I have been in the Ambulance service for 25 years, during which time I have served as an Air Ambulance Paramedic with the Dorset/Somerset Air Ambulance, based at Henstridge for 4 years, dealing with a wide range of incidents, whether they were agricultural, town or sports based.

 

During my service I have also held the role of a First Aid at Work Instructor and also as part of the income generation programme, I have supported major events as the Paramedic on duty. For 10 years I was a Clinical Support Officer, often first on scene dealing with serious incidents.

 

During the time spent as a Clinical Support Officer, I was also training students and Ambulance staff in clinical matters.

 

I also held the position of  Lead Paramedic for Safeguarding issues regarding Adults and Children. In this role, with paticular reference to the Adult care, it was necessary to assess whether adequate training was in place and if not, to assist in it's improvement.

 

My career has been far reaching in the emergency care role, dealing with minor to major incidents. With the experience  that I have gained over many years, my present training role is aimed at passing as much knowledge as possible to others.

 

-William Clowery, I.R.T Consulting