Garry Heeson

Experience

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  British Army

  May 2012 - Mar 2015

  Responsible for all in unit training, including career development, operational and mandatory training.Designed and lead for Formation Training of UK Defence Medical Personnel and Canadian Defence Medical Personnel prior to Ebola Mission Specific Training and onward deployment. Received a Surgeon General Coin from the Canadian Surgeon General acknowledging a successful training package that encouraged Whole Fore Development of multi-national medical personnel. Training Manager and Senior Instructor responsible for delivering operational, career development and management and leadership courses to the Army Medical Services.

  • Training Warrant Officer

    Aug 2014 - Mar 2015

  • Senior Military Instructor

    May 2012 - Jul 2014
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  Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust

  Mar 2015 - Mar 2016

  Patient Services Manager

  Patient Services Manager for Military Patients that are treated at the UKs Role 4 Hospital at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Trust in Birmingham.Manage a Tri-Service Team of HCPs and Medical Administrators who provide direct support to Military Inpatients. Provide welfare support, not only to military patients, but families who support the inpatients. A large number of these patients have complex needs.

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  British Army

  Apr 2016 - Jun 2020

  Employed as the Training Officer and Sqn 2IC for 251 Med Sqn. Responsible for planning both Regimental and Sqn training, including Command and Leadership, PHEC and PHC, Military Training.Deployed as OC of the Med Sqn that deployed to provide medical support the British Contingent competing in the Nijmegen Marches in the Netherlands. Here I commanded in excess of 60 clinical personnel including Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Paramedics and both Regular and reserve Medics. Over the main competition, the Med Facilities treated in excess of 900 patients. Responsible for the Healthcare Governance Framework and pre-deployment validation. It was noted from the Validation team that the Sqn produced 'Best Practice' for bespoke training programme and presentation of CMT clinical portfolios. Myself and the team were awarded a Commander Medical 1 UK Div Coin in recognition. Show less Part of the Regimental Senior Leadership Team and Senior Soldier within the Regiment. Responsible for Leadership and Management Development in unit. Providing Leadership Workshops to develop the culture within unit. Committee member of; discipline, leadership development, healthcare of workforce, healthcare governance, operational management. Presiding Member of the WOs' & Sgts' Mess. Develop instructors to ensure soldier development is adopted as a unit culture in order to ensure medics and other soldiers are ready to support operations and exercises across the globe. Show less

  • Training And Development Officer

    Apr 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Regimental Sergeant Major

    Apr 2016 - Mar 2018
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  Defence Medical Academy

  Jul 2020 - Mar 2024

  Designed and delivered Franchised Training of Defence Medical Services Courses to meet the demand of training during and post COVID Pandemic. This project was managed from start through to pilot delivery. This post now has an assigned SO3 aligned and continues to deliver Franchised Training to Defence. Managed COVID courses for Defence Medical Services Personnel to deploy in support of MACA Tasks during the COVID Pandemic. Managed the Statement of Training Requirement and Tasks for Defence Medical Services, the requirements were submitted from the Royal Navy, Army and RAF Medical Services and the Defence Primary Healthcare. The requirement went through Training Needs Analysis focusing on trends, capacity and operational requirement. Show less

  • 2IC Phase 3 Training

    May 2023 - Mar 2024

  • SO2 External Education and Training Support

    Dec 2021 - May 2023

  • SO3 Training Plans

    Jul 2020 - Nov 2021
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  University of Sunderland

  Mar 2024 - now

  Senior Lecturer

  Senior lecturer in Military Education. Deliver the Cert HE in Health to service personnel, veterans, military families. Deliver L6 Certificate in Simulation Training working with the Defence Medical Services to improve the delivery of Simulation training across all health disciplines. Develop further education routes for service personnel, service leavers and their families.