b'PROFILELOUISE NEWMANLouise began her veterinary career in 2001, qualified as an RVN in 2005, and progressed through clinical and leadership roles. Now Hospital Lead at Blue Crosss flagship hospital and a VMG board director, shes passionate about team development, operational excellence, and veterinary leadership.Please give a brief summary of yourIn 2015 I suffered an injury and needed career path so farfeel free to shareto step away from nursing so I joined what motivated your career decisions: the volunteer management team, and I started my first job in veterinary inthis is where my leadership journey 2001 at a small private practice in Southreally began. In 2017 I became practice London. Id always been an animal lovermanager of one of the branches and had done my work experience at aculminating in winning Petplan Practice vet practice so the thought of workingManger of the year and the hospital as a vet or vet nurse had always been inwinning an internal team of the year the back of my mind. I qualified as a RVNprize. In 2022 I became the hospital lead in 2005.at our 24hr flagship hospital in London, Victoria, becoming the first veterinary I joined Blue Cross in 2006 as a nightnurse in Blue Crosss history to take on nursethe primary driver was to help mythe role. In 2024 I became a director on mum care for my father and this gave methe VMG board. the flexibility to do so. I went back into private practice when an opportunity toWhat is it about your work that enthuses take on a head nurse position at my firstyou and brings you satisfaction?practice arose. However, I missed charityI very much enjoy the operational work and rejoined Blue Cross in 2010.aspect of my job and I love nothing more than getting away from my desk and being with the team! I get energy from developing and supporting them, watching them succeed and grow.Continuously improving the hospital working environment, operational efficiencies and experience for the clients brings me job satisfaction. Being involved in various internal and external groups allows me to widen my professional network and contacts and has given me exposure to other (internal) directorates and organisations. In turn this has allowed me to share my experience and skills as a veterinary leader. What is the biggest challenge to staying passionate in your veterinary career youve overcome, and how did you approach it? When I entered the veterinary industry, I assumed my career could only go in one direction and there was a ceiling as to what I could achieve, I was very wrong! 8www.inspiredvet.co.uk'