Veterinary nurses

Helen started veterinary nursing in 2001 and has a particular interest in anaesthesia and critical care. She is a qualified pet health counsellor and is on hand to advise on all aspects of animal care. As we are a veterinary nurse training practice, Helen is one of our clinical coaches meaning she oversees the next generation of student nurses on a daily basis. She gained her certificate in emergency and critical care in 2013 and her advanced nursing diploma in January 2017. Helen lives in Warrington with husband and their Border Terrier, Dolly. In her spare time she enjoys horse riding and going to the gym.

Amy joined Rees Vets in August 2011 where she started as an animal nursing assistant. She then progressed to begin her level 3 diploma in veterinary nursing and qualified in November 2015. Amy has since completed the emergency and critical care module of the MiNurse Academy and will shortly be starting a diagnostic imaging course to further her knowledge. Last year she also gained the oral care nurse certificate. Amy is a clinical coach which means she takes new students under her wing and mentors them during their journey to becoming veterinary nurses. Amy has a keen interest in radiography, venepuncture and medical nursing of hospitalised patients. She has a feline companion called Milo who she adopted from the practice and hand reared him from a few weeks of age.

Deb joined Rees as a Kennel maid when she was 12 and never escaped! She qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1998. She enjoys in patient care, nurse clinics, anaesthesia and monitoring surgical patients. She has completed her Advanced Medicine module in the MiNurse Academy and is currently working towards the Emergency and Critical Care module. Her spare time is spent with her husband and children who love walking and the outdoors; she is also an avid fan of Warrington Wolves.

Abbie joined Rees Veterinary Centre in September 2017 as an auxiliary nurse and started training to be a veterinary nurse in September 2018. She has three dogs: a Miniature Pinscher, a Labrador and a Border Terrier. Most of Abbie’s spare time is spent looking after and riding her pony Leah but she also enjoys training her Miniature Pinscher Romeo and hopes to start some agility training with him in the future.

Simone joined the team at Rees Veterinary Centre in May 2019. She has three cats named Popcorn, Tabby and Sherbet. She graduated from the University of Salford with a BSc (Hons) degree in Zoology in 2019. She has a keen interest in parasitology and enjoys working in the on-site laboratory. Simone hopes to train up to become a RVN in the future.

Emily has worked as an animal care assistant at Rees Veterinary Centre since 2016 and in 2018 began her training to become a veterinary nurse. As a student, she will be assisting the qualified staff in the care of your pets on a daily basis, hoping to pick up some top tips from our amazing team. Emily adores all animals, big and small, her favourites include dogs, pigs and donkeys! Her aspirations include finishing her nursing diploma to become an RVN and developing a career in wild-life conservation, with hopes to have her own wildlife/farm-animal sanctuary one day.

Becki joined Rees Veterinary Centre in December 2019 as a PCA. She has two cats named Joey and Sammy and two rabbits named Thunder and Peter. She enjoys family walks with her partner and two children. She has a particular interest in inpatient care and hopes to one day become a RVN.

Kerry joined the team here at Rees Vets in May 2018 as a student veterinary nurse; she currently studies at Myerscough College and is in her third year. Kerry is particularly interested in exotics and medical nursing of hospitalised patients. At home she owns three guinea pigs named Odin, Alice and Belle, a fish tank, two Springer Spaniels and three chickens.