Medivet The Vets Wool

I joined Heathlands in April 2012 and became a partner in the practice later the same year. I have spent most of my career working in small animal practice in Devon before choosing Heathlands as my professional home.

My passion is surgery and in 2011 obtained the RCVS Certificate in small animal surgery (CertSAS) after four years of study. Areas of interest include soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery, pain management and more recently MRI imaging. In my spare time I love to spend time with my children and still greatly miss my days on the rugby pitch.

I graduated from Onderstepoort, South Africa in 2014. A few months into my career I moved to the UK where I practiced in the Midlands for just over a year before joining Medivet in 2016. Professionally, I enjoy soft tissue surgery and feline medicine.  In my free time I thoroughly enjoy  reading, the cinema (particularly horror films) and the theatre.

In 2002, I qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in London. I spent the first two years working in the Midlands before moving to Dorset to join this practice in 2004. I enjoy soft tissue surgery but I have a special interest in small animal medicine.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my two children, two dogs Chilli and Aggie, and two guinea pigs, Fleur and Katie. I am a keen runner and I love running along the coast path with Aggie when I get the chance to.

I qualified in 2001 having trained locally at Kingston Maurward College. My career started in veterinary nursing in 1994 at the PDSA in Bournemouth, continuing at mixed practices in Wareham, Swanage and Tiverton. I have been here at Heathlands (now Medivet Wool) since 2003. I lead a close team of nurses, and I am also responsible for the practice health and safety.

I studied Veterinary nursing at the College of Animal Welfare in Cambridgeshire and gained my qualification in January 2002.  I have worked in the UK and Spain and have had Veterinary Nursing roles both in first opinion and referral practices.  I enjoy all aspects of Veterinary nursing but I particularly enjoy caring for in-patients as well as laboratory work and radiography. 

I moved to Dorset in 2016 with my partner as we decided we would like a change of scenery and have been working for Medivet since we arrived.

I have an elderly cat called Luna who came back from Spain with us and I also keep tropical fish.

My interests outside of work are crafts, particularly cross stitch and socialising with my friends.

I studied at Lynwood School of Veterinary Nursing and qualified in 2014 with a Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing. Before joining Medivet, I worked at an animal rescue centre for five years and also worked on a farm milking the cows.

I enjoy working with orthopaedic surgeons in the theatre and am interested in intensive care as well as nursing consults. At home I have a three-year-old Springer called Aussie, 16 chickens, a horse named Alfie Moon, 2 goats called Marmite and Toast and a cat named Minou. In my spare time I enjoy walking the dog and horse riding

I studied animal care at Kingston Maurward College and then went on to achieve a Diploma in Animal Management. I have had work experience from a variety of animal sanctuaries which has lead me to start my career at Medivet. I am enjoying learning lots of new skills in my role. At home, I have two Labradors and in my spare time, I enjoy reading, walking and socialising.

 My name is Jack, I had a quarter life crisis and decided to quit my job at the bank and go see some more of the world. Since returning I didn't fancy the office life so decided that a career with animals was for me, and the only choice was nursing!

My favourite parts of the job are anaesthetic nursing and laboratory work, I'm looking forward to starting college soon and expanding my knowledge on these areas.

In 2016 I finished my Level 3 Diploma in Animal Management at Kingston Maurward College. Before joining Medivet I worked for an emergency practice as an animal care assistant, as well as volunteered at numerous animal shelters. I assisted with the vets and nurses to deal with critical cases working closely beside inpatients to monitor their recovery.

At home I have a Bernese Mountain dog named Hugo, 4 guinea pigs, and a few tortoises!

Outside of work I love swimming, socialising, and taking Hugo for long walks at the beach and through the forest.

I have worked for Medivet since 2012, prior to this I worked as a groom at a riding school and in sales. I have a certificate in veterinary practice administration and enjoy working on reception, doing the admin and meeting people and their pets! I work mainly at the Wool branch but cover at Littlemoor from time to time.
I have a springer x lab, a cat, two chinchillas, two rabbits and tropical fish - and would have even more if I could! I live with my husband and son, outside of work we enjoy walks on the beach, fishing, kayaking, snorkeling, camping and a lot more!

I worked for the library service before coming to Heathlands/Wool in 2003 as a receptionist/client care assistant. I live in Wool with my husband,and two gorgeous cats. My grandson comes to see me often and my other hobbies include walking, cooking and gardening. I feel privileged to work alongside my daughter Elz, here on reception.

I have worked here at Littlemoor since 2004 and occasionally at Wool, I own two St Bernards who are now reaching their twilight years, when they were younger I used to show them across the country, as well as in Wales, Scotland and Ireland.  I have also shown them many times at Crufts but now they are more than happy to spend a lot of time sofa surfing. 

I also own two cats, they like to sofa surf too, or sunbathing on the astroturf!  In my spare time I love to spend time with my pets, as well as reading, swimming and anything animal related!  I love working at Medivet and take pride in my ability to take on complicated insurance issues and get them dealt with efficiently for my clients, as well as the usual day to day running of things. 

A day here is never the same, I enjoy being able to help and provide support where I can.

My name is Vicky and I am the latest to join the Wool practice in 2017. My animal years prior to this was 7 years in Africa tackling the primate pet trade, including the rescue, rehabilitation and release of vervets and baboons, with the latest 5 years subsequently working at Monkey World on the chimpanzee section.

I have finally settled down in Wool with my husband, taken on our first pet Jasper the cat (hopefully first of many) and enjoy camping in our van, anything outdoors and anything food related.

I am from South Africa and qualified as a veterinarian in November 2015. I practiced for a year in SA as part of my degree in the form of a community service year, and then decided to move to the UK with my husband (also a vet!) to join my sister.

I am very interested in exotic animals, and hope to study further in this field. I also very much enjoy soft tissue surgery. My other hobbies include reading, hiking, cooking and horse-riding. I hope to remain in the UK permanently as I am really enjoying living here, including the weather!

I have a veterinary degree and qualified in July 2015, at Cardenal Herrera CEU, University (Valencia, Spain). Before joining Medivet, I did an internship for two years at the Cardenal Herrera CEU University and also worked in practices in South Africa with wild animals for two months. My special interests are within ophthalmology, soft tissue and orthopaedic surgeries, necropsies and pathologic anatomy. Outside of work, I enjoy doing Salsa dancing, kizomba, bachata and martial arts.

 I have always had a passion for animals and have always had pets whilst growing up. My first job was working with the donkeys on Weymouth beach. This led on to me completing a L3 Extended diploma in animal management.

I travelled to South Africa to volunteer on a game reserve for a month where we would do daily tasks such as animal counts and checking fences. I then went on to work in boarding kennels/cattery and studied L3 dog grooming. I’ve always wanted to work within a veterinary profession and look forward to my future with Medivet.

After completing an Animal Management course in 2011. I then went onto qualify as a professional dog groomer in 2012. I worked in a busy dog grooming salon before deciding to peruse my career in the Veterinary profession. I worked in a local practice in Boumemouth and now look forward to becoming a Qualified Veterinary Nurse with the team here at Medivet Oakdale.

I have a Jack Russell Terrier called Jack, 2 cats Tinker & Toby and a marine aquarium that has Clown fish,Snails,Crab, Shrimps and Coral.

Outside of work I enjoy going to the cinema, concerts and eating out

I joined the Practice in 1997 and qualified from Lynwood School of Veterinary Nursing in 1999. I worked as the Deputy Head Nurse then Head Nurse for several years. I also spent a few years working at two other local practices then re-joined the practice in 2012 - Outside of work, I love dancing and currently do Ballroom and Latin dancing, yoga and travelling.