My role as a clinical coach in veterinary practice

Abstract

I have had the role of ‘teacher’ in many forms over the years. I have seen the training scheme for veterinary nurses evolve from the days of the ‘green book’, through the editions of the Portfolio with the NVQ qualification, and now to the Nursing Progress Log (NPL) with the Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing. Over the years, I have been a trainer, a lecturer in veterinary nursing at Berkshire College of Agriculture, D32/33 Unit assessor, A1 assessor and now a clinical coach. Although the qualifications have changed, my role as a clinical coach still involves what it always has done – to provide a high standard of practical training of nursing skills to student veterinary nurses, while delivering this in a supportive way that encourages the students to be self‐directed and enjoy learning for themselves.