Rachel is an RCVS recognised specialist in cardiology gaining her Diploma in Veterinary Cardiology in 2008. She has worked in cardiology referral and University vet schools since gaining her Specialist status. Rachel brings considerable expertise, dedication and experience to any veterinary practice and she took the plunge and set up JSVC in 2015. Outside of work Rachel has an equestrian interest with her family and has 5 dogs and 4 cats.

Mandy is JSVC’s most experienced nurse with 30 years of experience behind her. She has mainly worked in busy small animal first opinion and referral hospital settings, with specific experience in theatre and cardiology nursing. She joined JSVC in 2016 and so has been with Rachel pretty much from the start! We certainly couldn’t do without her and her in depth knowledge.

 After a brief stint of wanting to become a sweet tester at the tender age of 10 Kerisa then decided she was going to be a Veterinary Nurse, and here she is! Since qualifying in 1999, Kerisa spent some time in first opinion practice close to her home in North Wales before moving for a few years to London.  She then returned back to her local practice where she naturally developed from RVN to Practice Manager.  In 2020 she joined the JSVC team part-time and has now progressed to our full-time Practice Manager. Kerisa has 2 boys and 3 dogs, and enjoys the wonderful outdoors.

Mandy qualified in 2006 and worked in a first opinion and referral practice for 18 years prior to joining JSVC in 2022. Mandy gained the Higher Education Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing in 2013 and is now enjoying specialising in cardiology. In her spare time, Mandy enjoys spending time with her family and friends and going to the theatre. Mandy has 2 rescue cats called Ollie and Luna.

Rachel qualified in 2009 whilst working in a busy first opinion practice. She made a move into referral work 3 years later and spent 8 years in a multi-disciplinary hospital, specialising in surgical nursing. During this time, she became interested in cardiac interventional surgery and enjoyed implanting pacemakers with Rachel and Mandy so much she moved to join JSVC in 2021. At home Rachel is Mum to Myles and British Shorthaired cat, Bella. She has a passion for nature and gets out hiking in the hills as often as she can.

Jade joined JSVC in 2022 as an Animal Care Apprentice and has taken to the veterinary profession like a duck to water, turning her hand to many different roles to support the team. We would certainly struggle without her smiley face about the place! Outside of work Jade enjoys spending time with her family and friends and getting crafty.

Charlotte joined JSVC in 2023 as our second animal care apprentice and is enjoying dipping her toe into the veterinary profession. She finds cardiology very interesting and loves caring for the patients. She also enjoys horse riding and spending time with her family and friends.

Lorna’s career as an Executive Assistant has taken a turn to join the caring and compassionate team at JSVC. She loves being the first point of contact for our patients and getting to know them. She also enjoys the personal interactions involved in supporting and maintaining our client relationships and helping our amazing team in any way she can. When she is not working, Lorna looks after her gorgeous ginger cat, Barney, enjoys keeping fit and being outdoors – especially getting creative in the garden.