QA Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work Requalifying Course (RQF)

“I have 28 years’ experience in education and training, from pre-school through to the further education (FE) sector. My focus is on developing the offer we provide to our community first responders and external clients. My areas of expertise include trainer development, e-learning, and mentoring. I also hold an NVQ L3 certificate in British Sign Language and supported a Deaf student to access his GCSEs in a mainstream school.”

“I started my career with the military and served for 28 years worldwide. Although my trade was not Medical, I put myself through Paramedic Training whilst serving on an exchange posting with the USAF. On leaving the forces, I undertook medical requalification training to work for the UK Ambulance Service, and started working for East Midlands Ambulance Service in 2015. I stayed with them until I moved to LIVES as a Pre-Hospital Educator in Sept 2021.”

“I deliver a wide range of Pre-Hospital Emergency Care course to external clients and our own First Responders. I take pride knowing that every person that I educate can deliver emergency care to people in their hour of need. Prior to my role as an Educator, I have worked frontline in the Ambulance Service and deployed around the world in both peacetime, and during conflict, in the Armed Forces.”

“I worked in the Electronics and Software Development industry for most of my career, however, in 2014 I joined LIVES as a Community First Responder and became a LIVES District Trainer a year later. During this time I developed a passion for teaching and joined the Education Team in 2017. A fun fact about me is that I was privileged to be one of the divers who worked on the wreck of the Mary Rose (The Tudor warship that sank in the Solent in 1545).”

“I am one of the full time educators at LIVES, a job which I enjoy doing very much. Not only am I loving teaching the new LIVES First Responders, and front line Fire and Rescue responders, I also love going on courses myself to improve my knowledge and skills.
My hobbies include Martial Arts, Boxing, Swimming, Scuba Diving which I am also trained as a rescue diver and instructor. I also train German Shepherds alongside my wife Sue for protection work.”

“My healthcare journey started in 2012, volunteering as a LIVES Community First Responder before pursuing a career in the ambulance service. I re-joined LIVES full-time in July 2023 as an Educator-Paramedic. My role involves delivering a range of Pre-hospital Emergency Care courses to LIVES Responders and organisations such as the Fire and Rescue Service. I still respond as a paramedic with LIVES and the NHS to maintain my clinical competencies.”

“I’ve been a CFR for nearly 10 years. I was a falls responder for 2 years and now a full time educator. A fun fact about me is I’m once seen never forgotten.”