Worksop Vets4Pets

Fiona graduated from RVC in 2001 and has always worked in small animal practice. Fiona has previously worked as a locum and as a senior vet at an out-of-hours clinic, so she has lots of knowledge and experiences to share. In 2013 Fiona took the decision to open her own Vets for Pets with the passion of building a happy team who can help and support each other and also provide an excellent service to her patients and clients.

Fiona’s passion lies with medicine and soft tissue surgery, she loves seeing cases through from start to finish and particularly enjoys getting to know clients. Fiona is pro-active and is always looking to maintain a high standard in patient care by developing up to date techniques.

Fiona is a GDP advisor and has found supporting our new graduate vet very rewarding.

In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family (husband, two children, dog and a cat) and friends, walking in the Peak District and seeing new places.

Alice joined our team is September 2022 on the Graduate Training Scheme. Since joining Alice has flourished under Fiona's guidance and help along with the support of the whole team. Alice enjoys seeing a wide variety of medical and surgical cases. She has developed her skills in imaging, dentistry, internal medicine and soft tissue surgery over the last year, and is looking forward to finishing her new graduate programme.

Alice has fitted into the team seamlessly and adds to our happy team.

Alice has just won the Vets for Pets New Graduate of the Year award! She’s always been a winner in our eyes!

In her spare time Alice enjoys cooking and visiting the peak district.

Sophie is the ‘solution seeker’ and is our Head Nurse and clinical coach. She has been a qualified RVN for 22 years! Previous to working at Worksop Vets for Pets she was a locum veterinary nurse providing nurse cover too many different practices.

There are many aspects and responsibilities of being a veterinary nursing but as Head Veterinary Nurse she carries out and enjoys the day to day nursing duties but also manages the nursing team, which includes rotas, holiday cover and being a clinical coach for our student veterinary nurses.

"As veterinary nurses we are very knowledgeable, proactive and driven, we complete CPD to remain current with the constant changes in veterinary medicine. We are here for you and your pets through happy, challenging and sad times but not only that we are a great team who support each other."

Sophie has a 13 year old son Archie, a Highland pony called Chief and two cats Jasper and Annie. In her spare time she enjoys horse riding and walking in the Peaks.

Selena is the ‘original one’ and has been here at Worksop since 2014. She qualified as an RVN via the degree route in 2011 and has worked in the industry for 15 years.

Selena enjoys all aspects of nursing, the areas she is most interested in are physiotherapy, nurse consultations, client education and inpatients. 

"Over the years the team has grown, each person bringing new skills with them. We all provide excellent care, making sure the animals come first, this is one of the many reasons I enjoy working here."

At home she enjoys spending family time with her husband and son and is now on maternity leave after having her daughter earlier this year. In the rare bit of spare time she has left, she enjoys horse riding.

Rachael is the ‘calm one’ she is never flustered! Rachael qualified in 2013 and has been a valuable member of the nursing team here at Worksop since 2015.

Rachael particularly enjoys being in theatre and carrying out lab work which includes making and examining blood smears and urine slides under the microscope. She is the one responsible for maintaining the high tech blood machines we have on site.

Rachael has a young cockapoo called Taly and is enjoying the puppy years. Along with Taly Rachael has a husband and two young children who keep her on her toes.

Bronwyn is the ‘chatty, social media one’ who has been with the Vet Group for over 14 years. Starting as a colleague in a Pets at Home store she then worked in a different VetsforPets practice starting as a receptionist and working her way up to becoming a qualified veterinary nurse in 2016. Bronwyn transferred to Worksop in 2017, and is a valuable member of the nursing team and is our Facebook and social media guru!

Bronwyn enjoys nurse consults especially cuddling puppies and kittens for their 1^st vaccinations, she enjoys watching them grow and building relationships with the clients.

Bronwyn has 3 cats at home Dory, Dollie and Dizzy. Bronwyn is a self-confessed cat crazy lady and apparently there is always room for more!

In her spare time she enjoys running, holidays away in the family caravan and spending quality family time with her son and husband.

Mel is the ‘newest’ one she became a registered veterinary nurse in 2022, and qualified as a nurse by completing the foundation degree in vet nursing at Askham Bryan College. She first started at Worksop as a student in 2020, after completing her degree and passing her exams and OSCEs we offered Mel a permanent position as an RVN which she accepted. Mel is a thriving member of the nursing team growing in knowledge and confidence every day.

She enjoys all areas of nursing, but has a keen interest in anaesthesia and would like to complete further studies in this area in the future.

In her spare time, she enjoys drawing, swimming and playing with her two cats, Phoenix and George.

Echo has been with us since September 2019, and has grown in experience and confidence during this time. This has been evident as she took on the role as temporary Head Receptionist last year and has flourished in the role.

Outside of work Echo likes to spend time with her husband and two sons, and likes to ride her Vespa.

Shelly is our longest serving Receptionist starting back in February 2017. She is always smiley and welcoming to our clients and loves to have a cuddle with the pets when she can.

Debbie joined the Worksop VetsforPets team in March 2019. She is married with two children, and has two cats Leo & mimi, a bearded Dragon and a tropical fish tank. She loves being part of the team and meeting and engaging with the clients and getting to know their pets.

She also enjoys spending time with her family and friends, walking her Daughters dog as he comes to nannie day care and going our for meals.

Vic only started at Worksop in March last year as temporary cover and impressed us that much that she has become a permanent member of the team.

In her spare time she loves spending time with her son and family.

Allison only joined our team in June this year and is very eager to learn and build her knowledge here. She is very much a people person and enjoys the interaction with the clients and the pets.

Angela is our newest member of our team as we have expanded our Receptionist team. She really enjoys working as part of a team and the interaction this brings. Angela is enjoying this new opportunity so please be patient as she learns on the job.

As for me! I started here at Worksop in June 2018 to take over the running of the day to day responsibilities of the practice. This has meant that Fiona has more time to be a vet which is her passion. My original background was in Graphic Design and Marketing, so this has been a big change for me, but I have always loved having pets of my own.

In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my wife and two children. Whether this is going exploring in the Peak District or playing games at homes or sitting by the side of the swimming pool watching my children swim and compete, it is all important to me.