ABOUT BLS SAFETY & TRAINING LTD

Justin first became involved in first aid as a member of St John Ambulance where he served 15 years service as event first aider before undertaking various management and leadership roles.

Justin went on to train and practice as an Emergency Medical Technician with a leading private ambulance company in Norfolk.  During his career Justin’s duties included crewing on intermediate care ambulances along with assisting in cardiology and critical care transfers for NHS hospitals across the country.

Justin developed a thirst for knowledge in manual handling and Health and Safety which lead him to developing his professional qualifications becoming a Technical Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and currently provides all of our Health and Safety training and consultancy services.

Justin firmly believes learning doesn’t stop so he is currently studying for his diploma in applied Health and Safety along with undertaking various courses to ensure that the business maintains compliance in key areas including quality assurance.

Ray is our resident Registered Paramedic and has extensive knowledge in the field of pre-hospital care from his 25 year career within the NHS. Ray has built a comprehensive and varied CV over the years undertaking roles in leadership, management and HR to enhance his knowledge and skill portfolio. Ray has also had roles in mentorship and training which makes him a valued trainer with both real life experience and the ability to professionally and effectively deliver our health care and first aid courses.

Alan is our quality manager who maintains our external accreditation’s including ISO 9001 but also oversees the company’s internal quality assurance process in line with our company quality management system.  Alan comes with extensive knowledge in policy, procedures and corporate governance from working over 20 years as Consultant Clinical Scientist in the NHS and more recently advising and lecturing as a specialist consultant in blood safety for international organisations across Europe.

Ellie is our Pharmacist who works in the NHS. Ellie’s main role to the company is to ensure that the company fulfils its business requirements with HMRC and Companies House as company secretary. Ellie can also been seen teaching for BLS undertaking courses in medication management and care of medicines within care homes.

Adele comes with 20 years experience as registered nurse in emergency departments at NHS hospitals across the UK. Adele has extensive experience in teaching and assessing in a range of courses from advance life support skills to first aid in the workplace.

Nigel has 20 years experience as senior healthcare assistant mainly working in the emergency department and has vast experience in moving and handling of people. Nigel can be often found assessing on first aid courses and training in moving and handling.

Daisy is a registered Nurse currently working as Clinical Educator for the NNUH with extensive knowledge in nursing care within surgical admissions unit. Daisy can be found delivering a variety of courses for BLS such as Infection Control, First Aid and BLS.

Amanda comes with a huge range of experience within the Health and Social Care sector and more recently the Mental Health and Learning Disability sector. Amanda trains a variety of courses such as management of violence and aggression, first aid, moving and handling, care specific subjects and Mental Health and Wellbeing.

Laura is an experience Nurse within learning disabilities and mental health sectors. Laura has developed a huge thirst for training and development and can be found delivering a range of courses for BLS.

Alex’s main role is to support to smooth running of the BLS office and attend to course management and financial affairs of the company. Alex is passionate about mental health and wellbeing which lead to her study and achievement of her diploma in psychology so you will often find her delivering our metal health first aid courses.