Veterinary nurses

Jayne joined Pet Doctors in 2002 as a student veterinary nurse and worked across all of the Pet Doctors island sites before taking on the clinical director role in September 2016. She enjoys all aspects of her job and has a special interest in diagnostic imaging. Outside of work Jayne enjoys travelling and sunny beaches.

Esme began working within veterinary in 2012; qualifying as a registered veterinary nurse from the Royal Veterinary College in 2015 after completing several placements at our Lake clinic. Whilst completing her degree year in 2016 she worked as a locum nurse gaining experience in general practice, hospital and referral. She qualified with her BSc (Hons) in July 2016. Esme then went to South Africa to gain both husbandry and veterinary experience with a variety of native animals before moving to Guernsey. She came back to the island in July 2017 to work again at our Lake branch. Esme has gained certificates including Pet Health Counsellor; meaning she has had specialised training and methods to run a variety of nurse clinics. Her specialist certificates include small animal oral health and diabetic Advisor, meaning she can run meaningful tailored consults. She also gained her SQP qualification in companion animals, meaning she can prescribe medication within her scope, offering flea and worm clinics and prescription of treatment. She offers these nurse clinics daily at our Lake branch. In her spare time she enjoys socialising, studying and going to the mainland to see her family and Golden Retriever, Dexter.

Alice joined Pet Doctors in 2011 and qualified as an RVN in 2016. She has a keen interest in diagnostic imaging, especially radiography. At home she has two beautiful black Labrador’s called Penny and Molly, and in her spare time enjoys horse riding and baking yummy cakes for the rest of the Pet Doctors team.

Maria joined us in 2016 as a receptionist and qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2020. She previously worked for the NHS for 16 years as a graduate paramedic and resuscitation officer. Her special area of interest is cardiology. She has two dogs called Poppy and Peanut who she likes to walk with her husband and two children.

Jess joined Pet Doctors in 2018 as a Patient Care Assistant. Since then she has begun studying at Sparsholt College to follow her dream and become a qualified veterinary nurse. Jess has a particular interest in animal behaviour and loves the range of different personalities that she meets on a day-to-day basis. Outside of work she shares her home with two troublesome ginger cats, Lily and T.

Lauren joined Pet Doctors in December 2017 after completing five months work experience at the Newport surgery. She will be enrolled on the veterinary nursing training program with Sparsholt College in September 2018. Lauren has enjoyed her time in the Lake clinic so far and is looking forward to starting her training. She has two dogs, a Shih Tzu called Lyla and a Yorkshire Terrier called Alfie, and in her free time she enjoys exploring the island with them.

Laura joined Pet Doctors in 2017 after previously studying zoology at Aberystwyth University. She has a keen interest in British wildlife and outside of work enjoys swimming and travelling.