Accreditation Status
- Instructor Member ()
Course Accreditation Status
Personal Details
I am professional and benevolent. With infectious enthusiasm I create a safe inclusive classroom space for an enjoyable and memorable learning experience, whichever course you attend.
Just come with and open mind, burning questions and a sense of humour.
Self confessed science and data geek. I have always had a deep interest around the integrated relationships between psychology, biology, and neuroscience, and how our belief system directly impacts our physiology and conscious experience of the world.
I am currently studying Hypnosis and working through my Hypnotherapy Training with the aim of joining the accredited register of therapists next year. (Did you know hypnotherapists are not regulated by law in the UK, always do your due diligence.)
I feel genuinely privileged to facilitate MHFAider® training and gain so much gratification from imparting the knowledge and skills these courses deliver.
I facilitate regular open face to face training in and around Cambridgeshire, Essex Suffolk and Bedfordshire, and offer a hybrid facility for in-house clients if required.
The Journey so far
After 12 years working in HR and training, I left the corporate world and a change in career led me into a hands-on role within the NHS both on the wards and in clinic at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
It became increasingly evident to me how physical and psychological health are intrinsically linked although often overlooked, and one simply cannot be addressed without the other.
An experienced trainer in both the corporate world and the NHS, led me to set up my own training company The Bridge First Aid in 2011. With the goal of providing local accessible and credible resources for all demographics to practice and learn simple life saving skills.
The business has since grown and continues to evolve. We have been offering Mental Health First Aid England courses since 2017 and continue to offer the full MHFA England catalogue as well as bespoke tailor-made programmes for you.
Stigma, cultural influences, and lack of education surrounding mental health is a huge barrier to accessing help and embarking on a recovery journey, and I am passionate about helping to change the status quo.
https://thebridgefirstaid.co.uk/
“Jenny has always displayed joy, enthusiasm, and a natural gift for teaching. Jenny has a real skill in translating and delivering complex ideas into laymen’s terms. She is personable and tenacious.”
I am a lover of horses and the presence that being around horses brings.
I attribute dog ownership to managing a fulfilling and active lifestyle and balanced mind-set. It’s all about lux. Lux is the new fit. The sky is the new gym.
The time spent outside with my dog is invaluable. Animals do not have the added stigma that modern society creates and observing behaviour without these barriers is fascinating
Epigenetics implies we can change biology but without changing society is this a lost cause?
MHFA is huge and accessible catalyst for this movement. To create a more inclusive society.
People that know me would describe me as Alice in Wonderland, a curious disposition with a propensity to go down rabbit holes and onto new and exciting adventures of discovery.
“Nullius in verba”
Qualifications
Instructor Member course accreditation status
Adult MHFA Half Day (upskilled to new version - approved)
Adult MHFA Refresher (Inc Support & Benefits) (approved)
Adult Mental Health Aware Half Day Classroom (approved)
Adult Mental Health Aware Half Day Online (approved)
Adult MHFA One Day Classroom (approved)
Adult MHFA One Day Online (approved)
Mental Health First Aid (2022) (approved)
Higher Education MHFA One Day Classroom (approved)
BA (Hons) Human Resource Management CIPD
Level 4 award in education and training. (TQUK) Ofqual Certified with over 15 years of teaching experience
The Education and Training Foundation Prevent for Practitioners Certificate and safeguarding training
BSc Children's Nursing (years 1 & 2)
Certificate of achievement with LEAP EFP/L (Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy EFP/L)
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Qualified first aid trainer, assessor, and community first aid responder. FAW, PFA, EPFA, EFAW,
Canine and advanced pet first aid instructor
Independent trainer for both the NHS and private clients delivering bespoke training courses
Qualified First Aid Trainer FAW, PFA, EPFA, EFAW, Canine and Advanced Pet First Aid instructor
Work Experience
11 years in corporate HR and Recruitment
Office manager for the EAAA (The East Anglian Air Ambulance),
5 years in the NHS, predominately Paediatrics (Addenbrookes Hospital).
Paediatric sleep study coordinator, working with and teaching vulnerable adults and children.
Company founder and director
A proven track record of consistency and competence in teaching and delivery, measured by quality assurance with over 1000 genuine course feedback ratings
Animals
Experiential training activities and exercises (as individuals and in groups) in Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy EFP/L
Experience of working with therapy dogs and their owners
Current
Foundational training in solution focused Hypnotherapy
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