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.

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.

Emma studied at Hartpury University, graduating with an FdSc
in Veterinary Nursing in August 2020 and graduated 2021 with a 2:1 in Bsc Veterinary Nursing. As her year’s placement was with the PDSA this then lead her to continue
voluntary work in the veterinary field while at University
for a charity called Streetvet.

Emma loves all aspects of nursing and being able to assist with
surgeries while also using her skills to nurse
inpatients back to health. In the future, she hopes to undertake an ECC certificate.
Out of work Emma likes to spend time out with
friends and her two dogs Louie and Buddy, who MVH know well
after being with our practice for the past 11 years.

“Ida joined the practice in February 2021. She is completing her veterinary nursing diploma and learning with the support of her team. Ida likes surgical nursing and has keen interest in exotics, especially small furries.

She owns mischievous syrian hamsters who are her favourite animal.

In her spare time she enjoys music and film. “

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.

Faith completed her level 3 animal management, behaviour and welfare course before joining an independent grooming company and worked their while studying, training and completing her dog grooming qualifications.

Outside of work Faith loves meeting up with friends to walk her Cocker spaniel Loki.   She also has 3 cats and a leopard gecko

Rebekah joined our Pride & Groom Team in September 2021. She has a passion for animals and previously worked for 8 years at a Kennel and Cattery.

Rebekah started training towards her Level 3 Dog grooming Diploma in April 2021 passing her practical before joining the Team here at Meopham, she will be  due to finish her theory work by the new year. Rebakah enjoys grooming all breeds of dogs and particularly enjoys grooming Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends as well as going for walks with her two Duck Tolling Retrievers Maple and Willow.

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.

Hannah joined the team at Meopham as a receptionist in March 2020 and has since moved to an Administration role.  She has always had a career around animals and so working at Meopham Veterinary Hospital seems like a perfect career choice for Hannah as it gives her the chance to help with the care of each client’s animals and she is able to watch them grow and improve thanks to the veterinary team whom she works with.  It’s a job she really enjoys.

Outside of work Hannah’s time is spent with her fiancé and young daughter.  Hannah owns a bearded dragon Rockie, two Romanian rescue dogs Loki and Caligo and her childhood pony, Pie.  Hannah’s hobbies mainly revolve around looking after her small zoo as they spend a lot of time taking long walks with the dogs.  After enjoying many years of her childhood competing at dressage with Pie, Hannah now spends time teaching her daughter to ride on him and enjoys long hacks and sponsored rides.

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.