In this VN Times podcast, editor Lacey Pitcher RVN discusses the broad opportunities of a vet nurse passport with Donna Wills, an RVN and animal physiotherapist.
Donna shares her career pivots and the decisions that have led her to now support from the other side of the consult table to provide more holistic care for animals and their people.
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๐๐ข๐ก๐ก๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ก, ๐ฃ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐๐, ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ(๐ฉ๐ฃ)
Donna qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2003 and has worked in small animal practices, veterinary hospitals, ECC and rescue homes.
Having qualified as an animal physiotherapist in 2005, Donna set up Animal Physiotherapy Ltd and went on to establish physio clinics in the south of England, hosted by five veterinary practices and the Pet Spa at Harrods โ the latter of which led to media work.
Outside of work, Donna is a keen gymnast, and is proud to have represented Britain in the Masters Cup at the age of 42.
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In this VN Times podcast, editor Lacey Pitcher RVN discusses the broad opportunities of a vet nurse passport with Donna Wills, an RVN and animal physiotherapist.
Donna shares her career pivots and the decisions that have led her to now support from the other side of the consult table to provide more holistic care for animals and their people.
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๐๐ข๐ก๐ก๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ก, ๐ฃ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐๐, ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ(๐ฉ๐ฃ)
Donna qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2003 and has worked in small animal practices, veterinary hospitals, ECC and rescue homes.
Having qualified as an animal physiotherapist in 2005, Donna set up Animal Physiotherapy Ltd and went on to establish physio clinics in the south of England, hosted by five veterinary practices and the Pet Spa at Harrods โ the latter of which led to media work.
Outside of work, Donna is a keen gymnast, and is proud to have represented Britain in the Masters Cup at the age of 42.
Ep 38: Arlene Connor and Helen Rooney on referral veterinary nursing
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Ep 38: Arlene Connor and Helen Rooney on referral veterinary nursing
Arlene Connor, national referral nursing lead (UK referrals division) and Helen Rooney, clinical and development support (referrals) at IVC, join VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel to chat about their career journeys and what referral nursing means to them.
They also discuss the launch of IVC Evidensiaโs Introduction to Referral Nursing Programme, on which you can find further information at https://bit.ly/43BRICR
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Arlene has more than 20 years of industry experience, many of which saw her holding senior roles in referrals with Vets Now and, later, IVC, where she was passionate about influencing and shaping the role of the referral veterinary nurse.
Arleneโs career path started as a veterinary nurse with a focus on surgical nursing, before progressing to a senior surgery role. She then became the clinical nursing manager at Vets Now referrals in Glasgow and moved on to become national referral nursing lead (UK referrals division) for IVC Evidensia.
Arlene is involved in managing business-critical projects for IVC, but referral nursing is never far from her thoughts, and she continues to champion the role and development of referral nurses.
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Having qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1996, Helen has spent most of her career working in the veterinary referral sector in patient care and surgery. She gained a ward manager position before accepting the role of clinical nursing manager at Vets Now in Manchester.
Helen has many years of experience in the veterinary education sector, where her focus was patient care and medical and critical care nursing. She is now clinical and development support (referrals) at IVC, where she is able to indulge her passion for nurse training and education, and support Arlene with the development of exciting and diverse progression opportunities for referral nurses within the group.
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This podcast is sponsored by IVC Evidensia.
IVC Evidensia is incredibly proud of its talented nurses, who can be found excelling across disciplines, areas of specialisation, stages of career, and more. Veterinary Nurses are vital members of its clinical teams, and its nurses are valued clinicians in their own right, bringing their skills and knowledge to first-opinion practices, referral hospitals and beyond.
Discover brand new nursing opportunities, across its network at ivcevidensia.co.uk/careers
VN Times Podcast
In this VN Times podcast, editor Lacey Pitcher RVN discusses the broad opportunities of a vet nurse passport with Donna Wills, an RVN and animal physiotherapist.
Donna shares her career pivots and the decisions that have led her to now support from the other side of the consult table to provide more holistic care for animals and their people.
โขโขโข
๐๐ข๐ก๐ก๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ก, ๐ฃ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐๐, ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ(๐ฉ๐ฃ)
Donna qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2003 and has worked in small animal practices, veterinary hospitals, ECC and rescue homes.
Having qualified as an animal physiotherapist in 2005, Donna set up Animal Physiotherapy Ltd and went on to establish physio clinics in the south of England, hosted by five veterinary practices and the Pet Spa at Harrods โ the latter of which led to media work.
Outside of work, Donna is a keen gymnast, and is proud to have represented Britain in the Masters Cup at the age of 42.
