Veterinary Technicians are skilled individuals who work alongside our vets to optimise farm animal health and production.
They fulfil a valuable supportive role at Torch Farm Vets and offer a range of services such as:
- Mobility scoring
- Vaccinating
- Mastitis sampling
- Teat scoring
- Calf disbudding
- Ear tagging
Take a look at the Torch Vet Tech page for a full breakdown of the services they offer.
A veterinary technician’s role is a combination of clinical and administrative work and typical tasks include:
The skills and qualifications needed to be a vet tech include:
- Minimum grade C GCSE in at least three subjects, including English and maths.
- An animal management or agricultural qualification (NVQ level 3 min)
- Good IT skills, including experience with Excel, Word and Powerpoint
- R-SQP AMTRA training or equivalent
Interested in becoming a vet tech? Keep an eye on our current vacancies page.
“For me, the best part of being a Vet Tech is the variety the position offers. One day is never the same as the next and your itinerary can change with a quick 
phone call. Whether it’s 4am starts to scribe at a TB test or late finishes for farmer meetings, you do need to be flexible and proactive with your approach to the role. Within Torch Farm vets we are extremely lucky to have such a supportive and encouraging team behind us. My favourite parts of the job are meeting the clients out on farm, providing them with a quality service and absorbing the information they give, plus assisting vets on farm with operations (I recently helped with a bovine blood transfusion which was extremely interesting). When supporting the vets, it makes you appreciate how difficult their job is, always striving for the best outcome. Life as a Tech is definitely varied; be prepared for anything and to do it in all weathers 
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Independent vets, dedicated care
The provision of outstanding veterinary care and excellent customer service lies at the heart of what we do. Thanks to our five convenient locations we cover large parts of the south-west. Our reach is wide but our focus remains on offering the highest clinical standards and customer service to our highly valued clients.