Helen Russell RVN is joint venture partner and head veterinary nurse at the Byfleet branch of Vets4Pets in Surrey. She qualified as an RVN in 2004 and has worked in a range of practices.
A vocal member and leader of the VN profession, Helen was awarded Petplan VN of the Year in 2016, and helps the Vets4Pets group improve its clinical standards through its clinical advisory board. She is also a wolf handler at the UK Wolf Conservation Trust in Beenham, Berkshire.
In the first of a two-part article looking at the ins and outs of searching for and landing that new role, RVN Helen Russell explores the experience from a jobseeker’s viewpoint...
With a lack of time being a major factor in stressful practices, RVN and practice owner Helen Russell tries to help readers – and herself – manage the unstoppable ticking of the clock...