Veterinary nurses

Jordan qualified in 2014 with a diploma. Since then she has gained experience through being a head nurse in a first opinion practice but also through locuming in various different practices and referrals hospitals. Jordan has spent some time volunteering and enjoys raising money for various different animal charities. Within practice she loves working with all animals but has a special interest in elderly patients and in small pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Her main interests within nursing are emergency and critical care cases and anaesthesia and theatre work. Jordan and her boyfriend own five pets that have all been rescued from work: two dogs named George and Flossy, two cats named Kali and Charlie, and a rabbit named Fluffy. Outside of work Jordan is apart of a salsa team and also enjoys spending time with her large family and catching up with friends.

Lisa started work at Stow Vets in 2001 after completing a diploma course in animal care in Warwickshire and became a registered veterinary nurse in 2005. She trained as a clinical coach to student veterinary nurses and is also the practice first aider. In her spare time, Lisa is a fitness fanatic taking part in obstacle course races, circuit training, CrossFit, boot camps, boxing and kickboxing. She is a third Dan in kickboxing but now competes in boxing. She also has many rescue cats. Lisa is a supporter of the charity Animals Asia, and has been lucky enough to volunteer in the China Bear Rescue Centre in Chengdu working with the sanctuary’s Asian black bears, known as moon bears.

Sky started at Stow Vets in 2017, a day after finishing her A-Level exams at school. Sky started her student veterinary nurse training and college course in September 2018, and qualified as an RVN in Spring 2021. She has always had a passion for animals (especially cats) from a young age. Her interests include travelling around the USA and enjoys art.

Rachael has been with Stow Vets since 2017, having trained here as a student nurse, she qualified as an RVN in 2019. Now helping new students do their training as a clinical coach. She is interested in orthopaedics surgery when Stow Vets have visiting specialists and emergency/ critical care treatment. Rachael has two family dogs at home, and enjoys petting visiting Staffie dogs, eating good food and travelling.

Ella started working at stow vets in February 2020 as an Patient Care Assistant after having been travelling around Australia, New Zealand and Asia. She has always had a passion for animals and couldn’t imagine herself working in any other industry, Ella is really looking forward to starting her student vet nurse course in the next few years. She has two dogs at home and enjoys spending her time walking them. Her other hobbies include travelling and surfing.

Olivia started working at Stow Veterinary Surgeons in October 2019 and started college in September 2020. She came from the Channel Islands, volunteering at a clinic whose only vet flew over once a fortnight but otherwise utilised telemedicine. She spent 10 months at an orthopaedic and neurology referral centre before coming to Stow Vetetrinary Surgeons to train as a nurse. Once she has graduated she’d like to use her degree to help with conservation of local wildlife.

Charlie started working at Stow Vets in April 2021 after working in horse racing for a couple of years following completion of her BSc Zoology degree in 2019. She has always wanted to work with animals and is now very much looking forward to starting her veterinary nursing course in September 2022. Outside of work her family have two British Shorthair cats called Catkin and Snaggles and she enjoys going to Cheltenham races, reading, spending time with her friends and family and looking after her ex-racehorse, Ted.

Sophie started working at Stow Vets in July 2021 as a Patient Care Assistant after working on an alpaca farm. She really enjoyed helping the vet when they visited the farm and nursing was always an interest of hers, so she decided to just go for it. Sophie has two cats at home, Sky and Aspen, and in her spare time she continues to help out on the alpaca farm and at the shows. She also has a huge passion for video games.