Graduate guide: Your first practice job

The newly-updated BVA graduate guide is designed for students who are soon to graduate, to provide support and assistance when embarking on the next phase into professional life.

Chapter 7: Your first practice job

Starting a new job is an exciting challenge. There’s lots to do, whilst also getting to know your new routines and procedures. A little pre-planning can go a long way to making the transition smoother and for it to feel less of a jump into the unknown.

This section will give you lots of tips and advice on what to do before you start a new job, if you chose to work in a practice, covering up to your first week in the role.

This chapter contains

• General preparation tips
• Practice protocols
• Basic tips for your first consultations
• Facilitating second opinions
• Referring cases
• Writing clinical records
• Emergencies
• Client and owner compliance
• Concerns about your practice
• Discrimination

View all the chapters in the BVA graduate guide here.