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Matt started his career within the health service in 2002 gaining employment as a health care assistant within the Pennine Acute NHS Trust, he quickly participated in the internal training process to enhance his clinical practice gaining increased responsibilities. After 3 years he joined Greater Manchester Ambulance Service working on the Intermediate Care Ambulance, he quickly qualified as a technician and went on to become a paramedic after gaining his DipHe Paramedic Practice qualification at the University of Central Lancashire. This time at university started an interest in education and after qualification, Matt offered the Paramedic Practice team his services on an AdHock basis which he did until the opportunity to work full time UCLan became available.

Matt is a member of the NHS North West Simulation Education Network and using his experience gained at the various training events aims to deliver evidence based learning events within the course that have clearly identified and suitable outcomes especially where these demonstrate an improvement in patient safety and patient experience.

He still has passion about Pre hospital care and works Rapid Response Vehicle and Emergency Ambulance Shifts for North West Ambulance Service based out of Lancaster.

Qualifications

•  DipHE Paramedic Practice, University of Central Lancashire, 2014

Memberships

• Health Care Professions Council
• College of Paramedics
• UCU
• NHS North West Simulation Education Network