Veterinary nurses

Naomi is the Head Nurse at Putlands and joined the team in August 2018. Naomi has always had a passion for animals, both large and small, and started training in a mixed practice in 2009. Naomi qualified from the College of Animal Welfare and went on to become Branch Head Nurse, where she remained, before moving to Putlands. Naomi has a keen interest in nursing emergency cases. When at home she can be found caring for her cat Paddington and dog Archer.

Rosie joined Putlands in October 2019. After graduating at Hartpury University in 2017, as a Veterinary Nurse, Rosie travelled to Australia and volunteered with local marine life and wildlife. Rosie has a keen interest in medical nursing and can often be found looking after our inpatients. Since relocating to Kent she has also taken up a position volunteering with the local wildlife sanctuary.

Born and bred at Putlands Lynn trained at Putlands and qualified in 1998 with the Berkshire College of Agriculture. Lynn loves surgical nursing and has a passion for teaching student nurses. After a two year break to focus on teaching Lynn re-joined the team in September 2020. She now splits her time between nursing and teaching theoretical veterinary nursing.

Beth joined Putlands in 2017 and began training to be a nurse at the College of Animal Welfare in 2019. She is due to sit her final exams in January 2021. Beth is adept at handling and caring for all kinds of animals as, at home, she has a range of animals including cats, dogs, rabbits, ferrets, gerbils and bees. Outside of work Beth is a green belt in judo.

Rebecca joined the team to begin her career as a Student Veterinary nurse in October 2020. Rebecca is new to the veterinary work and keen to begin her studies as a veterinary nurse. She has always had a love for animals and started out her career in 2017 working and caring for canine companions at Dogs Trust. Rebecca is kept busy in her spare time by her crazy cocker spaniel Poppy and her sidekick Elvis (her adopted dachsy brother).

Ru is a second year nursing student at the Central College of Animal Studies. She has a keen interest in animal nutrition and therapy animals. Ru was always the kid who brought home all of the stray animals and was lucky enough to keep them. When her head is not stuck in a text book, Ru is often cycling around the Kent countryside or walking around local National Trust places.

Chloe joined the team at Putlands as a Patient Care Assistant in January 2018, having undertaken a three month work experience placement and loved being around the animals. Chloe can often be found assisting, holding our patients for the vets or working with our reception team. She has a soft touch for any puppies and is always keen for a cuddle. Her other passion in life is music, she very much enjoys a good rock concert.

Rianne joined Putlands Veterinary Surgery in December 2020 as a Patient Care Assistant after spending four years at another practice as a Veterinary Receptionist. In September 2016 she graduated from the University of Lincoln with a Bsc(hons) Zoology degree and has completed a number of online animal-related courses since then. In her spare time Rianne likes to draw and has created a number of pet portraits, even auctioning some pieces to raise money for charity.

She is passionate about all animals but she has a special fondness for cats. At home she had two cats, “Ace” who was adopted from the RSPCA in 2017 and “Indie” who she has had since 2020 when she was just a kitten.