Veterinary nurses

Emma started nursing in 2003. She qualified and became a registered veterinary nurse in 2008 and became a clinical coach in 2010, helping to teach other student nurses the skills they need to work in practice. Emma was part of a management team as head nurse of a group of small, busy, local practices in the Southampton area in January 2016. However, the more time she spent away from nursing, the more she realised that it will always be her first passion.

Emma joined us at Animed in February 2018 to further her knowledge and nursing skills in a busy, hospital environment, working within a large team with a wealth of veterinary knowledge.

Hannah has been working at Animed since 2018. She graduated as a nurse in 2017. She thoroughly enjoys the interaction with the animals.

Outside of work, Hannah enjoys competing in cross-fit sessions.

Clementine qualified as an RVN in 2015 and joined the Animed team in August 2016. She has recently taken over the role of deputy head nurse and is currently studying for a level four diploma in veterinary emergency and critical care. Clementine has an interest in surgical nursing and anaesthesia.

Outside of work she enjoys going to CrossFit and has an interest in health and nutrition.

Lucy started working at Animed in April 2021. She graduated as a nurse in 2011. Within her job, she especially enjoys providing care to hospitalised patients.

Outside of work she enjoys walking in the countryside, and tending to her tropical fish. Lucy also has two cats and a snake.

Hannah has been working at Animed since 2018. Hannah was promoted to Head Nurse in June 2022. She graduated as a nurse in 2017 and thoroughly enjoys the interaction with the animals.

Outside of work, Hannah enjoys competing in cross-fit sessions. She currently has no pets.

Hannah started working at Animed in 2021. She particularly enjoys caring for inpatients within the practice.

Outside of work, Hannah enjoys paintballing and motor-biking. She has 5 cats.

Sharon has worked at Animed since 2018, and graduated in 2017. Within her job, she has a lot of interest in Radiography and Theatre.

Outside of work, Sharon enjoys sewing and playing musical instruments. She has a Dog and a Cat.

Louise started at Animed in 2018, she graduated as a nurse in 2006. Before, joining the team here at Animed, she worked at other Veterinary Surgeries in the local area. Louise enjoys being based on the wards to provide care and comfort to all animals who are in as inpatients.

Gemma is in her second year at Sparsholt college training to become a veterinary nurse. She has a particular interest in anaesthesia and emergency critical care which she is gaining experience in by working with the MiNightVet team, which is based at the Shedfield practice out of hours.

At home Gemma has a lovely French Bulldog called Arlo.

Jo returned to Animed Veterinary Group in 2015 as an RVN after spending some years as a lecturer in animal science and equine care. She has a special interest in the care of our geriatric patients and hospice care.

Jo has two dogs, Ziggy and Grain, a cat called Pi and a rabbit, Easter. She regularly competes with her horse, Amigo, who is a chestnut Dutch Warmblood in dressage competitions.

Georgia started work at Animed as a patient care assistant in August 2014 but has now progressed to Registered Veterinary Nurse, studying at Sparsholt Veterinary College. She enjoys surgical nursing and anaesthesia and has recently started doing some night shifts for the MiNightVet team at Animed to improve her knowledge in emergency and critical care.

She has two Labradors and a Golden Retriever, Penny, Bruce and Jessie.

Laura started at Animed in 2018 and graduated as a nurse in 2020. Laura also works as part of the night team here at the hospital, and likes to support with emergency critical care.

Outside of work, Laura enjoys Horse riding, Football and Travelling. Laura has a horse and a cat.

Stephanie started her training at Animed Veterinary Hospital in 2001 through MYF training and qualified as a registered veterinary nurse in 2006. She loves being part of the surgical team so you will mostly find her in theatre with your anaesthetised furry friends.

At home Stephanie has three rescue cats: Winnie, who she hand reared, Phoebe who is an asthmatic and Euro, her lovable stray. She has a great love of animals and wouldn’t be anywhere else.

Kirstie started working at Animed in 2002 and graduated as a nurse in 2003. Kirstie thoroughly enjoys running nurse consults, providing care to all animals.

Outside of work, she enjoys walking her dogs and looking after her children. Kirstie has three dogs.

Hannah started at Animed in 2020, she graduated as a nurse in 2021. She thoroughly enjoys emergency care and neonatal.

Outside of work, she enjoys walking in the countryside. She has a dog, 2 cats and a tortoise.

Heidi is currently studying at Sparsholt College as a Student Veterinary Nurse. She particularly enjoys caring for inpatients within the practice.

Outside of work Heidi enjoys socialising with friends and going for dog walks. At home, Heidi has a rescued budgie named Barry.

Madison started working at Animed February 2021 as a patient care assistant, she enjoys working in this field to be able to help animals. Megan started her apprenticeship as a student veterinary nurse in January 2022.

Outside of work she enjoys horse riding. Within her family, she has horses, two dogs, a cat and a tortoise.

Kelly is a patient care assistant at Animed Veterinary Hospital. Her main role is looking after the patients once they have been operated on. Kelly's future ambition is to start training as a student veterinary nurse, as she's very passionate about their welfare and their wellbeing.

At home Kelly has a Cavachon called Teddy who is extremely loved by all his family members.

Toni is currently studying to be a veterinary nurse at Sparsholt College, due to finish in 2023 and has been with Animed since 2018. She particularly enjoys anaesthesia and surgical nursing.

Outside of work Toni spends her time flying high in multiple types of aerial arts, video gaming and learning Japanese. At home she has two lovable young rescue cats, Luna and Cosmo, who constantly keep her on her toes.

Mary is the laboratory technician for Animed Veterinary Group and has been working here since July 2018. She qualified from the University of Portsmouth with a BSc (Hons) in biomedical science in June 2001. Her job is to test samples in-house, dispatch samples to external laboratories and import emailed results from our external laboratories onto client records. She routinely tests blood samples on our in-house analysers and looks at blood smears, skin samples and urine under the microscope. Mary is a mum of two grown up children, and has three cats, four chickens, lots of tropical fish and an allotment.

Leah started working at Animed in March 2022, she thoroughly enjoys helping look after the animals.

Outside of work, Leah enjoys cycling and time to chill. She has 2 cats.

Mia started working as a PCA at Animed in December 2020. She particularly enjoys supporting in Theatre.

Outside of work, Mia enjoys horse riding. Her family has Horses, cats and a dog.

Katie started working at Animed in May 2021 as a receptionist. In October 2021, Katie transferred across to be a PCA. Katie’s ambition is to become a nurse. She thoroughly enjoys her job, especially being hands on with the animals.

Outside of work, Katie enjoys reading and music. She also volunteers at a local Alpaca rescue centre. Katie has five dogs and 2 cats.

After working many years in human pharmacy Jenna decided to move to the veterinary side of things, after always having a passion for animals.

At home she has a border collie which she enjoys taking out for long walks and discovering new adventures with. She also loves visiting with a friend’s new forest pony which has really pushed her to learn how to ride.