Veterinary nurses

Claire joined Ark Veterinary Practice in 1998 as a trainee and qualified in 2004, before being appointed head veterinary nurse in 2006. She is also a clinical coach and helps train our student nurses. Claire has several English Springer Spaniels of her own and a lizard called Stitch. She had a short break from the practice in 2010/11 and 2012/13 to have her two sons but has since re-joined the practice part-time.

Lauren has been in practice since 2007 and qualified as a registered veterinary nurse in 2009. Before joining the team in July 2018, Lauren was lucky enough to work with specialists in cardiology, endoscopy and orthopaedics but her real passion lies in helping owners give their pets the best life possible. She thoroughly enjoys running our nurse clinics and giving our clients lots of helpful advice and top tips! She can also often be found teaching our student nurses as she is a clinical coach. Outside of work Lauren enjoys spending time with her family and snuggling her handsome kitty, Bojangles.

Victoria started as a patient care assistant at Ark Veterinary Practice in November 2020. She started horse riding when she was ten and in her teenage years she used to help exercise the military police horses who were based just up the road from where she lived. Later she studied and got a degree in equine studies at Writtle Agricultural College in Essex.

Victoria's dream is to train as a veterinary nurse as she enjoys all aspects of the job and is particularly interested in diagnostic imaging.

She lives with her husband John, kids Stanley and Molly and our rescue cat Louie in Aldershot. As well as spending time with the family, she enjoys crochet, knitting and going to see live music and comedy.

Kerry always knew that she wanted to work with animals and so has been working within the veterinary industry since she was 17. She went to Merrist Wood College to study animal management and following that in January 2019 began her student veterinary nurse training at MYF Training. Kerry has many animals at home ranging from reptiles to four rescue dogs.

Alice joined the practice in February 2020. She has always kept small furries such as rabbits and guinea pigs and has recently welcomed her first dog into her home. Alice is looking forward to training as a veterinary nurse and enjoys every aspect of patient care!

Gemma is our patient care assistant who has always had a love for animals and an interest in working with them. She went to college and university to study animal management and has worked in a variety of jobs, ranging from boarding kennels to a farm hand to gain plenty of experience. Gemma has a rescue Jack Russell called Penny.

Rosie joined Ark Veterinary Practice in October 2020. She has always had a love for animals and has worked in several sectors of animal care, including volunteering at shelters in her spare time. Rosie is excited to become a qualified nurse and enjoys theatre nursing the most. She has a gorgeous Labrador called Finley and two cats Rivers and Paddy.