Veterinary nurses

Becky joined the Harris, Hill and Gibbons team in 2004 as a qualified veterinary nurse and became head nurse in 2005. She grew up and worked in Africa and the Middle East, before returning to the UK in 1999 at the height of popularity of the TV show 'Animal Hospital'. This prompted her to work with animals, and she hasn’t looked back. She loves the challenges of working in a veterinary practice combined with the joys of being around animals all day every day. At home Becky dotes on her favourite boys, Bernard and Moe, the feline arm of the family. She also has Risky, her rescue dog, who is a very familiar face with both staff and clients at all four branches. Risky and Becky are inseparable and are rarely seen apart.

Rebecca originally joined Harris, Hill and Gibbons Vets in September 2006 as a Saturday assistant, which involved assisting the vets and nurses and helping on reception. She began her nurse training in 2012 and qualified as a veterinary nurse in December 2016. Rebecca has a keen interest in reptiles, in-patient care and orthopaedic surgery. In her spare time she enjoys going to the gym and socialising with friends. At home Rebecca has a rescue Staffordshire Bull Terrier, a cat, a Californian king snake and a bearded dragon called Eddie Lizzard.

Steph’s has worked in animal since she finished school. Here, she mainly looked after ‘small furries’ like rabbits, guinea pigs and ferrets and she even adopted two ferrets during this time. Steph moved into veterinary practice in late 2014 and joined the Harris, Hill and Gibbons Veterinary Group in 2019. Steph qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in February 2020 and maintains an interest in exotic animal care. Steph has a Border Terrier called Tommy and two budgies called Percy and Jackson. Outside work Steph enjoys reading or catching up on anime.

Petra joined the Harris, Hill and Gibbons Vets team in 2012 as a veterinary nurse. She enjoys assisting with operations and looking after the in-patients, especially when it comes to elderly pets, as they will always have a special place in her heart. In her spare time Petra has two young children to look after as well as Rocky the family dog, two male cats called Jo Black and Jimmy Snaps, and a gang of four guinea pigs. Both Petra and Rocky love going to obedience and agility classes. Petra’s favourite animals are cats, guinea pigs and dogs as they are great company.

Larni joined Harris, Hill and Gibbons Vets in October 2018. She became a qualified nurse in 2010 and has worked in the veterinary world for over a decade. Larni loves all aspects of her nursing duties but in particular likes caring for the hospitalised patients - she derives great pleasure from nursing an animal back to good health and seeing them return home looking well. Larni also enjoys meeting clients with their pets during nurse clinics and providing them with a great standard of service and care. When she isn't at work Larni is busy looking after her young child and trying to maintain a social life. At home she also has a rescue cat called Wentworth.

Shelly originally joined Harris, Hill and Gibbons Vets as a receptionist/animal nursing assistant before completing her nurse training and qualifying as a registered veterinary nurse in 2009. She left the practice in 2010 before returning in September 2017 to join the Warminster team. Shelly enjoys all aspects of nursing, especially in-patient care and post anaesthesia care. She also especially enjoys seeing our patients during their recovery period. Away from work Shelly likes to spend time with her family and friends. She has two cats, Molly and Ernie.

Lara joined Harris, Hill and Gibbons Vets as a locum nurse in 2012 and liked it so much she stayed on permanently at the Warminster branch. She qualified as a nurse at a busy hospital in Brighton in 2008, before working in various locations around the country and abroad as a locum. Now settled and happy in Somerset she spends much of her time cavorting in the countryside with her young son and helping animal welfare charities in their campaigns. In practice she loves working among Warminster’s small but wonderful team and always appreciates a good hairy cuddle.

Rebecca joined Harris, Hill and Gibbons Veterinary Group in 2014 as a work experience student. She is now a qualified veterinary nurse and works mostly at the Trowbridge branch. At home Bex has two cats called Pixie and Charlie. In her spare time she spends her days at the yard with her horse named Ginge, as well as enjoying spending time with her friends and family.

Sammi has worked in the veterinary industry since 2008, starting as a kennel assistant and working her way up to qualifying as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2017. Sammi enjoys all aspects of veterinary nursing, from anaesthetics to nurse clinics. She has grown up around all types of animals and knew from a young age that she wanted to work within an animal-focussed profession. In her spare time, Sammi enjoys spending time with her husband and children.

Emilea originally joined the Harris, Hill and Gibbons team in 2011 as an animal nursing assistant before qualifying as a veterinary nurse at the beginning of 2017. In 2018 she became our dedicated orthopaedic nurse, assisting with our ever expanding complex surgery cases. Emilea is based in our Trowbridge surgery but you will often see her working in some of the other branches from time to time. At home she has a German Shepherd, a Sprocker Spaniel, four cats, a horse and three tortoises. Emilea’s favourite animals are dogs.

Tori joined Harris, Hill and Gibbons Group in 2018 as a work experience student. She then went onto becoming a Patient Care Assistant and is now a Student Veterinary Nurse. Tori is enjoying her training and especially enjoys inpatient care. At home she has a cat called Milo who she adopted from Bath Cats and Dogs Home. She previously worked in retail but since doing work experience at Harris, Hill and Gibbons Group, she has realised she loves working with animals and that is what she wants to continue doing.

Abbie joined the Harris, Hill & Gibbons team in March 2018 as a patient care assistant and started her nurse training in September 2018. Previously she worked as a supervisor in retail but her love and passion for animals has been from a young age, so she decided to change careers. At home she has a fully trained sheep dog called Jack. Abbie also has a German Shepherd puppy called Inka, two guinea pigs called Bubbles and Squeak, and a bearded dragon called Renesmee. Abbie enjoys helping her dad on their farm, especially when it is lambing season. Her life revolves around all of her animals.

Charlotte completed a Veterinary Care Assistant course in June 2019 before starting at Harris, Hill and Gibbons Veterinary Group in September 2019. Since a young age she has had a passion for animals and she wants to progress onto becoming a veterinary nurse. She has two cats at home called Smudge and Penny who she loves to snuggle up with in front of the TV. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her friends and family and playing the piano.

Abby joined the team as a patient care assistant in September 2018. From a young age she always had a strong love and passion for animals and was always surrounded by family pets. It was Abby’s dream to work with animals and since joining Harris, Hill and Gibbons Vets she loves the fact that she looks forward to coming to work. Abby loves the variety of the job role and being able to give animals in need love and care. At home she has a Beagle called Miley, who her life revolves around. Away from work she likes to spend time with family and friends and going on countryside and seaside walks with Miley and her husband.

Kaylee Joined the Harris Hill and Gibbons Vetrinary Group in September 2019, having previously studied Animal Management Level 3 at college. Kaylee is mainly based at our Westbury surgery and is hoping to start her nurse training in September 2020. Kaylee is developing a keen interest in emergency and critical care and has always had a passion for animals, especially Border Collies. In her spare time she enjoys sewing making dog collars and accessories and spending time with her family pets.