Meet the team

Kirsty Southern
Practice Director

Kirsty took up the position of Practice Director in December 2018 running Hillside with support of the fantastic team. She joined...

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Keith Moore
Senior Vet

Having qualified from Bristol University in July 1998, Keith worked in Cornwall for a general mixed practice...

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Jade Douglas
Senior Vet

On graduating from Glasgow University in 2000, Jade worked in a mixed practice on the west coast of Scotland. Exciting as it was...

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Zoe Dicker
Veterinary Surgeon

Qualifying in 2000 from Glasgow vet school, Zoe worked at a small animal practice in London for five years, before travelling...

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Dawn Andrew
Veterinary Surgeon

Qualifying from RVC in 1992 Dawn started in farm work in Leicestershire. She has worked in small animal practice in the...

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Andy Morris
BSc (Hons) BVSc CertAVP
(GSAS)

Andy qualified from the University of Bristol in 2003 and following several years in mixed practice he...

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Helen Murphy
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Helen qualified in 1995 and joined the Hillside team in June 2008 coming from a busy 24-hour clinic in South West London...

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Gemma Burden
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Qualifying in 2006 and having trained at St Mary’s Veterinary Clinic, Gemma joined Hillside in May 2008 and lives locally...

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Jess Crawley
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Jess joined Hillside in September 2019. Her professional interests include surgical nursing – scrubbing in with surgeries, nursing...

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Tyler Gaudion
Animal Nursing Assistant

Tyler is the newest member of our nursing team, joining us in August 2016. Previously living on the picturesque island of Guernsey ...

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Beccie Jolly
Receptionist

Beccie joined the team in 2003 and alongside Sue, Corrine and Amber runs our reception desk on a part-time basis during the week...

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Sue Humphries
Receptionist

Sue joined the Hillside team in September 2012 as a part-time receptionist, having previously worked as an office...

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Corrine Farmer
Receptionist

Corrine is the fourth member of our excellent and friendly reception team, joining us mid-2006. She efficiently runs reception...

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Amber Atkinson
Receptionist

Amber, originally from Middlesex, moved to Dorset in July 2016. She gained an NVQ in customer service, as well as...

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Steph O’Hara
PR & Marketing Manager

Steph joined Hillside in August 2019 after a break from work to raise her daughter. She lives locally with her husband, teenage daughter...

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