Clive Curry became a veterinary surgeon when he graduated from Liverpool University in June 1985 and he has been a vet for over 25 years. During this time Clive has worked in all aspects of mixed practice. He set up his own surgery in Endon from scratch in 1990. Since then the practice has grown slowly into the modern high tech extraordinarily well equipped practice that we find today.

Clive remains interested in all aspects of practice but he has always been particularly interested in reconstructive salvage orthopaedics, surgical and medical oncology, and more recently he gained a GPCert(ophthal) in ophthalmology from the ESPVS. An interest in welfare cases lead him to study for and be awarded the PgD in forensic science from Staffordshire University, and at the present time he is completing a GP certificate in small animal medicine, as well as beginning work on a higher surgical qualification.

Outside work, when time allows, Clive is a Port Vale season ticket holder, suffering many years of disappointment and failure, but taking it on the chin. If he can get away from the practice, he likes to ski and snowboard in the Alps with the children, and during the summer he tries to pinch a week of windsurfing and sailing in the Med.

Victoria qualified as a veterinary surgeon from Cambridge University, and joined the Willow Veterinary Clinic in 2007. Victoria is keenly interested in all of small animal work, with particular interests in orthopaedic surgery and emergency medicine and surgery. Over the past year Victoria has studied for and been awarded the GPCert in Emergency Medicine and Surgery.

In her spare time Victoria enjoys reading, and has recently discovered the joys of ski-ing.

Amie has been at the clinic since 1997 when she enrolled on an Animal Care course and gained a BTEC 1st Diploma. She went on to complete a pre-veterinary nursing course followed by the NVQ levels 2 and 3 to become a fully qualified veterinary nurse.

Amie is qualified as a trainee nurse assessor which enables her to assess and train student veterinary nursess. Amie is a qualified Pet Health Councillor and runs weight clinics at the practice. Over the past year Amie has undertaken a series of courses in animal anaesthesia and successfully passed the final examination.

Janet has worked at Willow Veterinary Clinic since 1997. She completed her NVQ level 2 and 3 in 2002 and became a fully qualified veterinary nurse. Janet is qualified to assess and train veterinary nurses. Janet has a veterinary nurse certificate in dentistry and runs free of charge dental clinics at the clinic where everyone is welcome.

Janet has two young children to keep her occupied outside work hours, as well as a border terrier and two cats.

Lisa has been with us since 2005. She completed her Animal Nurse Assistant qualification, and went on to gain her NVQ levels 2 and 3 to qualify as a veterinary nurse.

Lisa is currently completing the assessor course which will allow her to train other veterinary nurses. Lisa recently undertook a course in nursing diabetic patients, and is enjoying the new challenges that nursing and caring for diabetic patients involves.

Claire joined our practice in April 2007. She completed the Animal Nursing Assistant in her first year here, and went on to gain the NVQ level 2 and 3 and qualify as a veterinary nurse.

Claire particularly enjoys the nursing of medical cases.

Claire has two Bassett hounds which occupy much of her spare time. She also has two guinea pigs.

Nicole has joined the practice in 2010 as our newest trainee veterinary nurse. She has already embarked on the animal nursing assistant course and will be studying for this qualification over the next year, prior to starting the veterinary nurse course.

Nicole has two dogs of her own.