Veterinary nurses

Heather is the group practice manager for Champion Vets. She is based in our East Kilbride surgery but visits our other surgeries on a weekly basis. Heather manages the daily running of surgeries and the staff. She started working as a trainee veterinary nurse in 1998 and has been qualified as a registered veterinary nurse since 2000; she has been with Champion Vets since 2007. Heather thoroughly enjoys all aspects of veterinary work and loves working with our friendly team of staff.

After qualifying with merit from Edinburgh’s Telford College in 2006, Katy worked as an RVN in small animal practice in West Lothian for five Years. At the end of 2010, she left practice and became the Royal Canin Cancer and Wellness Nurse in the Oncology department at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. During her four years there she gained her advanced diploma with merit in clinical and professional veterinary nursing through the Royal Veterinary College.

Leaving referral in 2014, Katy worked as a Head RVN at a small animal and dermatology referral practice for a year and a half, before taking a year out to have her daughter. Following this, she worked as an RVN at Vets4Pets Livingston for four and a half years, before taking up the position as Head Veterinary Nurse at Champion Vets in Grangemouth. She enjoys all aspects of Veterinary nursing but especially emergency and critical care, anaesthesia and geriatric care and clinics.

Outside of work Katy enjoys spending time with her family and animals, which include her horse called Rosey, her hand-reared cat Petrie, and Guinea pigs Chewie and Ralph.

Kirsty has been working at our East Kilbride practice since December 2014. Before joining us she completed a level three extended diploma in animal management with a triple distinction*. Kirsty is invaluable in the surgery, helping us to handle and restrain animals for procedures and operations, running laboratory tests and speaking to our many clients in person and on the telephone.

Kirsty has grown up with dogs and horses and currently has three German Shepherds.

Julie has been a veterinary nurse since 1995 and joined Champion Vets in May 2016 as head nurse of Ibrox branch. She has previously worked in accident and emergency, hydrotherapy and rehabilitation and at the charity PDSA.

Iona is one of the newly qualified nurses at the Champion Vets Glasgow branch. She graduated from Barony college with a Bsc in Veterinary Nursing in 2021 and has been with Champion Vets since March 2021 where she was first a student. Iona has a lovely rescue cat called Jess that’s been with her since November 2020. She is continuously learning new things every day to progress her nursing career and is keen to further develop in the areas that she enjoys.

Verity qualified as a registered veterinary nurse in 2021. She is very passionate about all aspects of her nursing career, with a particular interest in animal behaviour and pain management. She has one dog, a Lhasa Apso called Lucky, and in her spare time she is an avid runner, regularly taking part in organised running events.

Kirsty has worked for Champion Vets since June 2016, and has been a part of all three branches. Kirsty qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2005 where she started out in private practice. She then went onto working for Vets Now for two years nursing emergency and critical care patients before then spending eight years working for the very busy PDSA in Glasgow. Kirsty comes to work with her dog named Audrey who you may see helping at reception.

Allana joined Champion Vets in May 2016, previously working for the PDSA in Glasgow which is also where she completed her training and qualified in 2006. She is a very experienced veterinary nurse and takes her dog named Milly to work with her. Allana’s smile is contagious and is very helpful to the clients. She particularly enjoys seeing all the puppies and kittens who come into the practice.

Naomi joined as a patient care assistant in January 2021. She studied at Barony College and Bristol University and is excited to continue her career in veterinary practice. Naomi loves all animals having a lovely black Labrador, a cat, a bearded dragon and a rabbit at home. In her spare time she enjoys hill walking and gardening.

Georgina has been with Grangemouth since 2010 and is a valued member of staff. Over the years she has acquired a variety of skills from auxiliary nursing roles to laboratory, reception and animal handling skills. Georgina knows our surgery inside out and also knows most of our clients very well. Outside of work she enjoys walking her Staffie, Kia. Georgina has recently qualified from the SRUC as a patient care assistant with merit.

Kathryn joined the Glasgow branch as a Patient Care Assistant in March 2021. She has recently finished her degree in Veterinary Biosciences from the University of Glasgow and spends her spare time working as a dog walker and pet sitter. She has previously worked with large animals on a farm doing veterinary research and in an equine hospital.

Ellenor joined the Grangemouth team in November 2021. She has a HNC in Animal Care as well as experience as a Patient Care Assistant and as a Veterinary Pharmacy Assistant. She enjoys being part of a team that’s able to make a difference in both pets and owners lives. She has a tiny cat called Pumpkin who she nursed back to health after being handed in as a stray, full of cat flu. Outside of work, Ellenor enjoys baking, going hiking and painting.