Clinical Nurse Lead, Wendover Heights Veterinary Centre, Buckinghamshire, UK

Lou qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2009.  Since then she has worked in various first opinion practices and a referral hospital in the UK.  Her main interests are anaesthesia, analgesia, emergency and critical care nursing, and quality improvement. 

In 2019 Louise was awarded the RCVS inspiration award for her ongoing ability to inspire and enthuse others in practice and further afield. In addition, she became an RCVS knowledge champion for the quality improvement procedures she undertakes in practice. 

Louise is currently Clinical Nurse Lead at her practice and is responsible reviewing clinical standards, implementing quality improvement practices and training the team in her areas of interest.

Alongside working full time in practice, Louise is a British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) council member and a part of the VN Futures Career progression working group which she is very proud of.

Louise has a social media blog ‘Lou The Vet Nurse’ with over 12.5K followers. Through this platform she shares CPD, hints and tips and blogs about her life as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in the UK.

Louise is keen to encourage nurses to view their career as one massive opportunity, to encourage lifelong learning, to find their niche and to know their self-worth.

Louise is truly passionate and proud of the Veterinary Nursing profession and hopes to help empower other nurses to enjoy their career as much as she does hers.