Meet the Estcourt Vets team

James qualified from Bristol University in 2000 and after working in several practices in the UK, Australia and New Zealand he joined the practice in 2012 – fifteen years after first seeing practice at Estcourt Vets as a vet student.  Along with former director Scott Carpenter, James was instrumental in helping to develop Estcourt Vets from a local mixed practice into a thriving small animal practice with first rate facilities and a high standard of care. James has a keen interest in all aspects of small animal general practice and in particular soft tissue surgery, ultrasonography and business development. James became the sole owner and director in 2025.

Manon grew up in Cardiff and is Welsh speaking. She graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 2015 and has worked in both farm and companion animal practice before joining us in September 2019.  Manon now lives in Devizes with her husband and their black labrador Monty. In her spare time Manon likes running and looking after her plants!

George grew up on  a family farm and has been working with animals from a young age. After graduating with a degree in biological sciences from Imperial College London, he studied veterinary medicine and surgery at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. Having qualified in 2015, he worked in small animal practice in West Sussex and Buckinghamshire as well as in Cyprus, where he volunteered with an animal welfare charity. He enjoys all aspects of general practice and feels privileged to learn about the human-animal bonds that are an important part of many people’s lives. Outside of work he enjoys cycling and camping and soon hopes to combine the two on a bike packing adventure!

Jackie has been working here since 1989 and is the longest serving member of the practice by far. Having worked her way up from trainee nurse to head nurse she is now practice manager. She knows the practice inside out and is always the person to ask about everything, she works with a calm efficiency, keeping everyone else sane in the process. Jackie is a Devizes girl who lives with her partner Darren, dogs Seth and Ivy, cat Bradley and 2 tortoises! Her only known vice these days is an addiction to buying Emma Bridgewater pottery in bulk.

Ceri has been a Registered Veterinary Nurse since 2019 and has a particular interest in surgical nursing. Before qualifying Ceri worked as an animal care assistant in a referral practice and as a receptionist for an emergency out of hours service. She also had her own dog walking business for 4 years and managed a boarding and stray dog kennels for 4 years before that. Ceri has recently moved to Devizes with her family and her two labradors a German Shepherd and 2 guinea pigs.

Having worked with animals in many aspects from boarding kennels to grooming. Sara qualified in 2015 and has a passion for dentistry, radiography, phlebotomy and nurse consults. She enjoys spending time with her tow children who are forever keeping her on her toes, and enjoys exploring different parts of the UK hiking with friends. Sara has a border collie who is the heart of the family.

Lucy graduated from MYF training college of Veterinary Nursing in February 2022 and joined us soon after qualifying. Lucy grew up on a farm which is where her love of animals grew. Lucy enjoys all areas of nursing but particularly enjoys anaesthesia, emergency care and inpatient care and she looks forward to expanding her knowledge in these areas. Lucy enjoys spending time with family, walking her cocker spaniel Maisy in the Wiltshire countryside and looking after her two cheeky guinea pigs Percy and Maple.

Charlotte has been working in veterinary practice for a number of years, initially as a receptionist before progressing to become an animal care assistant. We are so pleased that she has now realised her ambition of becoming an RVN.

Heather graduated from Plymouth University with a degree in Animal Behaviour and Welfare in 2017. This was followed by her working as a zookeeper at Longleat Safari Park for four years. She particularly lover working with the meekat, anteaters and penguins! Having originally joined as an animal nursing assistant, Heather is now in the second year of her veterinary nursing course. When she is not at work she enjoys hanging out with her friends, paddle boarding wiht her fiance and playing with her cats, Captain and Susie.

Lara started out as an animal nursing assistant and later became a student veterinary nurse, Lara is currently in her first year of training which she is thoroughly enjoying. When not working Lara enjoys spending time with her horse, Jilly out hacking in the countryside, and spending time with her cat Willow, both of whom keep her very busy.

Georgina has lived in Devizes all her life and has worked with animals for her entire career, ranging from kennel staff to being a groom. she has worked at several equine hospitals but has joined Estcourt Vets to complete her dream of becoming a Veterinary Nurse.

Georgina has four horses and three dogs that keep her very busy outside of work. She enjoys walking the dogs and fun rides and exploring the countryside with her friends and their horses.

Tilly is currently a veterinary care assistant with us and hopes to becomes a veterinary nurse. Tilly has a love for all animals and has grown up with them all her life. Tilly keeps sheep, horses, dogs, and cats. In her spare time she enjoys eventing and competing with her horses Freddie and Blaze.

Originally Emma joined our nursing team but now heads up our reception team and is also our insurance administrator. However because she also has a keen interest in anything technical she is also responsible for all our in house IT management!  She lives with her husband, their golden retriever Tia and cats Harry and Ollie. In her spare time she enjoys cooking, shopping and socialising and playing Badminton!

Julie is an integral part of our busy reception team. When she isn’t working Julie enjoys spending time with her family and her wonderful rescue dogs, she also shares a house with a tortoise and a corn snake.

Daniella started as a veterinary receptionist in 2019 in a practice in her home town, Swindon. In July 2023, Daniella made the move to Devizes to join our team as a receptionist and administrator and to be with her partner who is from Devizes. In her spare time she enjoys walking, going to the gym, spending time with family and friends and renovating her first house!