Meet the Team

Katie joined the Meopham Veterinary Hospital as a student in September 2012.

In July 2015 she qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse from the College of Animal welfare and was in charge of running our busy theatres before taking on the position of Head Nurse.

In her spare time Katie enjoys horse riding and playing tennis.

Gemma joined the practice in October 2007 after several years working in a small animal practice in Wales.  Gemma was appointed the position of Deputy Head Nurse in 2009.  She enjoys all aspects of nursing but can often be found in our busy theatres.

Gemma is responsible, alongside Vet Lauren, for maintaining our practice standards in order for us to retain our RCVS hospital status.

Frankie joined the practice in 2013 as a trainee veterinary nurse.  She qualified in 2017 with a veterinary nursing diploma and is now the branch head nurse at our Sevenoaks Veterinary surgery.

Frankie has a keen interest in surgical nursing and also enjoys running nursing clinics.  She especially enjoys weight clinics and helping patient’s achieve their target weight alongside their owners.

Outside of work Frankie is kept busy looking after her family and enjoys running to keep fit.

Vicki joined the Meopham team in 2008, qualifying as a registered Veterinary Nurse in 2010. Vicki is one of our night nurses at the practice.  Vicki has a keen interest in exotic patients and emergency/intensive care and is studying for a certificate in emergency and critical care nursing.

Outside of work Vicki enjoys gardening, weight liftting and looking after her own family of animals : Jack Russel Terriers Akkarin and Rosie, Arnie the cat and three beautiful bearded dragons.

Louise joined the Sevenoaks team in July 2019. She qualified in July 2018 and has spent the last year working part time in a small animal practice while studying for her BSc in veterinary nursing. 

Louise particularly enjoys nursing and looking after inpatients. She also enjoys running nursing clinics and puppy parties at the Sevenoaks branch.

In her spare time she enjoys running and walking her two rescue dogs Polly and Cleo. 

Lucy joined the practice in October 2017. After studying Animal Management Level 3, Lucy chose to branch into veterinary nursing with the hope of becoming an exotics nurse.

She owns a horse called Hunnie and a Crested Gecko called Nala.

In her spare time she enjoys Western riding.

Ella started her training to become a dog groomer in 2015 having always had a passion for dogs.  She really enjoyed both the practical and theory parts of her course.  Ella joined the Pride and Groom team in 2016 whilst still going to college to train for her diploma, which she completed in 2018.

Ella has now taken on the role of salon manager covering both the Meopham and Sevenoaks salon.  Her favourite style to cut is a traditional Spaniel groom but she still enjoys all styles.

She has 2 guinea pigs of her own and in her spare time enjoys spending time with family and friends, country walks and eating out.

Kerry has worked at the surgery since October 2000. She has spent time working as a Veterinary Nurse at both an out of hours emergency service and at the Royal Veterinary College to gain further specialist knowledge.

In 2014 Kerry moved into the office as our business manager and has recently changed roles to practice manager.  Kerry is now responsible for the day to day running of our 3 practices.

Outside of work Kerry enjoys running and is always kept busy with her two young sons.

Susan has been with the practice since it started in September 1996. She personally manages large account customers. Her other responsibilities include credit control and VAT. Outside work she enjoys the country life with her beloved Labrador Benson.

Jo joined the practice in May 2013 as a receptionist and was then promoted to our accounts team where she is enjoying her role (although she still manages to keep up to date with our patients downstairs!).  In her spare time she enjoys going to the theatre, painting and decorating and travelling. Jo has two cat’s called Zac and Bea and loves nothing more than cuddles with them when returning home from work.

Laura has always had a passion for animal welfare and completed a national diploma in animal management whilst at college. She previously worked in pet retail for many years and is now enjoying a new challenging career with the team here at The Sevenoaks Surgery. Laura has 4 beautiful cats and a crested gecko.