Veterinary nurses

Marie joined the practice in May 2007 and finished her nursing qualification here. She has had many pets in the past including goats and sheep. Due to moving to the city, she now enjoys the company of her pet stick insects. Marie works part-time as she also has two young sons to look after.

Danielle has been a veterinary nurse since 2008 and joined the team at Orchard in March 2012. She has recently come back from maternity leave after having her daughter, who takes up a lot of her spare time but she enjoys every second of it. Danielle is very keen in animal behaviour and has achieved her ambition of making Orchard a registered Cat Friendly Practice. She is our Cat Advocate and maintains our feline friendly clinic.

Marlena qualified as an RVN in 2017. She started working for the practice in January 2021. She has an interest in anaesthesia and dispensing medication. She has enjoyed a voluntary work in wildlife rehabilitation centres in the past and is looking to do more of it in the future. Marlena does not own any pets at the moment so gives all her attention and love to pets that come to visit the practice.

Alex joined the practice in March 2021 as a newly qualified registered vet nurse. Prior to this, she worked in a small animal hospital where she developed an interest in nurse clinics and working with owners to help manage long term conditions at home. Outside of work Alex loves nothing more than walking her three dogs in the countryside.