Douglas Ralph

Experience

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  British Army

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1987

  EH Tech
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  British Army

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

  SO2 Med Int/Force Protection
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  British Army

  Jul 2001 - Aug 2004

  SO2 G2 Med

  Staff Officer to Commander Medical responsible for all health risk analysis.Specialist advisor to the Chief Medical Officer, Northern Ireland Department of Health.

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  UK Ministry of Defence

  Jun 2006 - Jul 2010

  Officer Commanding

  Managed the professional development, technical oversight and quality assurance of 20 full-time technical instructional staff.Planned and prioritised the learning outcomes and training objectives.Supervised the strategic development and implementation of Department of Environmental & Occupational Health policy, in line with Joint Medical Command directives.Supervised the performance measurement and quality assurance of course output.Commanding Officer for all military Environmental Health Technician student cohorts, including annual appraisal and the execution of summarily jurisdiction.Chaired the annual military Environmental Health Technician selection board.Responsible for the fiscal management of the £250k annual departmental training budget.Senior military member of the academic partner board for Middlesex University.Military educational and professional advisor to the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.Motivated and maximised output and employee morale without financial incentives.Successfully managed organisational change and enhanced higher performance and team productivity during a period of shrinking budgets and increasing workload.Initiated the successful validation of the Military Environmental Health Technician course with Middlesex University to Degree.Initiated the successful accreditation of the Mil Environmental Health Technician course by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.Designed the professional career pathway for Mil Environmental Health Practitioners to BSc and full registration with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. Show less

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  British Army

  Dec 2010 - Aug 2012

  Commander Medical

  Advised the General Staff on all medical and healthcare issues and contribute at Board level on strategic level planning and organisational management.Provided supervision and direction to the London District Environmental Health Team and to co-ordinate public health proactive & reactive intervention & support.Facilitated the provision of appropriate healthcare, medical policy direction and advice to support military activity in London ensuring reduced manpower wastage and increased operational deployability.Monitored the provision of primary healthcare (GP services and primary dental care) from defence agencies and co-ordinate provision of occupational health to Reservist personnel within the London area.Competent Medical Authority for all medical risk assessments, providing governance and assurance on high-risk recreation and adventure training, overseas training exercises and other hazardous unit activity.Co-ordinated the provision of medical cover to Army Cadet Force/Combined Cadet Force camps within boundaries and occupational health to Adult Instructors.Account holder for the £1.4M London District medical budget. Developed community engagement with the NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups, Local Authorities, emergency planning departments and the Health Protection Agency.Responsible for the planning and execution of medical and healthcare support to all military personnel involved in ceremonial duties, including; Queens Birthday Parade, Garter Service Windsor, Royal Wedding, Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympics.Responsible for the integration of service provision through negotiation and the establishment of contracts to provide emergency medical cover for ceremonial events. This included nurturing cooperation between the military, SO14 of the Metropolitan Police and St John Ambulance. Show less

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  UK Ministry of Defence

  Aug 2012 - Oct 2014

  SO1 Operational Welfare

  Responsible to the Chief of Defence Personnel as lead for defence operational welfare policy, including assurance and governance of the Deployed Welfare Package, to deployed military personnel throughout the world.Senior advisor to the Minister of State for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans on all issues regarding operational welfare.Lead Staff Officer for a number of Joint Service Publications, giving direction to the Service community on areas of welfare policy.Policy lead regarding interpretation and arbitration of joint casualty and compassionate support.Policy advisor regarding operational welfare to the Defence Military Crises Centre. Author of the Defence Recovery Capability policy, enabling the transition of wounded, injured and sick Service personnel either to a return to duty, or to a useful life within a civilian environment and special advisor to the Defence Recovery Steering Group.Lead for the Mass Casualty Incident policy for the management of a major incident abroad, involving MoD personnel and their repatriation back to the UK. This includes cross-government briefing up to and including Prime Minister level and liaison with all external agencies, including international embassies and governments.Responsible for the implementation of the Deployed Welfare Package, ensuring Service personnel gain the fundamental elements of welfare; communicate, entertain, connect and support. This required close work with both the contract agencies and the military Permanent Joint Headquarters at Northwood and resulted in an £11M saving. Show less