Veterinary nurses

Evelyn qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2006 after completing her training at Falkland Veterinary Clinic. She became full-time in 2007 after completing her BSc (Hons) in veterinary nursing science and then became head nurse in 2012.

Kirstin qualified in 2017 after completing her training at an exotics/small animal practice and has since worked in exotic referral. She has completed the Advanced programme in veterinary nursing of exotic species and wildlife and is currently completing the zoo module. Kirstin has a keen interest in exotics, intensive nursing care and enjoys seeing a diverse caseload.

Outside of work she likes to travel, has two chinchillas and breeds royal pythons.

Jenny started working as a veterinary nurse in 2005, became qualified in 2008 and joined the team at Falkland Veterinary Clinic in June 2018. Her interests include art and music and she likes horse riding when the opportunity arises.

Alison started her veterinary nurse career in 1995 and after studying full time at the Royal Veterinary College, qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1998. She went on to become a head nurse at a practice in Fleet then moved on to become a Practice Manager at a veterinary practice in Reading. After having a career break she joined Falkland in July 2018 where she completed the necessary hours and training to become a Registered Veterinary Nurse.

Alison is kept busy at home looking after three children, a dog named Fudge, two cats called Jess and Shrew, three guinea pigs and two rabbits. In any spare time she has she enjoys riding her horse Flynn and going for long walks with Fudge.

Andrea qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1989 and has worked in a number of mixed practices. She also obtained the City & Guilds certificate in small animal nutrition. Later she achieved a BSc (Hons) in agriculture with animal science and taught for a period of time at an agricultural college. She joined Falkland Veterinary Clinic in 2000 and has worked part-time ever since, splitting her week between nursing and practice administration. Out of work she enjoys walking with her dogs, horse riding and helping run the village cub pack.

Gary has worked at the practice since February 2005 and qualified and registered as a veterinary nurse in 2011. He has since gone on to train as a clinical coach, being responsible for the training and development of student veterinary nurses. Gary enjoys working with all animals but he has a particular interest in the more exotic animals – the more exotic the better but he especially enjoys the reptiles. Gary has two cats that he rescued called Samson and Delilah. When he has some spare time he likes to spend it with friends and family, eat out, go to the gym or just relax at home with his wife and cats.

Sophie studied her veterinary nursing diploma at MYF Training in Aldershot and qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2017. She lives at home with her partner, two cats Nala and Kevin and three dogs, Tally, Bobby and Ted who keep her very busy. Sophie has a keen interest in laboratory work and dog training, she has successfully trained her Labrador Tally to become a gundog and is going to start working tests and trials in 2020/2021.

Marion gained a degree in biological sciences from Plymouth University in 1994, after which she worked as nanny for a year before deciding to train as a veterinary nurse. She studied at Bicton College of Agriculture and worked in mixed animal practices before qualifying in 1998. Since then she has worked in small animal practice, had a few children and finally joined us here at Falkland in September 2017. Marion shares her home with a number of loved ones, including: five cats, five hens, four tanks of fish, two rabbits, two hamsters, a pheasant, three children and a husband. When not working or being a mum she enjoys watching films, reading books and socialising with friends.

Becca qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse 2018 and started with us the same year. Before this she studied BSc (hons) in Animal behaviour and welfare at Kingston University .

She has a keen interest in surgery, anaesthesia and emergency and critical care, but she has a particular passion for our feline patients and has her ISFM certificate in Feline nursing. She is also a clinical coach for our student nurses.

At home Becca has a very naughty cat called Wilson, who was hand-reared as a kitten at the practice.

Annabel started her Veterinary Nursing career in 2017 after being a Patient Care Assistant for two years prior. She qualified in 2020 after completing her training at MYF college. She has a keen interest in in-patient care, anaesthesia and feline patients.

She lives at home with her partner and tortoiseshell cat called Autumn. In her spare time she enjoys travelling, baking, horse riding, going to the gym and spending time with friends.

Hattie joined Falkland Vets in 2018 as a student veterinary nurse. She is currently gaining as much knowledge and practical experience as she can before she begins her formal nurse training at Sparsholt College in September. Hattie has a huge passion for all animals and is very excited to have the opportunity to expand her knowledge of this profession and all it has to offer. She thoroughly enjoys working in this fast-paced environment and the fact that each day is always so different - you never know what's going to come through the door! Being part of such a well organised and dedicated team is also hugely rewarding. Hattie is kept busy at home with her own animals who keep her on her toes and provide lots of love and entertainment. These include a dog named Bliss; three cats named Kitten, Noah and Tilly; three ferrets called Teddy, Dolly and Bunny and two rabbits, Casper and Velvet. When she's not occupied with her pets, Hattie enjoys baking and testing out new recipes. She also likes spending time with friends and family and enjoys sunny beach holidays abroad.

Lauren has worked in the veterinary industry since 2010 in different roles and loves working with animals.

She adores the countryside, and going for dog walks around the small village she lives in, or dog walks along the beach at weekends.

She has two dogs, three cats and two guinea pigs at home to keep her occupied. When she is not busy with the animals she likes to bake or spend time with her family and friends.

Zoey joined the team in November 2019 and is known to talk to anybody about anything at any given time.

She has two cats at home, Bonnie and Winnie, a family dog named Tia and her own rescue dog from Turkey named Belle; though she has a long list of dogs she’d love to have if she had the chance.

Zoey’s a complete bookworm who enjoys spending time with her friends, holidaying in the sun and taking the dogs for walks.