West Mount Vets - Halifax

This surgery has been accredited as an RCVS Veterinary Hospital, which means that it meets a high standard of veterinary care.

In addition to complying with Core Standards, such as health and safety, hygiene and legal requirements, we also have access to diagnostic facilities, can provide continual nursing and veterinary care for in-patients 24 hours a day, maintain and improve our clinical standards through an ongoing process of monitoring and review, have a range of specialist equipment such as ECG and ultrasound and have met rigorous standards of hygiene throughout the premises.

Helen studied in Edinburgh University and qualified in 1980.

Helen is our branch manager at Halifax and she has a particular interest in cardiology, animals with heart disease may be referred to see Helen at our Halifax surgery.

Emma joined us in July 2007, she is based at our Halifax surgery. Having graduated with a BSc in Animal Science at Leeds University she went on to qualify from Liverpool Veterinary School in 2004.

She spent her first 2 years in mixed practice in Yorkshire which she thoroughly enjoyed. Since then she has decided to specialise in small animal work and surprisingly has not missed the farm calls to calvings at 3am! She enjoys all aspects of her job but her main interests are small animal internal medicine and cardiology. She hopes to study for her medicine certificate in the near future.

Emma lives in Halifax with her husband John, 2 dogs (Shankly and Brooke) and 6 chickens! They have recently bought a house in Halifax which they are busy rennovating. During her time off she enjoys socialising with friends, walking with the dogs, weekends away in their campervan, cooking , gardening and holidays abroad.

I became a qualified nurse in 1998. Since then I have worked in a couple of different practices and joined the team at West Mount in July 2006.

I love my job, particularly the in-patient care and the theatre work.

Outside work I share my home with my partner Lee, our 4 moggies, Noodle, Boogie Choo Choo, Rita, Mr G, and our gorgeous little Pomeranian Wolfie! We also have tropical fish. For anyone who may be wondering, it is not a good idea to leave the lid off a tank of tropical fish when you have 4 indoor cats!!

Sarah passed her nursing exams in October 2007, and is now finishing her nursing assessor qualifications so that she can assess student nurses.

Sarah lives in Halifax and normally works full time at our Pellon Lane surgery.

Outside work Sarah enjoys running and is training for her third marathon. She also enjoys going to gigs, camping and other outdoor activities.

I have always owned animals including exotic pets, water dragons and parrots. My favourite pet has to be my dog.

I completed my BTEC National Diploma in Animal Care in 1997 and since then I have worked on and off at local veterinary practices.

I used to work at a rare breeds farm where I was in charge of birds of prey and fish (I love birds of prey). My dream would have to be to go to Africa to work with monkeys in the wild.

More recently I was at an exotic pet and small animal vet surgery where I was in sole charge of the exotics ward, ordering stock, medicine orders and administration. I would also help train other members of staff.

In 2007 I joined the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) and I hope to train and qualify as a Veterinary Nurse in the future.

I joined West Mount Vets in October 2008. My favourite part of work is helping to monitor animals during operations

While not at work I enjoy running, camping and reading. In 2009 I will be running in a 10k race in Manchester to raise money for Guide Dogs.

I have worked at Hebden Bridge since May 2005. I am learning lots and really enjoy my job. I have five pets of my own - 'Stan', the big soppy Great Dane; 'Dipper' a pointer; 'Blossom', my old and faithful Labrador; and my terrible two-some cats 'Mrs Whiskerson' and 'Fluffy'

Tina Rollings is our Practice Manager and joined the team in 2009. Tina works closely with the Partners to ensure the smooth and efficient day to day running of the Practice.

My days are full and my brief is to try and ensure the Practice runs efficiently, the Vets and other staff are happy and most importantly, you the clients and your pets have a top class level of service.

The job is always a challenge but when everything runs smoothly it gives me a great feeling of achievement. If you need any advice related to any of our Practice(s) and its members or just a friendly chat please ask for me and I’ll be happy to help whenever I can.

When I’m not here my favourite pastimes are cooking and eating the results, sandy beaches when the opportunity arises and simply being at home with my dog and cat.

Nicola began working at the Halifax branch in 2001 whilst training as a Veterinary Nurse and passed her exams in 2003. Nicola has worked at both the Halifax and Hebden Bridge surgeries as a qualified Veterinary Nurse.

Since February 2009 Nicola has been working in the administration side of the practice. Dealing with Debt Management, client accounts, insurance forms/queries and general everyday office tasks. She works along side Tina Rollings our Practice Manager.

In her spare time she enjoys socialising, eating!!, walking the dog and riding her horse.