Claire qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2003, when she graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Veterinary Nursing from Myerscough College, and The University of Central Lancashire.  She worked at Hillcrest Animal Hospital in Chorley until the end of 2005 and completed the BVNA Veterinary Nurse Certificate in Dentistry in 2004. Claire then began part-time work at Petmedics Veterinary Surgeons in Manchester with a referral dental veterinary surgeon and part-time veterinary nursing and animal care teaching at Myerscough College.

In 2006 she accepted the full-time post of Veterinary Nursing Lecturer at Myerscough College and completed her PCGE in 2007, Masters Degree in Education in 2011, and QTLS teaching qualification in 2012. She also enrolled on a Professional Doctorate in Education in 2012.

Having taught part-time for a year, in 2006 Claire accepted the full-time post of Veterinary Nursing Lecturer at Myerscough College and eventually became Head of Area for Veterinary Nursing and Farriery. She taught all levels of student VN since 2005, on courses including the Further Education Level 3 Diploma, the FdSc Veterinary Nursing, the RCVS Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing, BSc (Hons) top-up degrees and the RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing; her main teaching was focused on the Higher Education Veterinary Nursing courses.

Claire is now a Veterinary Senior Lecturer in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Central Lancashire, and her role involves teaching the veterinary students, development / delivery / quality assurance of all assessments, and promoting inter-professionalism within the vet-led team.