Rosie Lamb

RVN

I’ve been an RVN now for 3 years but becoming a veterinary nurse had never actually been something I considered when I was younger. I was very equine focused and a lot of my time revolved around horses. I got a degree in Equine Science at Moreton Morrell college, had yard jobs, went travelling and then took another 8 months before I got the job of Equine nursing assistant at Hook Norton. I was in Equine for a year before I decided that it wasn’t for me and moved into small animals. I spent a year as an animal nursing assistant, qualified as a veterinary care assistant and then started training to become a Registered Veterinary Nurse. A year and a half of my training was during covid, it made everything a lot harder, with delayed exams, online learning but I got a lot of practical experience as I still worked the entire time.

I have now passed a nursing consult certificate so I can now put RVN CertNCS (RVN Cons) and I am currently in the process of doing a diploma in nurse consults. I am always looking for new ways we can improve our consults and consulting skills, to be able to give our clients a high quality service, and have recently been involved in bringing in the use of a therapeutic laser which is an exciting venture. While you will now mainly find me in the consulting room I am still involved in the clinical aspects “out the back” and out of hours, I have even been labelled “the rabbit nurse” in our team.

Outside of work I have a small fluffy 3 legged cat which I rehomed through work who enjoys sleeping in the most awkward places on the bed! I am a level 2 archery coach and shoot for the Shipston Archers. My husband and I also enjoy completing a number of long walks including walking the length of Hadrians Wall 2 years ago.