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Join us on our journey
with Ronda

We’re not outsiders looking in. We’re vets, nurses, and managers who’ve felt the pressure of last-minute gaps, ignored messages, and hand-drawn rotas. We knew there had to be a better way - so we built it.

It all started with Ibra

A veterinary surgeon and locum for over six years, Ibra used locuming to save money and advance his career as an orthopaedic surgeon.

But when he launched his own mobile referral business, he faced the same challenges he had experienced as a locum, this time from the other side as a manager:

  • Endless recruiter emails
  • Slow negotiations
  • Handwritten rotas
  • Mismatched expectations
One day, frustrated and trying to find the paper of shift plan, he called his partner Dimitra.
Have you seen the shift plan which took me hours to prepare?
That was the spark
Why isn’t there a better system for this?

and Ronda was born
with the mission:

To empower locum vets and nurses, and the practices that rely on them, by removing barriers, building trust, and creating a streamlined connection that ensures efficient processes and builds better relationships.

They shared the idea with Kayleigh.
As an RVN, Kayleigh supported Ibra with his mobile referral business. She was instantly excited.
Kayleigh had always wanted to explore locum work to better balance her career and motherhood, but the system felt unclear and risky:
  • Long forms
  • Multiple agencies
  • A lack of transparency about the practices made it more hassle than it was worth. 

As the idea grew, so did the team

Guada, a veterinary surgeon who had been locuming for over five years, joined the mission.
Guada embraced the locum lifestyle to travel, manage her time, and build the work-life balance many dream of. But she also knew the struggles:
  • Inefficient agencies process
  • Slow responses
  • Lack of opportunity to build a reputation

Together, we turned the pain points we’d lived through into something better

A platform that supports both sides of the profession with transparency, ease, and care to help vets, nurses, and practices work their way and deliver better care to the animals that matter most.

Meet the Team

Ibra Hernando
Ibra Hernando
Co-Founder, DVM MRCVS
Dimitra Sepou
Dimitra Sepou
Co-Founder, BSc FCA
Kayleigh Allen
Kayleigh Allen
RVN
Guada Rubiales
Guada Rubiales
LicVM MRCVS Cert GP (DI)
  • Ibra graduated as a veterinary surgeon in 2013 after completing his studies across five universities through competitive academic exchanges in Spain (León, Barcelona, Murcia), Slovakia, and Chile.
  • After two years of clinical experience in Spain, he moved to the UK in 2016, where he earned a Certificate in Small Animal Surgery.
  • Over the next six years, he worked as a full-time locum across the UK, using the flexibility of locuming to complete an Advanced Certificate in Small Animal Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery in 2022.
  • After three years working in referral hospitals in both the Netherlands and the UK, Ibra launched Precise VetPro in 2023, a mobile referral surgery service covering the south of England.
Running his own business gave him firsthand insight into the challenges practices face when working with locums. His experience on both sides of the locum world shaped the foundation of Ronda, ensuring the platform truly addresses the everyday frustrations faced by both locums and veterinary practices.
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