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.

Sarah started as a trainee veterinary nurse at The Meopham Hospital in 2013 and passed her nursing exams to become a qualified veterinary nurse in 2017. She has a keen interest in medical nursing.

Before working at the Meopham Veterinary Hospital Sarah worked at The RSPCA Leybourne Centre which works closely with the hospital. She is the branch head nurse of the Swanscombe Surgery.

Tracey joined the team in March 2007. She is a qualified nurse assessor. Tracey can frequently be seen running nurse clinics. Outside of the hospital, Tracey is busy raising a young family but loves to dance in her spare moments.

Rebecca joined the practice as a trainee nurse in March 2017 after graduating from the University of Reading with a Zoology degree.

In her spare time she enjoys socialising with friends and family. She also enjoys going for long walks in the countryside with her dog Monty.

Rebecca qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse at the beginning of 2020.

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.

Vinny joined the practice in October 2016, having previously worked at a local boarding cattery which pushed her to pursue a career working with animals.

She is excited to learn more about animal care and aspires to one day become a qualified veterinary nurse.

Vinny attended Greyfriars Rehabilitation and Hydrotherapy centre in June 2018 and has qualified in hydrotherapy for small animals. Vinny now works alongside our other hydrotherapist Amy, and enjoys helping with patients rehabilitation.

In her spare time, Vinny enjoys cooking vegetarian meals, doing yoga, and having cuddles with her much adored Dachshund Ralfie.

Amelia first spent time at the practice as a work experience student in 2015 and in September 2018 she joined the team as a trainee veterinary nurse.

She is looking forward to starting college and understanding all areas of veterinary nursing.

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.