within a multidisciplinary team, they focus on admission avoidance, with patients who reside in care homes in Dorset, UK. He looks forward to developing this role in the future.
Anthony Kitchener MSc, PGCert. Paramedic Educationalist.
As a leader within the health and social care network, Ant has held senior management and educationalist positions within the public, voluntary and academic sector. He holds a number of publications, consultancies and award nominations. He is a Master of Science (Education) and a Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) with various other clinical and professional qualifications.
Ricky Lawrence Clinical Education Tutor.
Ricky has been working in the Clinical Education Standards for the past 2 years. He joined the London Ambulance Service in 1982 after leaving the army, as a qualified ambulance technician working in London, qualifying as a NHSTD registered paramedic in 1990. Since then he has had various roles within the London Ambulance Service and a secondment to the Department of Health Equality and Human Rights Group, as lead adviser on EQIA. He returned in 2007 as Equality and Inclusion Officer until 2016 when due to organisational restructuring, he had a number of short roles in safeguarding and infection prevention control before joining the CES department full time.
Claire Leader RN, RM, PGCAP, MA, BSc (Hons), FHEA. Senior Lecturer.
Claire qualified as a registered nurse from York University in 1998 after which she moved to Leeds, working in cardiothoracic surgery and emergency nursing. In 2003 she commenced her midwifery education at Huddersfield University where she was awarded a first class BSc (Hons). Working initially at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, she later moved to the North East where she commenced her role as a staff midwife before moving into the area of research as a research nurse and midwife. She was awarded a distinction for her MA in sociology and social research at Newcastle University in 2012. Claire moved to Northumbria University in 2018 and is now a senior lecturer and programme lead for pre‐registration nursing programmes, while also studying for her PhD in the area of nurse and midwife wellbeing.
Tom Mallinson BSc (Hons), MBChB, PGCHE, MRCGP(2020), MCPara, MCoROM, FAWM, FHEA, FRGS. Prehospital Doctor, Rural Generalist, Responder Support Clinician.
Tom began his career in London, undertaking the IHCD ambulance aid and paramedic qualifications alongside a Bachelor’s degree in paramedic science at the University of Hertfordshire. After working as a paramedic for the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, he attended Warwick Medical School to qualify as a medical practitioner. He continued his studies with postgraduate qualifications in healthcare education, wilderness medicine and primary care. Tom has published a variety of primary research and educational resources and is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Paramedic Practice.
Jason McKenna BSc, GDip, DipNQEMT AP. Advanced Paramedic Supervisor.
Jason began his prehospital career as an emergency medical technician within the private ambulance services in Ireland. In 2011 he joined the National Ambulance Service as a student paramedic, graduating from University College Dublin (UCD) with a diploma in emergency medical technology. In 2015 he continued his education as part of the Bachelor degree programme in paramedic studies at the University of Limerick. He subsequently joined the advanced paramedic programme, graduating from UCD in 2018 with a graduate diploma in emergency medical science. He is also a graduate of the University of South Wales where he studied Acute Medicine. He is a registered assistant tutor with PHECC and is involved with training and education of all levels of prehospital care from community first responder to paramedic. His interests lie in prehospital education and research.
Ian Peate
OBE, FRCN.
Visiting Professor of Nursing, St George’s University of London and Kingston University London; Visiting Professor, Northumbria University; Visiting Senior Clinical Fellow, University of Hertfordshire, and Editor‐in‐Chief of the British Journal of Nursing. Senior Lecturer University of Roehampton.
Ian began his nursing career at Central Middlesex Hospital, becoming an enrolled nurse practising in an intensive care unit. He later undertook 3 years’ student nurse training at Central Middlesex and Northwick Park Hospitals, becoming a staff nurse and then a charge nurse. He has worked in nurse education since 1989. His key areas of interest are nursing practice and theory. Ian has published widely. He is editor in chief of the British Journal of Nursing, founding consultant editor of the Journal of Paramedic Practice and editorial board member of the British Journal of Healthcare Assistants. Ian was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 90th Birthday Honours List for his services to nursing and nurse education and was granted a fellowship from the Royal College of Nursing in 2017.
Liam Rooney BSc (Hons), GDip, DipNQEMT‐AP. Assistant Tutor.
Liam has worked as a firefighter/paramedic with Dublin Fire Brigade since 2007, where he completed his diploma in emergency medical technology – paramedic with the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland. In 2016 he completed a BSc (Hons) in paramedic studies at the University of Limerick, winning the Graduate Entry Medical School Award for overall performance. In 2017, he undertook a graduate diploma in emergency medical science through University College Dublin. Liam currently practises as an advanced paramedic in Ireland. In 2017, he joined the faculty of DX2, where he delivers multiple courses in prehospital education. He has a keen interest in geriatric medicine and pain management in dementia patients.
Fraser D. Russell BSc (Deakin), PhD (Univ. Melb.). Associate Professor, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Fraser’s PhD investigating the regulation of cardiac beta‐adrenoceptors was awarded by the University of Melbourne in 1994. A series of successful postdoctoral appointments followed at the University of Cambridge, UK (1995–1998), University of Otago, NZ (1998–2000) and University of Queensland, Australia (2000–2004). Fraser’s research interests have focused on providing a better understanding of the intracellular trafficking and cardiovascular function of endothelin‐1, urotensin II and glial cell line‐derived neurotrophic factor. Since taking a faculty position at the University of the Sunshine Coast (2005–), Fraser has developed a research programme in natural product therapies, with a focus on providing new ideas for the management of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm and aberrant wound healing responses, where there are limited pharmacological treatment options.
Emma Senior MSc Academic and Professional Learning, BSc (Hons) Promoting Practice Effectiveness (Public Health/Health Visiting), DipHE Nursing Studies (Adult), Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN), Registered Teacher (NMC), Fellow (FHEA). Senior Lecturer, Northumbria University.
Emma is an NMC registered teacher, nurse and health visitor with over 10 years of experience in the NHS and 10 years teaching experience with Northumbria University. She began her nurse career in theatres specialising in women’s and children’s health before qualifying as a health visitor in 2006. She then went on to work as a sexual health advisor across North Yorkshire where she was able to work collaboratively with a range of services and organisations which included the military, primary care and secondary education. Emma joined higher education in 2009, taking her first post as a senior lecturer/practitioner implementing a workforce development initiative called Northumbria Integrated Sexual Health Education (NISHE) for postqualified nurses across County Durham and Darlington and then project managed delivery across the south west of England with the University of West England. This involved the development and delivery of e‐learning educational materials along with supporting academic staff and students in their practice setting. In 2012, Emma joined the pre‐registration nurse team where she has been able to introduce, develop and co‐ordinate e‐learning packages on the programme.