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- Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
- Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
- Contact the Advice Team
- XL Bully dog ban
- 'Under care' - new guidance
- Advice on Schedule 3
- Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
- Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
- FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
- FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
- GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
8. How much of my time would being a VN Council member take up?
This depends on the committees and working parties on which you are asked to sit.
There are at least four VN Council meetings per year, plus RCVS Day (our AGM and awards ceremony). Additional VN Council meetings may be called.
In addition, you will be asked to sit on a VN Council Committee or an RCVS committee, which generally sit four times a year.
You may also be asked to join a working party on a particular issue, and there may be other College activities, such as Regional Question Time meetings which you may choose to attend.
On average, therefore, successful candidates might expect to spend between eight and 10 days a year on VN Council business in terms of formal meetings during their first year on Council. Additional time will be required to keep on top of emails, read paperwork etc.
As your Council career develops you may be required to take a more active role. For example, two members of VN Council sit on RCVS Council which meets between six and eight times a year.
Related FAQs
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Yes, reasonable expenses are covered, including an overnight stay in London if that is required.
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New VN Council members are invited to an induction day where they meet the President and senior staff to find out more about the role of Council and the activities of the College.
VN Council members are happy to support newly-elected members, with informal advice and a more formal “buddy” system.
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For more information and an informal chat, you are welcome to contact Matthew Rendle RVN, Chair of VN Council ([email protected]); our Director of Veterinary Nursing, Julie Dugmore on [email protected]; or Annette Amato, Secretary to VN Council, on [email protected].
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Our Council members tell us that being on VN Council has broadened their horizons and allowed them to meet people and go places they never would normally have done. In some cases, it’s given them back the buzz about their profession that they enjoyed when they first qualified. They feel good about giving something back to their profession – and often the employers benefit too, from having someone on their team ‘at the heart’ of the governance of the profession.
Council work can count as CPD if you feel it has helped you meet your development objectives, and it’s even been rumoured that it can be fun….
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VN Council meetings are held in public and anyone is welcome to attend, providing there is space. Please contact Annette Amato on [email protected] for more information.
However, unfortunately, there is not a VN Council meeting during the candidate nomination period.
Paperwork from past VN Council meetings is available, which will give you an indication of the type of business conducted.