Management of Nurse Led Clinics in Veterinary Practice

Overview

Nurse clinics are an integral part of today’s modern vet practice. They can achieve so much for our patients, our clients, and our practices – but how do we ensure they’re as effective as they can be?

Nurse Clinics are also often under-attended by clients, so it’s important to ensure clients are aware of the service you are offering, and the benefits for them and their pets – but how can this be achieved?

This course will enable you to create clear ideas for planning, implementing, developing and promoting nurse clinics within practice, and is ideal for those who wish to start running nurse clinics in their practice, or those who are already running nursing consultations and just want wish to expand on this area.

The course offers opportunity to discuss ideas, experiences and problems with others; and will provide information, motivation and support and to enable you to set up clinics with confidence and success.

Syllabus

Current provision of nurse clinics

Your current practice clinics portfolio
Taking a look at other practice activities
Opportunities and challenges with clinics

The future for nurse clinics in your practice

Core clinics – what are they and do you offer them?
More advanced clinics – ideas and opportunities
Other opportunities for development

Setup and structure

Appointment scheduling
Choosing the right staff to run clinics
Identifying and addressing training needs
Creating specific clinic protocols – why and how

Professionalism and the Code of Conduct

Ensuring activities stay within the code
Optimising use of your staff, including students and lay staff

Equipment for clinics

What basic equipment do you need?
Assessing equipment needs vs cost (cost vs benefit)
Other resources – handouts, posters, WR sales, specialised equipment

Monitoring clinics

Troubleshooting issues
Identifying and celebrating successes
Gaining client and staff feedback
Identifying opportunities for future development

Fee structure

Ensuring your clinics are sustainable
Principles for creating a fee structure
Communicating fees with team and clients

Marketing and promotion

Team referral – how to make it work
Optimising your website for clinic and nurse promotion
Facebook and social media
Creating basic marketing materials
Creating a basic marketing plan

Teamwork!

Getting the whole practice on board with clinics – why does it matter!?
Basic meeting management
Gaining and incorporating team ideas
Creating a practice plan for the whole team

Our courses are flexible and participant-focussed, so you have the opportunity to raise any related topics that you wish to as we work through the course.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module, successful candidates will be able to:

Appreciate the role of the Vet Nurse in clinics, develop ideas for expansion, and understand limitations
Devise a simple yet effective marketing plan for clinics in own practice
Construct a basic monitoring and development plan to lead the practice team forward, and to continue to improve and refine nurse clinics at own practice

Resources

Course resources include:

Access to our flexible online learning environment for the duration of the course
Informative narrated lecture/s that can be viewed at any time, and as many times as you like
Interactive, tutor-guided learning forums
Multiple supporting materials, tools and ideas for assisting with and supporting your clinics
Assessed coursework with constructive feedback from your tutor
Practical documents created by you, tailored to the needs of your practice
Access to the course materials for a period after the course

Course Summary

Course duration: This intake of the course will be available over a 6-month period. It will equate to approximately 8-10 hours’ CPD.

Course type: Fully supported and interactive online learning with assessed coursework

Tutor: Jill Macdonald

Suitable for: Vets, veterinary nurses & technicians and students. Practice managers and partners who want to drive some new ideas into clinics will also benefit.

£149.00

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See what some of our past pupils have said…

“This course is suited to both nurses who are just starting clinics or want to develop on what they already have. Brilliant support from the tutor and very interactive modern way of learning.”

Sophie Barnes

“The nurse clinics course has given me the confidence to set up and maintain successful nurse clinics. I loved the flexibility of the online course and the support I gained from not just the tutor but also my fellow course members. I’d highly recommend getting yourself signed up for a course as you’re sure to gain a lot from it!”

Emma Bates

Your Tutor

Jill Macdonald

DipAVN (surg) RVN FHEA

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Management of Nurse Led Clinics in Veterinary Practice

Course Summary

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Jill Macdonald

DipAVN (surg) RVN FHEA

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