Margaret Keattch

Internal Verfier, Assessor, Trainer

Summary:

Margaret started her career in care in 1990, quickly becoming supervisor to 30 staff for a local authority service, before becoming a Care Service Manager for a community-based service. Margaret developed a passion for training during this time and decided to bcome a Training Officer, with responsibility for training on core and specilaist subjects such as dementia, as well as assessing NVQ students. As an Internal Verifier Margaret then moved to the Further Education Sector, taking responsibility for centre management as well as continuing to assess her own students. Margaret has been performing in this role for the last five years, and thus brings considerable experience and assurance to her work.

Qualifications:

PTTLS, NVQ Level 4 Care, D32/D33 City & Guilds, A1/V1 Assessors Award Update 

Joanne Whitworth

Trainer

Summary:

Joanne has worked with residents directly for some time and therefore she understands their needs intimately. However she decided to begin a career in training with Quantum Group in order to improve standards of care received for more people. Joanne delivers training in Health and Safety, Infection Control Awareness, Movinga and Handling, First Aid and CPR, SOVA, Fire Safety Awareness, Food Hygiene Awareness, Mental Capacity Act.

Qualifications:

A Level Social Studies, Sociology, Religious Studies, Study Skills

Gill Adams

Training Team Leader, Trainer

Summary:

Gill has extensive experience in hotel services and catering, having progressed from restaurant supervision after leaving education to senior management roles. Prior to joining Quantum Group Gill was a nationwide manager for a cleaning services company, with responsibility for c. 150 staff and account managers. Whilst still delivering training in the Mandatory Units personally, Gill leads Quantum Group's training team with responsibility for operations, quality and budgeting.

Qualifications:

PTTLS, Train the Trainer

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Sara Barrett

Management Consultant, Assessor, Trainer

Summary:

Sara qualified as a Registered General Nurse and has worked in the care sector as a manager of a nursing home for 12 years. Sara remains updated as an RGN through PREPP requirements. She is an enthusiastic, reliable, approachable and professional at all times and enjoys training all grades of staff, particularly in Challenging Behaviour.

Qualifications:

RGN, Dip. RSA (Management), D32/33 BTEC NVQ assessor(Care), Teaching and
Assessing Cert (Nottingham University)

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Clare Lawrence

Management Consultant , Internal Verifier, Assessor

Summary:

Clare has 20 years experience in health and social care, qualifying as a Registered Nurse in 1995. Clare has worked in both the NHS and the private sector and has managed both Nursing and Residential provisions. Her main areas of professional practice are in care of the elderly and learning disability. Alongside her health and social care experience Clare has also worked in a large FE college where she developed and coordinated the Level 4 provision for Health and Social Care NVQs and the RMA and delivered the associated training and assessment.

Qualifications:

Btec Dip. Science & Health Studies. Diploma in Nursing. C&G 7307 (I), RN Adult. RMA, D32/33, D34

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Roy Riseborough

Director, Management Consultant, Assessor, Trainer

Summary:

Roy has more than 20 years’ experience in nursing and management and over 10 years’
teaching and assessing. His clinical expertise is dementia and he has articles published in journals including the Nursing Standard and Senior Nurse. Roy leads the QMS Team and regularly undertakes consultancy assignments throughout the UK on behalf of Quantum Group.

Qualifications:

Master of Education, Diploma Health Education, RMN, RCN, RGN, Dip Management

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Sally Sheldon

Assessor, Trainer

Summary:

Sally has 31 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse, including 3 years as a Registered
Midwife. In addition Sally has many years of nursing home management experience. A full time A1 Assessor and trainer in Health and Social Care, Sally is also a Registered Mentor and as such has trained many overseas nurses to work to UK standards. Being naturally good with people Sally gets a lot of satisfaction from helping her students gain new qualifications and skills.

Qualifications:

RGN, Registered Midwife, Registered Mentor

Dennis Smith

Trainer

Summary:

Dennis has over 24 years’ experience of training people working in a variety of sectors,
including the NHS, MoD and Higher Education. His work has also given him a full understanding of the particular safety and hygiene issues in the Care, Commercial, Service and Retail sectors. He has been a Health and Safety Manager as well as a Quality Assurance Manager.

Qualifications:

NVQ Level 3 Training and Development, Cert HE in Psychology, Sociology and
Organisational Studies

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