Meet the Team

Martin Hobbs is the Practice Principal and owner of The Meopham Hospital and The Swanscombe and Sevenoaks Veterinary Surgeries. Martin gained a first class degree in Animal Physiology and Nutrition from the University of Leeds.

He graduated from The Royal Veterinary College in 1992, with distinctions in anatomy and surgery. In 1996 he opened the Meopham Veterinary Surgery and subsequently The Swanscombe Veterinary Surgery in 2000 and The Sevenoaks Veterinary Surgery in May 2010. Following postgraduate study and examination Martin has been awarded the RCVS Certificates in Small Animal Surgery in 2002 and Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in 2004.

He has also gained a Certificate in Small Animal Ophthalmology. His main areas of interest are surgery (small animal and equine) and diagnostic imaging. Martin is a Local Veterinary Inspector.

Penny graduated from The Royal Veterinary College in 2011 with a BSc(Hons) in Veterinary Science and a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine. She has a special interest in small animal surgery and diagnostic imaging.

In 2015 she passed the British Small Animal Veterinary Association Post Graduate Certificate in both Soft Tissue and Orthopaedic Surgery. She is now working toward an RCVS Post Graduate Certificate in Diagnostic Imaging.

Outside of work she enjoys snowboarding, horse riding and running.

Tim qualified from The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh in 2013 having previously gained a BSc(Hons) in Animal Science from The University of Nottingham in 2008.

Tim has a keen interest in small animal surgery.

Outside of work he enjoys playing tennis, rugby and swimming as well as travelling and hiking with his two dogs Elsie and Teddy, with his wife and son, Arlo in tow.

Abi graduated in July 2017 and has moved back to Kent after 5 years of studying at the University of Bristol Veterinary School.  During her final year she completed an elective in small animal soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery, but also has a keen interest in both large and small animal medicine.

In her spare time Abi enjoys playing netball, going to the gym, travelling and country walks with her Golden Retriever Dudley.

ACPAT Physiotherapist Cat A Bsc Physiotherapy, Msc Veterinary Physiotherapy
Steph Wilson is our Chartered Physiotherapist. She gained a physiotherapy degree at Huddersfield University in 2003. She went on to work at her regional hospital in North Wales, eventually specialising in Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal conditions. A move to London in 2007 enabled Steph to gain physiotherapy experience in the top NHS hospitals in the country and study at the Royal Veterinary College. In 2010 she completed her MSc in Veterinary Physiotherapy and begun practicing under more experienced physiotherapists in Kent and Essex before branching out independently. In the last 8 years Steph has been balancing a mixed caseload of human, small and large animal work in the Kent area. In her spare time she is painstakingly trying to train her English Pointer for the shooting field.

Jenny joined the surgery in 2007 after training as a Veterinary Nurse she qualified in January 2010. She is the Head Nurse of all three practices and is very interested in surgical nursing. Jenny has completed a diploma in canine behaviour management. She is also a clinical coach helping our trainee nurses with their college work.

Frankie joined the practice in 2013, having previously worked at another practice as a trainee nurse for 3 years. Frankie enjoys the surgical side of nursing, especially orthopaedics and is interested in the rehabilitation of each patient.

Frankie is branch head nurse of our Sevenoaks surgery.

Hannah joined the practice in 2011 and has been in small animal practice for 7 years. She has a keen interest in small animal care and endoscopy. She enjoys teaching others and will start mentoring some of our student nurses later this year. Hannah also enjoys nurse clinics and has taken on an active role to encourage clients to attend our free nurse clinics at the Hospital. Hannah is one of our night nurses. She owns a house rabbit called Harry who is her pride and joy. Hannah is currently looking into further education to specialise in rabbit anaesthesia and critical care.

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.

Shortly after graduating from her zoology course at univeristy in 2015 with first class honours, Bryony went travelling for six months to South East Asia.  She spent some time volunteering in an elephant sanctuary in Thailand which confirmed her passion for helping sick animals.

Bryony also has her own pet Holly, a bouncy German Shepherd, who she enjoys taking for long country walks.

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.

Having long harboured a passion for animals, Clare joined the practice in March 2017.  Having owned cats and horses in the past, Clare now owns three lovely Shih Tzus.  She has played an active role in fund-raising and assisting with a local rescue charity and has run the London Marathon twice for Guide Dogs – most recently helping guide a blind runner.  Clare is looking forward to broadening her knowledge whilst in the role of trainee veterinary nurse at our Meopham Hospital and is currently at college.

Ella studied at Hadlow College for 3 years to become a Level 3 qualified groomer and finds dog grooming very interesting.

In her spare time Ella enjoys days out and holidays.

Georgia studied at Hadlow College to achieve her Level 3 dog grooming qualification.  This combined her passion for animals with caring for them.

She has a puppy Shih-tzu x Lurcher and in her spare time enjoys going to the gym and socialising.

Aisling joined the practice in May 2008 as a receptionist. After enjoying a couple of years working on reception she was then promoted to work in the office. She took on the role of Practice Manager in 2013 and is responsible for the day to day running of the 3 practices. 

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.

Kerry has worked at the surgery since October 2000. She has spent time working at both an out of hours emergency service and at the Royal Veterinary College to gain further specialist knowledge. Kerry has since changed roles and now works in the office alongside the rest of our admin team.  Outside of work Kerry enjoys running and is always kept busy with her two young sons.

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.