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Vets Now\u2019s Louise Hosford, Principal Nurse Manager our clinic in Sheffield<\/a>, has become the sixth winner of a bursary in memory of legendary vet nurse Louise O\u2019Dwyer, who sadly passed away in 2019.<\/p>\n

Louise Hosford was named the bursary winner at the ECC Congress 2024 in November, where over 900 vets and nurses gathered in Leeds.<\/a><\/p>\n

A new Louise O\u2019Dwyer bursary winner is announced each year at Congress. Open to all vet nurses within Vets Now, the bursary awards the winner an extra \u00a32,000 CPD allowance to the candidate who best demonstrates their commitment to making a difference in their chosen discipline, while furthering Louise\u2019s legacy of sharing learning.<\/p>\n

Here, we get to know this year\u2019s winner, Louise Hosford\u2026<\/p>\n

What important experiences, milestones, and insights that have helped shape the person you are today?<\/strong><\/p>\n

From a young age, I always wanted to be a veterinary nurse. My passion began with volunteering at the RSPCA on weekends and completing my school work placement at a local veterinary practice.<\/p>\n

After leaving school at 17, I started as a trainee veterinary nurse, completing my Pre-Veterinary Nursing Certificate through the BVNA.
\nI then joined a training practice, earning my NVQ Level 2 and Level 3 in Small Animal Veterinary Nursing. I briefly worked in a Manchester clinic, where I achieved my veterinary nurse assessor qualification, before joining a large charitable veterinary hospital. There, I spent 11 years in various roles, including veterinary nurse, Team Leader, and Head Nurse (maternity cover), and completed my SQP qualification and a Graduate Diploma in Professional and Clinical Veterinary Nursing from the Royal Veterinary College.<\/p>\n

After having twins, I sought a slower pace, moving to a local practice and completing the ISFM Certificate in Feline Nursing. I also began working in emergency and critical care (ECC) at Vets Now, where I later secured a permanent role and completed the Veterinary Nurse Certificate in ECC.<\/p>\n

In 2022, I started the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing Anaesthesia (CertAVN) while working in an administrative role within Vets Now. I\u2019ve since returned to clinical practice, completed the CertAVN, and now serve as Principal Nurse Manager at Vets Now Sheffield – a role I thoroughly enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vets Now\u2019s Louise Hosford, Principal Nurse Manager our clinic in Sheffield, has become the sixth winner …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":17939,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[244],"tags":[6075],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLouise Hosford - our Louise O'Dwyer bursary winner<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Louise Hosford, is the sixth recipient of the brusary award that aims to further Louise's legacy of shared learning.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vets-now.com\/careers\/news\/2025\/03\/07\/louise-hosford\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Q & A with Louise Hosford - our Louise O'Dwyer bursary winner\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Louise Hosford, is the sixth recipient of the brusary award that aims to further Louise's legacy of shared learning.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vets-now.com\/careers\/news\/2025\/03\/07\/louise-hosford\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Vets Now Jobs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VetsNow\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-07T15:11:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static-az.vets-now.com\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/Louise-Hosford-Vets-Now-Congress-Thumbnail.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"270\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Vets Now Team Member\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@VetsNowUK\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@VetsNowUK\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Vets Now Team Member\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.vets-now.com\/careers\/news\/2025\/03\/07\/louise-hosford\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.vets-now.com\/careers\/news\/2025\/03\/07\/louise-hosford\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Vets Now Team Member\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.vets-now.com\/careers\/#\/schema\/person\/6019f4da3dc79e9137c315cbdcb31e7d\"},\"headline\":\"Q & A with Louise Hosford – our Louise O’Dwyer bursary winner\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-07T15:11:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-07T15:11:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.vets-now.com\/careers\/news\/2025\/03\/07\/louise-hosford\/\"},\"wordCount\":370,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.vets-now.com\/careers\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.vets-now.com\/careers\/news\/2025\/03\/07\/louise-hosford\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static-az.vets-now.com\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/Louise-Hosford-Vets-Now-Congress-Thumbnail.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Vet nurses\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Vet Nurses\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"description\":\"Louise Hosford, is the sixth recipient of the brusary award that aims to further Louise's legacy of shared learning.\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.vets-now.com\/careers\/news\/2025\/03\/07\/louise-hosford\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.vets-now.com\/careers\/news\/2025\/03\/07\/louise-hosford\/\",\"name\":\"Louise Hosford - 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