How to Join BVU

You can join online at https://www.unitetheunion.org/join-unite/ and click on ‘JOIN UNITE’. The link offers a membership calculator which you can use to find out how much your BVU/Unite membership will be. If you wish to access the calculator directly at first, use the following Membership Calculator link.

Please ensure that while completing the online form that you state your Job Title beginning with the word "Veterinary" as shown in the job roles in bold below.

VETERINARY SURGEON (job code J10132)

Definition – covers members of Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, including retired vets

VETERINARY STUDENT (job code J10130) or VETERINARY NURSE STUDENT (job code J10129)

If you are in full-time higher education, or are employed to work fewer than 10 hours a week, you may qualify to pay a reduced subscription rate for the duration of your study.

VETERINARY NURSE (job code J10128)

Definition – covers Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons registered/listed veterinary nurses

VETERINARY AUXILLIARY (job code J10127)

Definition – covers all other staff dealing with animals or doing animal-related work, like Animal Nursing Assistants (ANAs).

VETERINARY ADMINISTRATIVE (job code J10126)

Definition – covers Practice Managers, Receptionists, Book-keepers, etc.

VETERINARY SUPPORT (job code J10131)

Definition – covers support staff who do NOT deal with animals, such as lab technicians, cleaners, drivers, etc.