COAST VETERINARY REFERRALS LIMITED - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Sterile Supplies Technician
Kathy has a lifelong interest in animal welfare. She previously lived in Essex where she was a volunteer for over 10 years at a dog and cat re-homing centre, also spending many years employed at large boarding kennels. Kathy has had a variety of jobs since moving to Sussex and is delighted to be working again within the area of animal care. Kathy joined Coast in 2016 and is employed as a Sterile Supplies Technician.
Job Titles:
- RVN, DipAVN ( Surgical ), DipAVN ( Medical ) Head Nurse
Lucy qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 1994. Lucy worked for 10 years as a referral nurse in a busy multi-discipline referral clinic where she also received further training in anaesthesia; working as part of the anaesthesia team for 3 years. She has gained Advanced Veterinary Nursing Diplomas in both surgical and medical nursing.
Lucy has been involved in the field of continuing education for Veterinary Nurses through lecturing, teaching and as a contributing author to nursing textbooks. She co-founded Coast Veterinary Referrals in 2011.
Mariana qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in Portugal in 2012 and moved to London shortly after where she worked in both small clinics and hospitals.
Moving to Brighton in 2018, she worked in a busy 24h hospital. Alongside her general nursing duties, Mariana was also a Clinical Coach and Head of Theatres.
Mariana is particularly interested in Surgical Nursing and Anaesthesia and has recently gained a Nursing Certificate in Anaesthesia. Over the last few years she has developed an interest in orthopaedics and decided to specialise in this area joining the Coast team in August 2021.
Nerys qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2011 at a practice in Surrey and worked in a variety of small practices and veterinary hospitals in Surrey, London and Brighton. Her roles have included being a clinical coach, head nurse and nursing team leader. Nerys joined Coast Referrals in February 2022.
Rob was born and brought up in Sussex and Kent but left the area to gain cutting edge experience under some of the world's leading Veterinary Orthopaedic Surgeons. His passion to return to the area drove him to establish Coast Veterinary Referrals in 2011.
Rob worked as part of the orthopaedic team in one of the largest private referral hospitals in Europe for over 10 years. He holds both the Certificate and Diploma in Small Animal Orthopaedics. He became an RCVS (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Orthopaedics in 2005. This is the highest tier of veterinary orthopaedic qualification in the UK.