Nurses

Jasmin

Hospital Manager

Jasmin started nursing in 2000 after returning from college in England. She has worked at mixed practices and has experience in both small and large breed animals. Jasmin’s special interest is in canine reproduction, which comes from breeding and showing her own dogs.

Jasmin joined NWVS in 2011 and has been able to grow her interest and knowledge in reproduction since. She loves working closely with breeders and watching their puppies grow up.

In 2022, Jasmin was promoted within the nursing team to Head Nurse and is enjoying the new challenges and being more involved in the reproductive side of veterinary medicine.

In her spare time Jasmin loves to compete in eventing or showjumping her horses, or snuggling on the couch with her Staffie.

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Sarah

Veterinary Nurse

Sarah was very excited to join the team at Nicklin Way Veterinary Surgery when she started in September 2021.

Sarah has completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing and is looking forward to new and exciting experiences to come in her veterinary nursing career at the clinic.

She has a family of pets at home; a macaw, cats and dogs. Her dogs are her babies, all her spare time is looking after them and having fun with the fur family.

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Meagan

Veterinary Nurse

Meagan started her veterinary nursing career in 2016 and completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. Meagan has worked in both small animal hospitals and mixed practices. She has been with our Nicklin Way team since 2021. She is most passionate in surgical and medical nursing as well as the diversity and interesting cases that vet nursing offers.

On her days off you can usually find Meagan with her two horses; Huey and Nemo, riding and escaping out in the forestry, eventing, and show jumping. Meagan has a dog named Honey, a big goofball that also loves exploring and swimming in the creek.

Kayla

Veterinary Nurse

Kayla has always had a love for animals and has always been very interested in being able to help and care for them so a career in this industry seemed the best fit. Kayla has completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing as well as her Bachelor of Veterinary Technology.

Kayla works as a Veterinary Nurse at Nicklin Way Vet Surgery but also works part time at a surf shop. Kayla has 2 dogs of her own at home an Australian Shephard and a Staffordshire bull terrier but has also owned a variety of other animals including birds, guinea pigs and cats. In her spare time Kayla enjoys spending time at the beach, surfing, camping, being with friends and family and travelling.

Tori

Veterinary Nurse – on maternity leave

Tori’s veterinary nurse career began in 2014, working in a large mixed practice on the Far South Coast of NSW before relocating to the Sunshine Coast with husband and two cats, Mocha and Alfie, in 2019. The fur family has since grown, with two goofy whippets named Rummy and Basil.

Since moving to the Sunshine Coast, Tori has gained experience working in a veterinary specialists and emergency/critical care centre whilst also working for the team at Nicklin Way Vet.

Tori’s favourite aspect of veterinary nursing is the treatment/diagnostic side where she feels she can use all of her knowledge and continuously expand her skills, caring for the hospitalised patients (and giving all the cuddles of course!).

Tori loves a challenge and keeps herself busy outside of work studying full time to obtain a Bachelors Degree in Nursing Science.

Tori looks forward to meeting you and your pets!

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Alex

Veterinary Nurse – on maternity leave

Coming soon…

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Felicity

Veterinary Nurse

Felicity started my vet nursing career in 2020 in the small rural town of Stanthorpe, where she completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. Felicity moved to the Sunshine Coast in 2023 and worked in a specialist hospital for one year. Although gaining lots of knowledge and experience, she missed working in GP, and joined the team at Nicklin Way in 2024.

Felicity has a cat named Taffie, and grew up with lots of animals on her family’s sheep and cattle farm. This is where her love for animals began.

Outside of work, Felicity loves camping, exploring swimming holes and spending time at the beach.

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Michelle

Veterinary Nurse

Michelle has always been driven by a desire to do meaningful work that contributes positively to the world. As Michelle has grown older, pursuing work that brings joy and meaning, and doing something she is truly passionate about, is important.

Despite working in hospitality, tourism, advertising, corporate training, and even mining in the past, Michelle found these roles to be unfulfilling. Michelle has always felt a strong connection with animals and a deep desire to help and heal them. This led to a career in animal welfare, to support vulnerable animal populations and improve government legislation. All these experiences motivated Michelle’s decision to become a veterinary nurse.

Michelle is committed to healing their wounds, improving their health, guiding them through illness, and treating them with love, kindness, respect and compassion, especially if they’ve never known it before. This is what Michelle wants any client or person she meets to know about her. When someone entrusts an animal to her, she wants them to know that she will uphold that trust.

Michelle loves working at NWVS, amongst a fantastic team of people. The range of services offers more opportunities to expand her knowledge and skills, and allows her to be more involved in the care of our patients – which is simply wonderful.

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Leona

Veterinary Nurse

Coming soon

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Mischa

Veterinary Nurse Trainee

Mischa started vet nursing in 2023 and is still studying her Certificate 4 in Veterinary Nursing.

Her love for animals started at a young age and she knew that vet nursing is the job for her. Mischa is excited to further her knowledge and career at NWVS and loves meeting our clients and their pets!

Mischa has a crazy French bulldog at home and also owns an old horse who spends his days relaxing in the paddock. On her days off she continues with her studies and likes to go to the beach or visit her horse. Mischa also has a big interest in travelling and can’t wait to see where her career will take her.

Jorja

Kennel Hand

Jorja started working at Nicklin Way Veterinary Surgery in 2022. She is grateful that she was able to start at a job that would give helpful experience and knowledge for her future desired career, in animal care.

Jorja enjoys working with and around animals as she has many of her own at home, including chickens, ducks, dogs, fish, and guinea pigs.

Jorja’s job as a kennel hand includes cleaning, restocking, and assisting with care for the animals.