My name is Ken Patterson. I live in Moira and have been a first aid trainer with one of the leading first aid training organisations in the UK for many years, a member of the Salvation Army in Lurgan, and go out on duty with Belfast Street Pastors. I am passionate about teaching first aid, and as a Christian, my mission is to teach first aid to churchgoers throughout Northern Ireland. I am also qualified to teach the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
TRAINING EXPERIENCE
I have the Level 3 Education & Training Award, as well as NVQ qualifications in training and assessing and have delivered training to a wide variety of customers including:
- Hamilton Road Presbyterian Bangor
- Sligo and Castleblayney Presbyterian churches
- Belfast, Newtownabbey and Coleraine Street Pastors
- Lurgan and Ballymoney Salvation Army Corps
- Knock Methodist,
- Acquired the RCN AllergyWise for Healthcare Professionals certificate
- Approved Centre for Trainer Courses Ltd - November 2020
- Acquired the TQUK Level 3 Award in Education & Training - May 2021
- Nuco-registered trainer
FIRST AID QUALIFICATIONS
- First Aid at Work Certificate
- Paediatric First Aid
- Catastrophic Bleeding certificate
ADMINISTERING FIRST AID - EXPERIENCE
I have attended numerous events as a First Aider and in the past, as an ambulance driver and attendant. I am also called upon to administer first aid from time to time when out on duty with Belfast Street Pastors.