Senior HR Advisor
East Midlands Ambulance Service
I have been with EMAS for 11 years following my previous career in the Army, joining in 1979 completing 34 years service in 2014. I served as a chef on joining, through the transition into the Royal Logistic Corps gaining a late entry commission to complete my service as a Squadron Commander in the RLC reservist training regiment in Grantham.
I served in a variety of roles and units and at various locations in Germany, UK and Canada during my time. I made the transition from service life into EMAS as an assistant HR Advisor putting all my transferrable skills and knowledge to good use and quickly realised a position into and Advisor role in a short space of time. I became a Senior HR Advisor in 2022 and have covered Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and now Lincolnshire as part of my progression and development with the Trust.
I have been my trusts Armed Forces Lead and Champion since 2017 working to create an enduring relationship between the AF community and the ambulance service. I have led EMAS through their Silver and Gold Award accreditations of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, and also achieve accreditation in the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA) scheme. As a veteran of the UK Armed Forces, I recognise, value and promote at all levels the contributions that service personnel can bring to the NHS in any civilian role but focus of course on the Ambulance Service.
I have committed to recruiting from Armed Forces Leavers Schemes as much as possible, mixing that with the recruitment from the general populus. I feel quite passionate about making their change of career as smooth as possible and as I move into semi-retirement I am hoping that my successor will continue with this approach.
