Navigating career pathways in veterinary nursing
Tracks
Stream Three - Room E3
| Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Room E3 |
Overview
Janet Murray
Speaker
Mrs Janet Murray
The Animal Academy
Navigating career pathways in veterinary nursing
Abstract
Progression through career planning helps nurses and employers to realise the skill pathways available within the industry.
Veterinary Nurses play a vital role in the veterinary health care team and are a key asset to any veterinary business. This discussion will provide career pathways and opportunities available to veterinary nurses to provide a thought process to how one can advance themselves further.
Our conversation will focus on how to plan and make the transition to a senior nursing role or advanced skill provider as well as cover the importance of continuing professional development when investing in your career as a veterinary nurse within the industry.
Veterinary Nurses play a vital role in the veterinary health care team and are a key asset to any veterinary business. This discussion will provide career pathways and opportunities available to veterinary nurses to provide a thought process to how one can advance themselves further.
Our conversation will focus on how to plan and make the transition to a senior nursing role or advanced skill provider as well as cover the importance of continuing professional development when investing in your career as a veterinary nurse within the industry.
Biography
Janet grew up on a dairy farm in rural New Zealand and started out as a Veterinary nurse in mixed practice. She has travelled through the UK, where she locumed at various small animal referral practices including specialising in emergency critical care at The Royal Veterinary College, London. Later moving to Ireland, she undertook various industry roles including territory manager for a major pharmaceutical company, veterinary nursing/teaching at University College Dublin and shelter medicine at Dublin SPCA. In 2012 she moved to Perth, undertaking a brief nutritional sales role before turning to lecturing in Certificate IV Veterinary Nursing. Janet holds a Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing through Edinburgh Napier University and also an Associate Degree in Adult and Vocational Education though Charles Sturt University. She is the editorial chair for the Australian Veterinary Nursing Journal, is an active advancement committee member for the VNCA and is the first non-Vet chairperson of the AVA Veterinary Business Group as well as a committee member on the AVA Education Advisory group.
Her most notable accomplishment is to have received the first international scholarship for Veterinary Nursing leadership in 2019 (Dr Earl Rippie Scholarship). Janet is the Director of The Animal Academy, a registered training organisation for Certificate II and III animal care and Certificate IV Veterinary nursing.
