More of a family than a team, our team of veterinary nurses build bonds with patients who rely wholeheartedly on them. Professional and compassionate, if your pet is being looked after by one of our nurses then you can rest assured they are in good hands.
Caz joined AVG in June 2019 having qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2017. Originally based at our Storrington hospital, Caz made the move over to our Chichester hospital in 2021 and was promoted to Lead Nurse. Caz enjoys all aspects of her work but is especially passionate about inpatient nursing care and anaesthesia. In 2021 Caz achieved her ISFM certificate in Feline Nursing.
Out of work Caz enjoys exploring the South Downs and much of Sussex with her dog and making regular visits to her sweet cat Simba. Caz is also a bit of a baker (but only anything sweet!) strangely we are yet to see evidence of this in the staff room!
Zara qualified as an RVN in a first opinion practice in 2008.
Straight after qualifying she moved on to become a referral ophthalmology nurse for 7 years and a further 6 years as a referral anaesthesia nurse while being a deputy surgical nurse. Zara joined the Chichester team in May 2023 and was promoted to lead hospital nurse in December 2023.
Since leaving referral nursing, Zara has dipped her toe in teaching veterinary care assistants, head nursing, locum nursing and writing articles for veterinary journals.
During her veterinary journey she has been a clinical coach while achieving her certificate in anaesthesia and critical care and her VetsNow certificate in emergency critical care.
In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband, son and 2 dogs, attending dog shows and countryside shows , while scooter racing one dog and mantrailing with both dogs.
Abbey joined the team in June 2020, very shortly after completing her veterinary nursing degree at Middlesex University. Abbey is based at our hospital in Storrington.
An animal lover from a very early age, Abbey recalls that as a child all she ever wanted to do was to work with animals. As they say, dreams do come true and Abbey now does a job she loves!
Abbey is passionate about caring for our inpatients, helping them to return to full health. In the future, Abbey has plans to further her education, possibly in surgical nursing.
Out of work, Abbey is a doting Mum to her cat Lola who is loved very much by the entire family.
From May 2023, Abbey has temporarily taken on the role as lead nurse at our Storrington hospital.
Chelsea qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2022 after studying at Brinsbury College. She is based at our Pulborough Clinic and in January 2024 was promoted to lead nurse.
Outside of work Chelsea is kept busy seeing friends and keeping up her job of social butterfly in her circle of friends!
Jade joined the Westergate Nursing team as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in June 2024.
Jade trained as an RVN in a busy hospital environment and worked the last few years before joining AVG in smaller clinics as a Clinical Coach. She has a certificate in Feline Nursing from ISFM which she achieved in 2021.
Outside of work Jade has a rescue Cat called Parsnip. She enjoys travelling, the gym and sampling local craft beers.
Ella began her veterinary nursing training in January 2021 and after attending Plumpton College, qualified in January 2024. She is based at our Chichester hospital.
Prior to joining AVG in July 2020 and after completing a years work experience at our Storrington hospital, Ella has achieved a diploma in Animal Management at Brinsbury College.
Out of work Ella has 3 rescue dogs and enjoys horse riding and scuba diving – of which she is currently working towards her open water qualification.
After completing her training at AVG, Georgie graduated from the RVC in 2020. After qualifying, Georgie returned to to university to achieve her BSc in Veterinary Nursing before accepting a permanent role with the practice.
Georgie is based between our Storrington hospital and our Ashington clinic. This arrangement fulfils Georgie’s love for both hospital work and more client focused days when she enjoys being able to spend time getting to know our patients. Georgie is passionate about inpatient care and surgical nursing and hopes to further her education in this field of expertise.
Georgie has always been a great animal lover and became a vegetarian when she was 6 years old. Outside of work, she enjoys going for country walks with her dog Henry, and taking him out for a nice pub lunch afterwards. Georgie also enjoys exploring by hoping on a plane to sunny locations.
Bethan joined the practice in November 2021. Shortly after joining the team, Bethan was promoted to Lead Nurse and then
Head of Veterinary Nursing Education in 2022.
Bethan has been working in practice since 2009 when she started out as a Saturday girl in a local practice. Bethan then went on to become a veterinary receptionist before embarking on her veterinary nursing career which saw her qualify in 2016.
With a lot of experience under her belt, Bethan has previously worked in an orthopaedic and neurosurgical referral practice and also as a Head Nurse in a first opinion practice.
Bethan is passionate about the more clinical side of nursing and has been a clinical coach, supporting the many student nurses who complete their training with us.
Outside of work Bethan is a true county girl and enjoys spending time with her Beagle with the odd pub lunch thrown in!
Luci qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2014, she studied in Cornwall and in 2017 joined the Arun Veterinary Group team. Luci has an interest in anaesthesia and surgical nursing, and works closely with the surgical team at AVG. Luci says the best part about her job is seeing a wide range of different animals, she’s previously worked in exotic based practices and enjoys nursing exotic patients at Arun.
Outside of work Luci enjoys keeping fit; going to the gym and cycling on the downs. If she hadn’t had followed her love of animals to becoming a veterinary nurse, Luci thinks she would have become a midwife.
After attending Plumpton College, Lily qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2019.
In September 2020 we were delighted to welcome Lily to AVG where she is based at our Storrington hospital.
Prior to joining the team, Lily has spent a considerable amount of time working locally at other practices and it was during this time that Lily developed quite an interest in Canine Behaviour. She has subsequently begun studying towards her certificate in this specialised field. Lily is also very much drawn to achieving further qualifications in medical nursing. In 2022 Lily qualified as a Fear Free practitioner and puts her skills to excellent use with our more nervous patients and also holds our Puppy Socialisation classes.
Out of work Lily loves to spend all her time with her 3 dogs, her family and enjoying the great outdoors.
Wendy qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 1998 and has since watched the profession grow and evolve over the years. Wendy joined the AVG team in 2021 when our Chichester hospital opened.
Wendy enjoys all aspects of nursing and the variety of being a Veterinary Nurse.
At home, Wendy is a busy Mum to her son, they have a tortoise called Crunchie, who Wendy has had since hatching from an egg. And also two cats, Bob and Conker ( who has three and a half legs)
Outside of work Wendy enjoys a spot of gardening , walking and climbing.
Kayleigh qualified in 2017 and joined the AVG team in 2021 upon the opening of the Chichester hospital. Kayleigh is passionate about laboratory analysis, especially canine and feline haematology, and has gained a lot of experience in this field having previously worked in another busy veterinary hospital.
Outside of work, Kayleigh is busy raising her young daughter and trying to tame her daft dog Marley.
Naomi started veterinary nursing in 2014 joining the AVG team in 2021. After working and volunteering at local pet and wildlife rescue centres, Naomi gained her veterinary nursing qualification in 2018 and has worked locally in a neighbouring veterinary hospital.
Naomi describes herself as feeling privileged to work as a veterinary nurse and she enjoys all areas of veterinary nursing. Her particular interests are emergency and critical care nursing, anaesthesia and she also has an interest in physiotherapy for recovering patients.
In her spare time Naomi enjoys gardening and exploring the countryside with her two curly dogs, Purdey and Poppy.
Jade joined our Pulborough practice in October 2020, initially as a placement student nurse as part of her veterinary nursing degree. Her hard work, dedication, and positive attitude quickly made an impression, and in 2021 we were delighted to offer her a permanent position — allowing her to complete her training with AVG without the need to move elsewhere.
Jade qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in June 2022 and is now an integral part of our teams at Pulborough and Storrington.
After completing her Level 3 Diploma in Animal Management, Jade knew veterinary nursing was the career for her. Since qualifying, she’s developed a particular interest in anaesthesia and nursing clinics.
Outside of work, Jade enjoys spending time with her Bengal cat, Luna, and travelling abroad to take part in conservation projects.
Joe qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2021 and joined the team the following year.
Joe is based at our Storrington hospital, enjoys a varied role within the clinic and is especially interested in our emergency cases.
Joe lives locally with his two cats, Ishtar and Enki. He has plans on adding a dog to the family in the near future, although we aren’t sure if his cats are aware of this yet!
Out of work, Joe loves to woodturn and juggle and is also partial to a spot of gaming.
Paige qualified in 2017 and joined the AVG team in January 2023. Paige is based at our Chichester hospital.
Paige has previously worked in both first opinion and referral hospitals and holds an Emergency and Critical Care certificate which she achieved in 2021.
Out of work Paige enjoys nature, the outdoors and baking. She has three cats called Taz, Sabre and Raisin.
Lauren qualified as a veterinary nurse July 2023 after completing her training at the Westergate clinic. After being one of our ‘roving’ nurses which means she shared her time between all 6 clinics, Lauren has now based herself at our Westergate clinic.
Out of work, Lauren recently adopted a kitten called Margot who arrived at one of the clinics as a stray. In her spare time Lauren enjoys travelling and baking!
Jade joined the AVG team in October 2023 and is based at our Storrington hospital.
Jade completed her foundation degree in Veterinary Nursing in 2019. She loves all aspects of veterinary nursing but discovered a keen interest in emergency and critical care of patients. She has since gone on to complete a certificate in ECC.
Outside of work, Jade owns a Corgi and two cats. She enjoys going for long walks in the countryside with her dog and is also a keen baker.
Hilary joined the team in December 2023 and is based at our Chichester hospital.
Hilary qualified in 2020 after graduating from Harper Adams University. She enjoys all aspects of nursing, but her areas of special interest are anaesthesia, medical nursing and exotics.
Outside of work Hilary enjoys baking and a night at a gig. She has a tortoiseshell cat called Matilda, 2 guinea pigs, Cheese and Tuna and a Giant African Land Snail, Guylian
Hannah started with AVG in March 2024 as a Registered Veterinary Nurse covering Worthing and Chichester locations.
Hannah qualified in December 2022 and has continued working in a small animal practice since qualifying. She has an interest in anaesthesia and is excited to be working in a busy hospital setting.
Hannah has a Cockapoo called Jake and a Cat called Archie. Jake and Hannah enjoy going on dog walks together but when she is winding down, she likes to cook and watch different series.
Emily joined the AVG team on a year’s work placement in January 2023. She quickly progressed to being offered a position as a student veterinary nurse. She is based between the Westergate clinic and the and Chichester hospital.
About to enter her third and final year of training, Emily enjoys all aspect of the Veterinary Nursing role, from nursing hospitalised patients to scrubbing in and assisting with surgical procedures. She has previously completed placements in first opinion practices, however, is enjoying gaining more experience in a veterinary hospital environment.
Outside of work, Emily is a regular horse rider, swimmer, and cyclist. At home, she is kept on her toes looking after her two very naughty rescue cats called Rupert and Caspar.
Tori joined us in June 2024 as one of our full-time, permanent qualified nurses at Storrington. With a remarkable career in the veterinary industry beginning at the age of 15, Tori brings a wealth of experience to our team. Their expertise spans multi-discipline referral medical and surgical nursing, specialist orthopaedic nursing and services, out-of-hours emergency and critical care (OOH ECC), and practice management. Tori’s professional journey includes notable stints at NDSR, Anderson & Abercromby, New Priory, and PETS Emergency.
After a brief departure from the veterinary field to upskill as a media producer, she has returned to their true passion: patient and client care. They particularly enjoy surgical and medical nursing, along with providing orthopaedic client care and advice.
Outside of work, Tori is a devoted parent to their wonderful child, Cooper, and is on the lookout for a new canine companion to join their family. They also care for an array of wildlife in their garden, including a resident vixen who often raises her cubs under their decking.
Becky initially joined the reception team in August 2019. And has since begun her training to become a veterinary nurse. Prior to Becky joining us, she graduated from Kent university with a degree in animal science.
As you would expect, Becky is quite an animal lover and shares her life with Pepper, her dog. Out of work Becky has been on adventures to Botswana and also enjoys trampolining.
Beth joined the team in June 2022 and will be based at our Chichester hospital.
After gaining A-levels in Biology Chemistry and Psychology, Beth attended the University of Plymouth to study Animal Behaviour and Welfare. As part of her course, Beth went on placement at Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital in Chichester which sparked her ambition for wildlife care, conservation and veterinary nursing.
In her spare time Beth loves to bake, crochet and paint pet portraits. She also loves to walk her families two springer spaniel siblings, Gus and Gem and she also has two cats Luna and Penny and a rabbit she called Bwian.
Alice joined the team initially as an animal nursing assistant in August 2022. A year later she went on to become a student nurse and and is based between our Storrington hospital and Ashington clinic.
Tilly joined the AVG team initially as a receptionist before making the transition to Animal Nursing Assistant in 2024. She is based at our Chichester hospital.
Tilly has had a passion for animals for as long as she can remember and after completing an Animal Management course at Brinsbury College, she started dog training. This came as an interest after training her Greek rescue dog, Milo.
Tilly also shares her life with a show Cocker Spaniel called Barney and a cat called Monty.
When not working, Tilly enjoy socialising with friends and going for long walks in the country. She is also a big foodie and enjoys hunting out nice places to eat!
Holly joined the team in August 2023 and makes up part of the Animal Nursing Team at our Chichester Hospital.
Out of work Holly loves to care for her family of rabbits and guinea pigs. She is also a horse lover and a keen baker.
Georgina joined the night team in 2021 as a nursing assistant before moving over to day shifts in October 2022.
Georgina has worked with animals for a number of years and holds a Batchelor of Science in Animal Behaviour and Welfare.
Georgina enjoys, riding, baking, travelling, paddleboarding, hiking and camping.
After initially being responsible for making sure our Chichester hospital looks spick and span, Natasha leapt at the opportunity to take on a new role as one of our animal nursing assistants.
Natasha is still based at our Chichester hospital and has spent most of her life dreaming of working in a vets!
Natasha is a huge German Shepherd fan and shares her life with Bhrina who is 18 months. She also has a Romanian rescue called Jimmie, a mixed breed called Bonnie and two black cats.
Isabella or Issy as she likes to be called joined the team in September 2022. She spends her time between our Storrington hospital and Ashington clinic.
Issy has previously gained experience at a local garden centre. As part of her role she especially enjoyed meeting new pet owners and advising them on how best to care for their new family member.
Out of work Issy loves being outdoors and enjoys to surf, camp and skateboard. She owns a French Bulldog cross as well as a selection of small furries, rabbits and fish. Issy hopes one day to extend her family to perhaps a horse and other animals.
Ashlene joined the team in October 2023 and is based at our Storrington hospital and Ashington clinic.
Having had a passion for animals since a young age, Ashlene has completed a Level 4 Equine Management Degree and has achieved qualifications in canine behaviour.
Out of work Ashlene spends her time training her young Rottweiler and riding her horse.
Pip joined the team in 2024 and is based between several of our clinics.
Pip grew up in Shropshire and feels she has always had a natural passion for animals having spent time with Guinea Pigs to Horses.
Before joining the AVG team, Pip has been an early years teacher for 13 years and then worked in social services and caring for the elderly.
Pip has an ambition to one day become a veterinary nurse and is excited to see what the future holds.
Becky began her training in 2009 out of Harper Adams University, qualifying in 2013 and joining the AVG team in 2014.
Whilst she has always wanted to be a vet nurse, making a difference to the lives of pets and their owners, Becky discovered a love of orthopaedics early on in her AVG career, and went on to re-train as a Veterinary Physiotherapist, graduating in 2017 and joining the RAMP register shortly afterwards. She now heads up our rehabilitation department for our referral service, and fills her days with helping our post-op or acute patients, as well as those suffering with ongoing chronic pain and their families.
Becky understands our clients and their pets can be at their most vulnerable when they come to see us, and that her skills can offer them comfort, reassurance and, in essence, a way forward.
With this part of the industry becoming more widely recognised in the last few years, she is looking forward to developing the AVG service further – watch this space!
At home, Becky has two troublesome cats, Merry and Pippin, as well as a well-loved Musterlander called Remus. Becky loves nothing more than getting lost with Remus out on country walks. She has a penchant for all things “gardening”, and fancies herself a poor-mans Monty Don, with an enormous plant collection to match!
After qualifying in 2020, Becky joined the AVG team in 2021. Becky was promoted to Lead Nurse at Storrington in September 2022. As of June 2024 Becky joined our new SDVR team as a an SDVR RVN.
Prior to qualifying Becky has participated in internships in New Zealand caring for an endangered bird species and also at a big cat rescue in Florida.
Becky has a special interest in Anaesthesia and Emergency and Critical Care and holds a certificate in Anaesthesia.
Out of work Becky enjoys cycling and scuba diving. She is also Mum to her two naughty cats!
Abigail joined the AVG team in mid-2024 as a Hydrotherapist for our SDVR team in Storrington.
She has been in the industry for over 2 years as a Small Animal Hydrotherapist, working in both first opinion practice and in an independent referral centre. She has treated a wide range of cases including complex post-surgical. Her favourite type of cases are fitness/working dogs as she love’s seeing their incredible individual skills, as well as how much impact treating them makes to their sport.
Abi has 2 spaniels, one of which is the reason she got into this industry after seeing the impact hydro made to her own dogs’ spinal condition.
When Abi is not out and about gun dog training, you’ll find her in the gym or with her camera, more than likely with a dog in tow!
Lauren qualified as a registered veterinary nurse at The University of The West of England in 2016 and went on to achieve a degree in Veterinary Nursing Science. Lauren is also a qualified clinical coach and enjoys all aspects of teaching the next generation of nurses. Lauren has worked in multiple referral hospitals across the country, but have always had a keen interest in Emergency and Critical Care, certificate, obtaining a certificate in this field in 2019.
Lauren has previous experience as a head nurse in first opinion practices but for the last 6 years has been working in ECC placements doing night shifts. She joined the SDEV team in January 2023.
Lauren has a keen interest in travelling, spending time with her retired horse, Red and also walking in the New Forest with her rescue dog Poppy.
Kate joined us as at AVG as a student in 2018. Since then she has completed her veterinary nursing degree at the Royal Veterinary College and has been a day nurse at our Storrington hospital. In October 2022 and with a lot of experience under her belt, Kate made the move to begin working for our emergency night team. Kate has demonstrated an interest and aptitude for surgical nursing and anaesthesia, she enjoys assisting in procedures and hopes to further develop her knowledge of anaesthesia in completing a post graduate certificate.
Outside of work Kate enjoys baking and horse riding, she’s had lots of pets but currently is kept busy by her six chickens!
Courtney qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2020, joining the SDEV team in August 2021. After moving from Wales to West Sussex, Courtney quickly found her feet with the night team – having previously gained experience in both small and mixed animal practice.
With her strong passion for inpatient care, Courtney is well suited to her night role caring for some of our more critical patients.
Courtney lives locally with her partner and rescue dog Django who Courtney describes as a ‘proper Heinz 57’! In their spare time the family love to explore the local area and can often be found on the beach. Courtney is super sporty and plays rugby for a local team. Her talents do not end here as she is also rather a dab hand in the kitchen and can whip up a mean batch of chocolate brownies!
Megan qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2021 and joined the SDEV team in 2022.
Megan completed her training at a neighbouring practice, working her her way up from nursing assistant to qualified nurse. It was during this time that Megan developed an interest in emergency work and since transferring to night work, has never looked back.
Out of work Megan has a dog called Brooke who she enjoys training and helping her to overcome her anxiety and fears. A highlight of Megan’s career so far has been a trip to Botswana which she hopes to repeat in the near future.
Ashely qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2015 and joined the SDEV team in May 2023.
Ashley is extremely passionate about her role and the diversity it brings. Her main interest is in emergency and critical care so she is very well suited to her role with our night service caring for our most poorly patients.
Our of work, Ashley is a very proud Mother to two wonderful little humans and three loveable rescue felines! Ashely loves art, music, being outside and enjoying all that is around her with family and friends.
Fun and very cool fact: Ashley is a singer in a vintage close harmony trio!
Sam has always had a passion for animal care and first starting as a veterinary nurse when she left school. Then she left the profession to get married and start a family. But the draw was always there and she returned to the profession, this time she completed her training and qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2003.
She gained her certificate in Emergency Critical Care in May 2023, and joined SDEV in August 2023 as part of the out of hours team. Sam is based at our Chichester hospital.
In her spare time she enjoys time with her family, country walking with her 3 dogs and wild cold-water swimming.
Jess qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2021 and has been working in small animal first opinion practice ever since. She joined the SDEV team in September 2023 and is based at our Storrington hospital.
Jess has a keen interest in emergency and critical care and hopes to gain a certificate in ECC in the near future. Jess has recently spent some time in The Gambia this year volunteering for a veterinary charity which has only furthered her passion for vet nursing.
Outside of work, Jess enjoys relaxing in the countryside either with her dog or on the back of a horse.
Joining the SDEV team in May 2024, Olivia has very quickly settled into her role as Night Registered Veterinary Nurse. She is primarily based at our Chichester Hospital.
Olivia has been a qualified Registered Veterinary Nurse for nearly 9 years. Prior to working at AVG she was a Deputy Head Nurse which was more admin focused so she is loving being more hands on with inpatients and in a busy hospital environment.
Olivia has a cat called Biggie Smalls, she rescued him as a 5 week old stray from her previous practice and has formed a strong bond since then and he follows Olivia everywhere she goes!
Debbie joined the SDEV team in September 2019 and loves her role as an assistant to our qualified nursing team.
Debbie was bought up in the New Forest so it will come as no surprise that Debbie is horse mad! During her teenage years, Debbie begun her career working for a local racehorse trainer. Currently, as well as her role at SDEV, Debbie also works for The Racehorse Sanctuary and rehoming centre which gives these incredible horses a second chance after their racing careers are over.
As well as the above, Debbie loves to spend her free time with her two Bernese Mountain dogs, Poppy and Blossom and also riding her two horses Ted and Murphy.
Zenia joined our team late 2025. She works across our Ashington and Pulborough practices, as well as Storrington Hospital, where she is developing her clinical skills and gaining hands-on experience alongside the team.
She has a strong interest in fear-free practice and animal behaviour, and is passionate about promoting positive wellbeing for both animals and people.
Lysha is a Registered Veterinary Nurse who qualified in 2025 and joined us 2026 as part of the clinical nursing team.
She has a keen interest in anaesthesia and exotic species, and after graduating spent five months in Australia volunteering at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, gaining valuable experience in wildlife care.
At home, Lysha has four chinchillas, two snakes and two cats — all of whom are thoroughly spoiled and treated very much like family.
Outside of work, she enjoys getting lost in a good book, cross stitching, and travelling the world — especially visiting as many zoos as she can along the way.
Taylor is a Student Veterinary Nurse currently in her third year of training and joined us in November 2025.
She enjoying the fast-paced environment of our busy hospital, where she is gaining a wide range of hands-on experience and continuing to develop her clinical skills.
Taylor is particularly enjoying the opportunity to broaden her knowledge and grow in confidence as she progresses through her training.
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