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Veterinary nurse career case studies

The veterinary nursing profession has many special qualities and opportunities unique to its role and can lead you in many different directions, from all the different aspects of animal healthcare and welfare, to management, academia, conservation, consultancy or even working overseas.

To help you find out more about the diverse career paths available to you, read our new case studies from veterinary nurses in a wide variety of different roles.

Though your own career path will be unique, we hope you will find ideas and inspiration from reading about others.

Lyndsay Hughes RVN

Meet Lyndsay, a Registered Veterinary Nurse and the only nurse on a board of vet directors.

Ruby Lambert RVN

Meet Ruby, an RVN working in out of hours emergency care, referral medicine, lecturing, and animal welfare for TV and film.

Nicholas Coleman FdSc RVN

Meet Nicholas, a Registered Veterinary Nurse in the Internal Medicine team at Paragon Veterinary Referrals in Wakefield.

Samantha Bradshaw RVN

Meet Samantha, a Registered Veterinary Nurse and Student and Training Coordinator and RVN at Cromwell Veterinary Group. 

Kelly Eyre RVN ISFM DipFN

Meet Kelly, a Senior Clinic Veterinary Nurse at the Royal Canin Feline Healthy Ageing Clinic at the University of Liverpool.

Jasmine Curtis RVN

Meet Jasmine, a Veterinary Nursing Enrolment Officer for The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Lacey Pitcher RVN

Meet Lacey, a Registered Veterinary Nurse and Mind Matters Initiative Outreach and Engagement Senior Officer.

Susan Howarth RVN

Meet Susan, the Programme Manager for the veterinary nursing course at Harper Adams University.

Want to be a vet nurse?

If you’re looking for a hands-on and extremely rewarding career, veterinary nursing could be the perfect choice. As a vet nurse, you'll be the backbone of your practice, caring for animals and supporting their worried owners through difficult times.