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19 East Street, Rochford, Essex SS4 1DB

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Veterinary surgeons

We now have 4 vets who work at the Rochford Veterinary Surgery, combined together they have about 70 years of experience between them.

The vet practice has been owned since 1991 by Mr and Mrs Jobson. Mr Jobson qualified from the Edinburgh Vet School in 1988 and worked in Suffolk for 4 years before owning the present practice. He has a particular interest in internal medicine problems and dermatology cases as well as in ultrasound imaging. Mr and Mrs Jobson have their own dogs, cats and horses. Presently they have a young Alsatian called Harry and also have two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, ‘Ellie’ who is our newest addition, and ‘Freddie’ who was born with a deformed Larynx.

Some of you will also have met our experienced vet Catherine. Catherine qualified from the Royal Veterinary College and has over 15 years experience in general practice in both medicine and surgery. Growing up in the area she knows both the people and places well. Catherine has a Certificate in Veterinary Ophthalmology and enjoys all aspects of eye medicine and surgery. Catherine has Peggy at home who is a rescue spaniel with congenital cataracts.

Some of you may know Daniella who graduated in 2014 from the Royal Veterinary College and was born and raised in the local area. She joined the practice in 2018 and enjoys working with cats and exotic species. She has a Maine Coon cat at home called Pepper and has completed a post graduate certificate focused on small animal medicine.

Dimitra is our newest vet who graduated in 2017 from Aristoteleio University of Thessaloniki in Greece. She now lives in Southend having previously worked in Sheffield. Dimitra enjoys soft tissue surgery and of course meeting the puppies and kittens – especially as her own dog Alfie is still in Greece for now, who she misses lots.

Veterinary nurses and reception

These are the people who really make a practice work and we are fortunate in having an established and reliable team. Reception is covered by Zoe, Anna, Susan and Vanda who will be greeting you on the phone and when you and your pet arrive at the practice.

Our nursing team consists of Ellis, Rosie, Cathy and Rosie, who are all qualified and Registered Veterinary Nurses having undergone the rigorous 2 year training program set by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Veterinary Surgeons

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Ian Jobson
BVM&S / MRCVS
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Catherine Bennetto
BVetMed PGCertSAOphthal MRCVS
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Daniella Sellick
BVetMed CertAVP MRCVS
This blogpost was kindly written by our vet Dimitra.
Dimitra Stasinou
DVM MRCVS

Veterinary Nurses

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Zoe Jobson
Practice Manager
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Ellis Woolley
Registered Veterinary Nurse
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Rosie Grannell
Registered Veterinary Nurse
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Rosie Parks
Registered Veterinary Nurse
Cathy
Cathy Edwards
Registered Veterinary Nurse

Support Staff

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Tom Collins
Karon Bullis
Vanda Rowland
Reception
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Susan Tovell
Reception
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Anna Livermore
Reception

Why our clients love Rochford Vets…

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My dog recently had an operation and I felt at all times she was given the utmost care and has recovered very well. Good to see an independent vet in a sea of large corporates
This is a Lovely vets practice, always kind and considerate and my boys are quite relaxed when there, I would always recommend this vets, fabulous service and kindness shown to my cats
I like thank all the staff and veterinary team for their empathy and kindness in our hugely upsetting time today, Ian the vet gave us his professionalism, so that we can make a huge, huge decision regarding our 13 years and 6 month year dog Gizmo our saluki cross, today was a dramatic time for me and my wife, Ian and the veterinary staff gave us the realisation that we have let Gizmo go, they were kind and understanding, you Gizmo had various complications after a simple fall of the sofa, we were hoping that he would pull through with help of ourselves, medication and veterinary staff, he suffered huge amounts of server pain and we just couldnt let Gizmo go, we just couldn't face it, Ian phoned us and gave us his valuable time, he invited us to the surgery to examine Gizmo, unfortunately, we had to make decision for Gizmo sake, you see we loved him and still do, we miss him greatly, we didn't see him suffer anymore pain, up to that point, we couldn't face it, but it was right thing do for Gizmo is let him go, so we cuddle him, whilst he took his last breath, we both speaking to Gizmo how much he gave us with his undieing love, he slipped away, his server pain gone like it didn't exist, it's first time I witness him as I knew him without the dramatic pain, we loved him so very much, looking back now, it like he walked to car on three legs like their wasn't any pain, he wanted to get in car, it's like he was telling something, we got to the vets, he wanted to stood up, I knew, he knew wanted go, he knew his time has come to the end, Rochford Veterinary was tremendous and I like to recommend them to anybody who's has pet, the facts was he wasn't registered with them, they were gracious and show real compression for our Dog.Good night my loveable friend, Gizmo may God and Mother Nature take you soul into the afterlife of ascension, may you feel love warmth and happiness as you go up to the Rainbow 🌈 Heaven, be at peace, be happy, be loved 😍 as were with us, with love light, Amen.We love Gizmo ❤ XXXXXXXXXXXXX-x a kiss for every year and month.
Quickly seen and friendly staff!
Having used other veterinarian practices over the years, I can say with complete honesty that Rochford Vets is the best by far. They are always kind, pleasant people to deal with and have the animals welfare at heart. It’s a traditional style practice and has a real country vet style approach. I would highly recommend it especially for anyone who has experienced poor service from large chains
Lovely vets all staff extremely helpful especially Natalie
Friendly welcoming staff. Lovely practice highly recommend
Great service, The vet explained what was wrong and the best way to sort it.
Always kind and friendly and look after your pet like it was their ownThank you everyone
Great old style traditional vets and very happy with both the service and the cost. Would highly recommend.
Good local vet, friendly and take time and care with our cats
Lost my little dog today, but the staff made it a lot more bearable and were extra helpful.
Earlier today we had an appointment to see whether our foxy terrier (Stanley) was due to go over the rainbow bridge. I rang on Thursday afternoon and the receptionist took every care to get an appt. booked in.When we arrived the receptionist was obviously aware of why we were there and everything and everybody was set up to help us through this.The Vet checked Stanley out and identified a major problem and gave us both our options.Sadly, euthanasia was the best for the little one and this was carried out in the garden at the back of the building, where we could hold and hug the fur ball as he left us.💯 to everybody at Rochford Vets, support staff and the vet.Thank you
Small vet practice, professional and friendly
Great vet, they really care unlike others! Won't go anywhere else now
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