appropriately
- Manage own performance and development
- Take measures to improve performance and competence
- Engage in continued professional and personal development
- Use professional standards of practice to self-assess performance
- Practise in accordance with the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct
Training schedule
- The apprenticeship will join a day release programme where one day a week they attend college (in person or remotely) alongside their full-time job, the remaining 4 days a week
- 1:3 Saturdays with shifts between 9:00am-5:00pm
- No Sunday hours
More training information
The apprenticeship is a 2.5-3 year course leading to a national diploma in Level 3 nursing
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 5 Minimum (grade A*-C or 9-4)
- English Language (grade A*-C or 9-4)
- Maths (grade A*-C or 9-4)
- Science (grade A*-C or 9-4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Multitasking
- Eagerness to learn
- Work well in group settings
- Work well on own
Other requirements
You will experience different sectors of veterinary nursing to enhance your overall skill sets, from caring for hospitalised patients, learning how to correctly monitor patients through procedures, clip and prep patients for surgery, how to perform high-standard cleans, laboratory work and reception. Veterinary can be a highly emotional industry, so ensuring you know when to reach out for support is key. Working with your team closely to support one another is key! The role will be rotated through the different sections of Primary, referral and hospital- all within our Surbiton Hospital so the candidate can gain as much exposure to different case loads and develop their knowledge and skill sets.
About this employer
At Voo vets we strive to enable nurses to be the best version of themselves and we value the support veterinary nurses can bring to the table! Experience multitude of sectors in Veterinary nursing through rotations of work within our hospital, referral surgical team and primary team.
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Company benefits
Performance related pay enhancements available.
After this apprenticeship
- Full time employment position with outcome to continue employment after the 2.5-3 year course duration and progress your career further.
- Once qualified, there are plenty of opportunities to progress, whether that’s with certificates in particular fields, becoming a senior nurse and mentoring new apprenticeship or pathway to more managerial positions.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Voo Veterinary Group
Hayley Valvona
People@welovevoo.com
01480 422060
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000328347.
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Closes on Tuesday 30 September 2025
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