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
October 2020
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.