Mandisa graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2008, and after staying in Scotland for her first job she moved to England the following year, to a small animal practice in Biddulph.
She has always had an interest in emergency and critical care and enjoyed the challenges that this has brought, even as a new graduate.
Following four years in day practice, Mandisa then worked in a dedicated emergency clinic covering North Birmingham for a couple of years before she worked as a locum in a variety of practices across the West Midlands to enable her to have a better work-life balance. Mandisa worked at Harper Adams University as a lecturer to undergraduate and postgraduate students in Veterinary Sciences in 2017-2018. She currently does locum work in small animal practice.
Mandisa is a published author, having been the researcher on a paper about genomic variations in Mycobacterium published in BMC Microbiology. She is a member of RCVS Council and is currently a member of the legislative working party and the primary qualification sub committee. Mandisa chairs EMS coordinators liaison group and the Practice Standards Group, which she began chairing in July 2018.