CURRICULUM VITAE
Name Lisbeth Caroline Tuckey (nee Underwood)
During my initial ten and a half years of general practice, I gained experience in most aspects of small animal work. I have worked in large hospital and city practices where I gained valuable clinical and marketing skills. I have also worked in smaller, more specialised practices of which I have taken sole charge on numerous occasions, for periods of up to 4 weeks at a time.
I have supervised both small animal and avian (psittacine) quarantine stations and I have worked as an L.V.I. (export certification of small animals, import and export of birds, poultry and hatching eggs).
I enjoy small animal medicine and surgery but have also gained considerable experience in treating 'exotic' pets - first opinion and referral cases including psittacines, raptors, children's pets and reptiles.
I have been mentioned in a directory of avian vets, published by 'Birdkeeper' magazine and have lectured on 'Nursing Exotics' to the Lancashire branch of the Veterinary Nursing
Association and 'Nursing Birds' to the BSAVA North West Region nurses' programme. I have also given talks to Girl Guide and school groups on aspects of life as a veterinary surgeon.
In April 1988, Mr. B.H. Coles MRCVS and myself were co-authors of a paper entitled '
Repair of the Traumatic Oronasal Fistula in the Cat with a Prosthetic Acrylic Implant', published in the Veterinary Record, 1988, 122, 359 - 360 .
I was North West Region BSAVA CSTF 'Petsavers' representative 1995/1996.
In December 1995, I joined Newton Rigg College as Lecturer and Course Manager for the
BTec First and National Diploma Animal Care courses.
In September 1997 I also became the Course Leader for a new HND Animal Science course, run at Newton Rigg College, in association with the University of Central Lancashire.
My main teaching activities at Newton Rigg College included Animal Health and Welfare,
Animals in Society, Animal Husbandry (including basic behaviour, handling, housing, nutrition, breeding), Pet Shop Management, Animal Care, Anatomy and Physiology, Animal
Science Industry, Animal Welfare and Ethics.
I was also involved with organising work placements for the students on the courses and I acted as a personal tutor to many of these students .
The College has a wide variety of animals housed within the Small Animal Unit - rabbits, rodents, cats, dogs, insects, reptiles, amphibians, fish and birds. I worked closely with a
Technician/Instructor, but was ultimately responsible for the management of this Unit.
I achieved TDLB Unit D32 in September 1996 and TDLB Unit D33 in March 1997.
I successfully completed my Cert.Ed. (Post Compulsory) teaching qualification in June
1998.
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I completed a Lifesaver Plus First Aid Course in 1998 and have attended a course covering
Basic Counselling Skills.
In 1998 I joined the PDSA working as a Veterinary Officer (part-time) in the busy Blackpool
Veterinary Centre. I handled a broad caseload of small animal medical and surgical patients and found this position to be invaluable in updating my own professional skills. I have continued to maintain my interest in education and regularly conducted guided tours of the
Centre for Girl Guides, Beavers, Rainbows and Animal Care students.
In April 2000 I was awarded RSA Computer Literacy and Information Technology Stage 1.
In May 2000 I was appointed RCVS External Verifier for Veterinary Nursing covering
Cumbria and Lancashire. This position included running training workshops, carrying out
ATAC approval and monitoring visits, providing advice and guidance to training centres and verifying student veterinary nurse portfolios.
I achieved the TDLB D35 external verifier award in March 2001.
I have two cats of my own.
Interests
Theatre, ballet, music and other performing arts, walking, cycling, tennis, gardening, wildlife and the countryside, craftwork, interior design and travel.
In July 2000 I took part in a survey of the otter population of Barra, organised by the
International Otter Survival Fund and have previously been involved with surveys carried out in Skye and Cumbria.
In September 2000 I was a speaker at a conference for wildlife rehabilitators, organised by
Lower Moss Wood Educational Nature Reserve and Wildlife Hospital, Cheshire.
I am a member of The British Veterinary Zoological Society, The British Veterinary
Association, The British Small Animal Veterinary Association, The RSPB, The Cumbria
Wildlife Trust, The International Otter Survival Fund and The Mammal Society.
I am a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and as such retain the right to practise as a Veterinary Surgeon.
Education
1972-1977 Hammond School, Hoole Bank House, Mannings Lane, Chester
1977-1980 Kingsway High School, Kingsway, Chester
1980-1985 University of Liverpool, Faculty of Veterinary Science
I graduated BVSc. with Honours
1996-1998 University of Central Lancashire
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Employment
July 1985 - June 1986 Bush Veterinary Centre, 19 Friar's Road, Coventry
June 1986 - June 1989 Cranmore Veterinary Centre, 140 Chester Road, Childer Thornton
Cheshire L66 1QN
June 1989 - May 1990 Langdale Veterinary Centre, 2 - 4 Queens Road
Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire
May 1990 - April 1994 Cranmore Veterinary Centre
April 1994 - November 1995
Village Veterinary Surgery, 1 Brows Lane
Formby, Liverpool L37 3HY
December 1995 - September 1998 - Animal Care Lecturer
Newton Rigg College, Penrith
Cumbria, CA11 0AH
September 1998 – December 2001
PDSA Blackpool PetAid Hospital
May 2000 –Present
47 Hawes Side Lane, Blackpool, FY4 4AP
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Veterinary Nursing Department
Belgravia House, 62-64 Horseferry Road
London, SW1P 2AF
(Tel: 020 7222 2001)
May 2000 – August 2000 (2 afternoons per week)
Archway Veterinary Practice, Station Square
Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria
September 2000 – December 2000 (1 afternoon per week)
Lancaster and Morecambe College, Morecambe Road
Lancaster, LA1 2TY
Personal Details:
Date of Birth 13th August 1961
Marital Status Married, one daughter born 14
Permanent Address Chestnut Villa th
September 2001
Off Main Street
Milnthorpe
Cumbria LA7 7QE
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