Veterinary nurses

Head Nurse

Cathryn is one of our head nurses and is based at our Ripley branch. Cathryn joined Ambivet in 2003 where she started out as one of our receptionists on Saturday mornings. She then was given the opportunity to start training as a nurse. Cathryn started her nurse training at Mysercough College in 2008, and gained her veterinary nursing qualification in 2010. Cathryn was our head nurse at our Wollaton branch for five years before recently moving back to Ripley. Cathryn loves spending time with her dog Milla, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

Head Nurse

Sophie joined Ambivet in 2011 at our Aspley surgery and is now head nurse at this surgery. She started her veterinary nurse training at Bottle Green Training in 2012 and gained her qualification in 2015.

Head Nurse

Laura joined Ambivet in 2008 at our Heanor surgery and is now head nurse at our Ilkeston surgery. She started her veterinary nurse training at Rodbaston College in 2009 and gained her qualification in 2011. Laura has two cats, Luna and Dexter, and a Labrador called Ruby.

Rebecca Is an RVN graduate from Nottingham Trent in 2015. She is currently in the process of completing the Emergency and Critical Care Certificate, which will officially reward her with the CertECC post nominals at the end of 2018. She has a Welsh Springer Spaniel called Sammy, a cat called Dolly and a bunny called Tilly. Rebecca joined the Ambivet team in December 2017 and is interested in advanced and referral nursing. Outside of work Rebecca enjoys spending time with friends and family, cooking, travelling and an equal ratio of intellectual documentaries and admittedly, less intellectual reality TV.

Alison has been a qualified veterinary nurse since 2002. She completed her training in south Wales where she worked in practice for 10 years, then she came to Ambivet in 2008. Outside of work Alison loves spending time with her three dogs; Maggie the Beagle, Paige the Pekingese cross and Jake the Border Terrier.

Georgia started with us at Ambivet in 2012 and started her veterinary nurse training in 2013 at Bottle Green Training. She qualified in 2016 and finds her work very rewarding. At home she has a rescue cat called Pea and a German Shepherd called Rio. Georgia enjoys all aspects of nursing, in particular a strong focus on exceptional patient care, theatre and pharmaceuticals, with Georgia being head of dispensary at our Ripley surgery.

Samantha is one of our qualified nurses and works at our Ilkeston surgery. Samantha joined Ambivet in 2005 and started her training at Myerscough College in 2007 and gained her veterinary nursing qualification in 2009. Samantha has also undertaken a certificate in exotic veterinary nursing in 2015 and passed the final exams in 2016. Samantha has many pets, including two dogs, a cat, a ferret and three lizards.

Taryn qualified with Ambivet as a RVN in 1995 after training at Myerscough college. She had a break from small animal practice to work in equine practice in Australia and America. She then returned to small animal practice in 2007 and is now part of the nursing team at the Ripley surgery. Taryn enjoys all aspects of veterinary nursing and has a dog called Tahlia and a horse called Gem.

Amy is one of our qualified nurses and works over at our Ilkeston surgery. She joined Ambivet back in 2005 and commenced her training at Myerscough College in 2007, gaining her veterinary nursing qualification in 2009. Amy then went on to study a certificate in exotic veterinary nursing in 2015 and passed the final exams in 2016. Amy has four dogs at home, three Cavaliers, Dylan, Bree and Crumble and a Cocker cross Poodle called Mable. She also shares her home with four rabbits and two pet hamsters. Amy has an interest in exotic nursing and emergency and critical care and is aiming to further her studies in the near future.

Amy graduated from Nottingham Trent University in 2017. She completed all of her training at Ambivet, where she now continues to work at the Heanor branch as a full-time qualified nurse. She has a particular interest in hospital nursing, and would like to progress her career with training in behavioural studies. At home she has a Whippet called Wesley and a black cat called Penny.

Isabel is one of our RVNs at our Ripley branch who started working at Ambivet in August 2010 when she was just 16 years old. She carried out her veterinary nurse training at Myerscough College, qualified in 2014 and is now a clinical coach to new trainee nurses. Isabel has a Toy Poodle named Moose and a moggy cat named Sydney who was brought in as a stray. Isabel is also a registered photographer who has a special interest in pet photography.

Amanda joined Ambivet in 2003 as a trainee veterinary nurse, and qualified in 2007. She is the proud owner of Humphrey the cat (whom she re-homed after his litter was abandoned at the practice) and Bertie the Labrador. Amanda particular interests are theatre and post-operative recovery, as well as a spot of laboratory work thrown in for good measure. In her free time (not that she gets much of that with small children running around), Amanda enjoys reading, walking, and various crafts.

Fern is based at our Aspley Branch and has been working at Ambivet since summer 2014, she studied veterinary nursing at Bottle Green College, and qualified in spring 2018. She has a special interest in exotic animals and is always keen to learn about different species and their specialist requirements. At home, she has two cats; a naughty tortie named Pirate and a ginger cat named Dexter, who was a stray rescued from the hospital as a young adult, and two rabbits named Jack and Beans.

Marie joined Ambivet in 1983 while still at school, working Saturdays and occasional evenings. Marie then joined the practice full-time in 1985 and qualified in 1989 from Hutton Agricultural College in Preston. Marie left the practice in 1991, but decided to return ten years later. Marie has two dogs Poppy and Maisy and a rabbit called Peter.

Laura started working at the Heanor branch of Ambivet in 2011 before moving to the Ripley branch in 2012 and qualifying as an RVN in 2016 at Bottle Green College. You will now find Laura between both our Heanor and Ripley surgeries as she endeavours to expand her experience and knowledge of small animal anaesthesia; her particular area of interest. When not at work Laura can usually be found with her three horses, Finn, Lulu and Star or her cats Vinnie and violet – both rescued as stray kittens through Ambivet.

Erin studied veterinary nursing at Bottle Green College, she qualified in summer 2016. Erin works at our hospital branch at Heanor, She enjoys all aspects of nursing but in particular surgical nursing and inpatient care, she is hoping to further these interests by completing a certificate in feline medicine in the near future. She has nine cats, Elsie, Lucy, Scarface, Eva, Tily, Rudi, Milo, Jari and Denis, a number of which she adopted from our surgery, as they were strays. Erin also has Chihuahua called Cecil.

Student Veterinary Nurse

Sarah is currently studying at Bottle Green Training LTD to become a RVN. Prior to this she studied at Myerscough College in Preston and completed a long-distance nursing course to gain her Animal Nursing Assistant qualification. Sarah started at Ambivet in November 2014 and finds nursing incredibly rewarding. Sarah enjoys all aspects of nursing, in particular emergency and critical care. She has two cats at home, Elmo and Marley.

Student Veterinary Nurse

Alice joined Ambivet in February 2014. She is now a third year student at Bottle Green Training and is hoping to become an RVN during 2018. She has a particular interest in surgical nursing and anaesthesia. Alice has two pets of her own, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel called Sadie and a horse called Bella.

Student Veterinary Nurse

Amiee is in her first year studying veterinary nursing at Bottle Green. Prior to this she had been in practice for three years and started at Ambivet in 2016. She enjoys all aspects of nursing but has a keen interest in medicine. She has one dog, Lily a Yorkshire Terrier.

Student Veterinary Nurse

Chloe is a student veterinary nurse at Heanor and has been working at Ambivet Veterinary Practice since January 2016. Chloe is currently in her first year studying veterinary nursing at Bottle Green College. She enjoys all aspects of veterinary nursing but has a particular interest in surgical nursing and inpatient care. She has a domestic short haired black and white cat named Blue.

Student Veterinary Nurse

Isobel started working at our Ripley branch in 2016 as a trainee nurse after completing her A Levels in maths, chemistry and biology. She attends Bottle Green College once a week and enjoys spending the rest of the week learning about all the aspects of nursing in practice. She has a Cockerpoo called Billy and enjoys long walks with him in her spare time.

Student Veterinary Nurse

Molly is current studying at Bottle Green training and aims to be qualified in 2019. She started working here December 2014. She enjoys all aspects of nursing and likes spending time looking after all her animals at home. Her pets include three dogs, two cats, two rabbits and a tortoise.

Student Veterinary Nurse

Natasha is in her first year studying veterinary nursing at Bottle Green Training. She has been working at our Aspley surgery since August 2015. Natasha enjoys all aspects of veterinary nursing but especially enjoys inpatient care. She has a French Mastiff called Sam and a cat called Oscar.

Student Veterinary Nurse

Lydia started at Ambivet Aspley in October 2017 and will be starting college in September. She studied at Derby College - Broomfield Hall to complete her Level 3 Animal Management Diploma. Lydia enjoys seeing all the different animals that come in to practice and is starting to learn the roles she will be partaking to become a veterinary nurse. In her spare time she loves to play with her Boxer dog called Hallie.

Student Veterinary Nurse

Hannah started at Ambivet in 2016 and is currently in her first year studying veterinary nursing at Bottle Green Training, prior to this she had been in practice for three years. She enjoys all aspects of nursing, especially inpatient care and nursing clinics. Hannah has two guinea pigs called Nina and Spud.

Student Veterinary Nurse

Charlotte is in her second year studying veterinary nursing at Bottle Green Training. She has been working at our Ripley Surgery since 2016. Charlotte enjoys all aspects of veterinary nursing but especially enjoys surgical nursing. She has two dogs at home, Bailey and Chloe who are both Lhasa Apso’s. Charlottes’ favourite breed of dog are Yorkshire Terriers and she aims to have one in the future.