Our Nursing Team

Sam qualified from Askham Bryan College in 2016 with a Foundation degree in Veterinary Nursing. However, she stayed on an extra year to complete the Batchelors’ degree and graduated with First Class honours. Sam is constantly trying to improve her knowledge and experience by undertaking further study in different areas which enables her to offer better care to our patients.

Sam completed the Vets Now certificate in Emergency and Critical Care nursing in 2019, which was invaluable in making her more confident in her role and a better nurse overall by providing her with the skills and expertise to nurse a range of emergency and critical care cases.

After being involved in helping Wolds gain an ISFM Gold cat friendly status, she then completed the ISFM certificate in Feline Nursing in January 2022 which provided her with further knowledge on feline behaviour and welfare and the skills to nurse feline specific ailments.  She was drawn to the course from being brought up in a family of both cat lovers and owners.

Sam has worked in various other practices around Grimsby and North Lincolnshire, but was keen to gain more experience in nursing patients who have undergone more specialist surgery and medical procedures, so was over the moon to be given the opportunity to work alongside the fantastic vets and fellow nurses at Wolds.  Sam’s main interests in work include emergency and critical care nursing, inpatient care, and team management.

Sam lives locally with her boyfriend, Steve and two lurchers: Stag and Fawn, who are her world. She would love to have a ginger tom cat too but that and our choice of dog breed probably wouldn’t be a good combination!

Sam has recently completed a campervan conversion so spends most of their free time embracing a semi-nomadic lifestyle with their dogs in tow, pulling up somewhere and exploring the country. They particularly love hiking and thankfully have two young lurchers to keep them going when they are struggling.

Steph joined the register as a qualified Veterinary Nurse in 2010. Steph is also a Clinical Coach for Student Veterinary Nurses, helping student nurses in practice develop their practical skills as well as mentoring and assessing their progress.

Steph’s main areas of interest in practice are Radiography and Laboratory work.

Outside of work, her hobbies include swimming, cycling and running which she likes to do as much as she possibly can between work, being a mummy to Harrison and looking after her dog, cat and two guinea pigs.

“What I like about Wolds Vets the most is the team, how everyone gets on really well and that we have a nice new building to work in.”

Beth started her studies at Nottingham Trent University in September 2018. University life taught her to have fun, be independent and work hard to achieve her goals. Beth studied for 3 years alongside work placements and graduated in June 2021 with a fdSc degree in Veterinary Nursing.

She is very passionate about her work and has a keen interest in emergency care as well as furthering her knowledge with exotic species.

Ever since being a young girl Beth was obsessed with animals. Any opportunity to cuddle, pet or walk dogs and she was very keen! Beth grew up with dogs and being an only child gave her the opportunity to have a dog as her best friend.

Beth now has a dog of her own called Elsie a crazy Labrador Retriever who enjoys plenty of cuddles and long walks with her outside of work.

In her spare time she loves spending time with family and friends and enjoying food from around the world. She especially enjoys late night beach walks with her partner and dog.

“My favourite thing about working at Wolds is the friendly staff and the team work throughout all members of the practice. I am very passionate about my work and have a keen interest in Diabetic Care as well as furthering my knowledge with exotic species. ”

Kate graduated as a Registered Veterinary Nurse from Harper Adams University in 2017. Kate loves medical nursing and feels TLC is one of the best medicines we can provide. Kate’s favourite part of the job is when patients are going home and spot their mummy or daddy across the car park!

Kate has a cat called Jasper and two miniature Shetland ponies called Juliet and Teddy back at her parent’s house with the aim to bring them to Lincolnshire once she has found her forever home. At home, Kate has a Border Terrier called Snoop and 4 ducks Thunder, Lightning, Rosemary and Sage.

“I moved to the Lincolnshire Wolds from Sheffield to live with my partner and feels so grateful to be given the opportunity to work at Wolds vets with the lovely staff and amazing standard of care they provide.”

Ana graduated from the University of Central Lancashire in 2007 with an upper 2nd class degree in Veterinary Nursing gaining her the post nominals BSc (Hons) RVN.

Ana is a very experienced member of the team and is a Clinical Coach in Veterinary Nursing and has trained many student Veterinary Nurses during her time in practice. Ana finds it very rewarding to train and guide students from enrolment through to qualification –  it’s a very important role to the profession as a whole.

Ana is also a Diabetes Pet Advisor giving advice and support to owners with diabetic pets and has also completed a Vets Now certificate in Emergency and Critical Care.

Ana has worked in small animal veterinary practices since 2006. She enjoys all aspects of nursing at Wolds and has a keen interest in anaesthesia, surgical nursing, medical nursing and emergency and critical care.

What Ana likes most about working at Wolds is the high standard of care the whole team strives to deliver to the patients and their owners. She also enjoys the pleasant and friendly atmosphere amongst the staff and clients. Having an input in to helping the practice grow and develop is great. Last but not least, she looks forward to cake Friday!!

Ana has two adorable cats – Mittens a calico tortoiseshell and white and Boots a tabby and white who she rescued as kittens.

When not at work,  Ana enjoys playing netball in the Grimsby and District senior netball league, spending time with her family and the occasional bit of retail therapy!

Louise qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2005.

Having worked in several small animal practices around the North East Lincolnshire area, Louise was keen to gain more experience in nursing patients who have undergone more specialist surgery and medical procedures. She joined the Wolds team in 2018.

Louise’s areas of interest include medical nursing, emergency and critical care and wound management.

Louise enjoys being part of the very friendly team here at Wolds and having the ability to provide continuity of care for patients; seeing them before, during and after procedures.  For Louise, the best part about being a Veterinary Nurse is that every day is very different!

Outside of work, she has 3 dogs of her own, which she enjoys walking in her spare time. Louise also enjoys trying to keep fit and spending time with her husband, friends and family.

Abi studied at Nottingham Trent University and graduated as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in July 2018. She has a keen interest in anaesthesia and emergency and critical care and is currently studying towards a certificate in anaesthesia.

Abi has loved animals since a young age, having dogs and rabbits as pets throughout her childhood and she always knew she wanted a career working with animals.

“I really enjoy working here at wolds, everyone works to ensure high standards of patient care. The team are all very friendly and always there to help and support each other.”

Abi has a rabbit called Rex and spaniels have a special place in her heart.

In her spare time, Abi loves spending time with her family, friends and Rex.

Louise started working initially at Wolds as an Animal Nursing Assistant but when a Student Veterinary Nurse postion became available she jumped at the opportunity!  Louise qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2021

As well as her nursing qualification, Louise also has a Foundation degree in Animal Management and Behaviour which she gained whilst studying at Bishop Burton College.

Louise has over 14 years experience of working in veterinary practices, with 6 of those years as a Branch Manager.

She moved to Wolds to gain more experience in the industry and to perform the job she loves – and she loves her job at Wolds!

At work, Louise enjoys surgical nursing and anaesthesia, in patient care and meeting new and exotic animals. She also has a keen interest in radiography.

Out of work, Louise enjoys walking, camping and spending time with her daughter, Leah. She has 2 pets at home, Buckbeak and Aragog who are very cheeky guinea pigs.

Evie initially started in the veterinary industry as a cleaner and from there, quickly knew that she wanted to become a qualified Veterinary Nurse! She then had the opportunity to become a Student Veterinary Nurse studying at the College of Animal Welfare. Evie became a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2020

Evie really enjoys working at Wolds and seeing all the new animals that come through the door! Her interests at work include surgical nursing and dentistry.

Evie’s family home has always been full of animals since a small child.  She now has two cats called Billy and Betty and two dogs, Poppy and Oddball.

In her spare time, Evie enjoys spending time with all my family and going on long dog walks.

Nuala started her Wolds journey as a Receptionist in 2018 and from there she fell in love with working in a veterinary practice. With the help of the wonderful team at Wolds she has now started to pursue her goal of becoming a Veterinary Nurse.

Outside of work, Nuala has her own lovely dogs to look after: Dottie the doodle, Meg a cockapoo and her partner’s dog, Brody a Springador. They enjoy going to the beach the most!  Her favourite non-animal activities are going to see wrestling and live music, especially heading to download festival each year!

“My favourite thing about working at Wolds is the family atmosphere amongst the team and spending all day looking after all of the lovely pets we get to help on a daily basis!”

Beth is a Student Veterinary Nurse here at Wolds Veterinary Clinic. Beth previously worked in a small animal practice for 5 years including as a Student Veterinary Nurse and in that time gained lots of veterinary experience. After having to put her career on hold for a while, she is now in the position to be able to continue her studies at Wolds.

Beth started working at Wolds in October 2021 as an Animal Nursing Assistant initially but she is now very determined to achieve her Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) qualification!

Beth has a young daughter called Ivy. She is her one and only child. Ivy has brought so much joy and likes to keep Beth on her toes. She’s very mischievous and so sassy!

Beth’s cat Mr Eric can be very naughty but he is very affectionate and gives lots of cuddles. He also loves to play and does zoomies around the house.

Beth feels very supported at Wolds and all the staff have been great! She couldn’t have felt more welcome joining the Wolds team and very much looks forward to her future here.

Raych qualified as a hairdresser when she left school and worked in the salon for 6 years before gaining the courage to follow her dreams and study Animal Care. From there, she went on to study an Animal Nursing Assistant course which led her to start her career as an ANA. Raych has worked in the veterinary industry since 2016.

Raych loves working as part of a friendly team and hopes to gain more confidence and experience in the industry.

At home, she has 3 dogs. Leia, Maverick and Luna and 2 cats called Maggie and Vinnie and 3 hamsters call Amp, Volt and Joules. Raych enjoys taking her dogs for walks, spending time with family, figure skating and doing a bit of hairdressing for friends and family.

Evie has been an Animal Nursing Assistant here at Wolds since November 2017.  Her passion for animals started from a young age, as she was very fortunate to be able to travel with her grandparents to see many different animals in their natural habitats, from giant pandas in China to elephants in South Africa.

After leaving Agricultural College, Evie worked in another local practice before joining us here at Wolds.

At home, she has 4 very loved pets, Lilly, a crazy Springer Spaniel, sisters Ella and Isla who were found as feral kittens and Mr Peg, a hand reared kitten who only has 3 legs… (but it doesn’t stop him from causing mischief!) Evie also enjoys helping her Grandma look after injured wildlife and hand rearing kittens and puppies through the RSPCA and hopes to take over from her when she retires one day.

On her days off, she loves spending time with her husband, Tom and their children, Rory and Orla.

“What I love most about working here is that everyone works together, to strive for excellence in continuous animal care, and it feels like one big extended family!”

Emma started her career working with animals having completed various animal related courses in Grimsby. She has also undertaken lots of voluntary work with animals ranging from dogs to lions, giraffe to rhinos! Her voluntary work led on to the opportunity to study Applied Zoology and Conservation in Newquay.

This is Emma’s first job in a Veterinary Practice, but the team have been so welcoming and helpful that she feels like she has always been here!

Emma really enjoys how every day at Wolds is different and enjoys meeting all the animals that come through the door. She is determined to make sure she provides them all with lots of care and compassion as if they were her own.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her big Boxer cross called Henry with lots of beach walks together!

Beth is one of our Animal Nursing Assistant here at Wolds Veterinary Clinic. She began working at Wolds in late January 2022 as a part time practice cleaner (genie!) but  felt very drawn to all the different animals we have coming through our door on a daily basis and was hoping for an opportunity to work more closely with them.

When a vacancy for an ANA became available in mid April 2023, Beth decided to apply and was overwhelmed to find out that she had been successful!

All of the staff have been very supportive of Beth’s journey and she has not looked back!

During her free time, she enjoys watching television, specifically The Golden Girls with her families chocolate labrador, Autumn – her favourite character is definitely Blanche! She also enjoys spending time with her big Bernese, Buford T. Justice – he has her wrapped around his paws!

Beth also plays video games occasionally too and loves to spend time with her partner, going out to eat, visiting aquariums and zoos and fishing – when the weather is nice!

Vicky is a Cleaner here at Wolds Veterinary Clinic.

For the past 25 years, since leaving school, Vicky has been a Hairdresser. She loves animals though and has always wanted to work with them. Vicky is hoping to study Animal Care later in the year. A dog lover at heart, Vicky has two dogs at home, Betsy and Pippa.  She enjoys nothing more than walking them on the beach and in the country park.

In her spare time she enjoys trying to keep fit and spending time with her partner James and son, Sam.