Our Veterinary Nurses at Nurture

Nurture boasts a strong team of registered veterinary nurses (RVNs) who are essential to the everyday care we provide patients. To ensure the pets of the future are cared for to a similar standard, Nurture is passionate about educating the next generation of RVN’s. Meet our nursing team below.

Nikki

RVN

Group Head Nurse

Work passion:: Our clients and their pets
Loves:: Gin
Alternative career:: Competing in sheepdog trials

Courtney

BScHons RVN ISFM Cert Feline Medicine

Senior Clinical Nurse

Work passion:: All things feline
Loves:: Food
Alternative career:: PE teacher

Lisa

DipAVN (Surgical) RVN

Operations Booking Co-ordinator

Work passion:: All of it
Loves:: People
Alternative career:: Professional Triathlete

Emma

Cert CAB SQP RVN

Registered Vet Nurse - Consulting Nurse

Work passion:: Behaviour & nutrition
Alternative career:: Wildlife photographer
Fun fact:: My favourite pet when I was little was a ferret

Claire

DipAVN (Small Animal) RVN Pg cert VBM

Registered Vet Nurse - Consulting Nurse

Work passion:: My relationship with clients & their pets
Loves:: Yoga & running
Alternative career:: A cross country rider

Sarah

RVN

Registered Vet Nurse

Work passion:: My feline friendly practice strategies
Loves:: My rescue cat, horse & husband
Alternative career:: Veterinary physiotherapist
Fun fact:: I’m known in the practice as the ‘cat whisperer’

Clare

DipAVN (Small Animal) RVN Pg cert VBM

Registered Vet Nurse & Clinical Supervisor

Work passion:: Inpatient care & anaesthesia
Loves:: Outdoors & dog walking
Alternative career:: Architect
Fun fact:: Known as ‘Handy Haskins’ – fixes everything

Alison

RVN - ISFM Cert FN

Veterinary Nurse

Work Passion: Creating a supportive and empathetic environment for pets and their people.
Loves: Cats, Border Collies and tortoises
Alternative Career: Being a vet nurse is my alternative career. I was a human dental nurse for 30 years. Otherwise, being a zoo keeper would be interesting.
Fun Fact: has a knack for chilling out grumpy cats.

Nicola

RVN

Registered Vet Nurse

Work passion:: Inpatient care
Alternative career:: Driving a tractor making hay
Fun fact:: I would love to live 'off grid' (like the Waltons!)

Phoebe

RVN

Registered Vet Nurse

Work passion:: Anaesthesia
Loves:: Baking
Alternative career:: Chef

Greta

BSc (Hons)

Registered Vet Nurse

Hannah

RVN

Registered Vet Nurse

Alternative career: Baker, cake decorator
Loves: Dogs, reading and Board games
Work Passion: Anaesthesia and laboratory work
Fun Fact: I own a Portuguese water dog

Sophie

Trainee Veterinary Nurse

Rebecca

RVN

Registered Vet Nurse

Kate

RVN

Registered Vet Nurse

Victoria

RVN

Veterinary Nurse

Work Passion: Diagnostic imaging, caring for poorly pets and quality improvement.
Loves: Learning about animals and plants.
Alternative career: Marine Biologist or Entomologist.
Fun Fact: Lifelong Vegetarian.