Our Nurses
The veterinary nurse, becomes a vital person in the busy world of veterinary hospitals. Their skill with animal care and their empathy with clients can never be underestimated. Our nurses are directly involved with surgery, anaesthetics, dentistry, emergencies along with day to day case management. They also need to be able to manage a busy reception and offer client service and enquiries. We are fortunate to have on our team a group of dedicated and caring nurses, who are on call after hours and weekends to ensure that our business can offer the support our clients and patients need.
Gai
Tirelessly working for the Grafton Veterinary Clinic filling many roles for over 20 years. A jack of all trades, Gai has worked as a veterinary nurse, trainer and mentor, receptionist and client liaison manager. She has a passion for excellence and loves assisting and meeting clients needs. In more recent years she has moved solely into her current role as reception manager which she thoroughly enjoys as it is both a rewarding and challenging position which she undertakes with utmost diligence.
Dianne |
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Dianne was born and raised in the Grafton area, she has a love for horses and outdoors is where she loves to be.
She has been involved in all manner of equine sports including polocrosse and camp drafting. She enjoys the ever changing work and being a part of the problem solving team for horses that need any veterinary attention. Working with the clinic for 13 years she has been a great support and a hard worker. Dianne is our designated Equine nurse and assist the vets with outside calls. |
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Racheal
Racheal knows Grafton as her home and has had a long relationship with the clinic from school work experience to completing her nursing certificates and she is a valuable member of our team. She loves being on the land, having grown up on a farm. Racheal has a horse, dog and cat of her own and loves being a veterinary nurse as she finds caring for animals rewarding when she sees animals going home in a better state than when they were admitted to hospital. She also loves sharing the knowledge she has gained to assist clients care for their pets. Rachael also likes gardening and being involved with fundraising for local camp drafts.
Kim |
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Kim joined our team in 2012, bringing with her a decade of experience with companion and farm animals.
She has a menagerie of pets, including her "babies" (Foxies) that you will see every now and then sleeping under her desk. You may also see Zac her rescue staffy who loves a chat and scratch. Kim lives on the land and also enjoys breeding and raising miniature horses. |
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Bianca
Bianca is our puppy preschool class teacher and loves to assist new owners with the training of their new family members.
Bianca grew up in Maclean and has a strong history in the Grafton region. Having the advantage of rural life and being able to play with baby chickens, ducks and help with the cattle on her family's farm exposed her true passion, and influenced her choices for the future. Bianca has her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. She joined the Grafton Vet Clinic in 2013 and loves working in her chosen field. Bianca has 4 birds and 5 dogs of her own. Loving her job, bringing her enthusiasm for animal welfare and her kindness to the team. |
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Kylie
Another Maclean girl, Kylie had come to our clinic searching for work placement to complete her course but scored something even better, a job! Kylie completed her training in Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing with us, graduating in September 2019.
When she's not working or study, she has a "few" animals of her own; two cuddly Staffordshire Bull Terriers, one talkative cockatiel & two mischievous rabbits; to keep her nice and busy. Kylie has dreamt of working with animals since she was a young girl and is over the moon to have become part of the team at Grafton Veterinary Clinic. |
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