Julie Paterson
Julie Paterson

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<p>Julie C Paterson. RGN, DipN, Bsc (Hons) Nursing, Msc level PG Dip SCPHN - OH,</p>

<p>Instructor in MHFA 2 day, Half day, 1 day workplace course and Workplace Associate. MHFA England CIC</p>

<p>A practicing public health professional, occupational health advisor, health & wellbeing specialist practitioner, Mental Health First Aid instructor and appointed as a MHFA England CIC, workplace associate. Julie has extensive experience in working in a variety of settings within, charity groups, local authorities, NHS and corporate & financial sectors and organizations. Qualifying as a RGN nurse over 28 years ago, Julie has continued to build her mental health, public health expertise, and commercial experience. She has demonstrated her commitment and passion to Mental Health and Public health nursing along the lifespan in a varied number of locations.</p>

<p>Julie is registered as a specialist practitioner on part 3 of the NMC register and as an accredited MHFA England instructor who has undergone a training programme accredited by the Royal Society for Public Health, London. Julie’s employment experience is varied and includes organisations such as, local councils, NHS, private healthcare groups, and community sectors. In addition to Primary and Secondary schools, charity groups, multinational commercial companies such as: SCA Hygiene Products, Abbott Laboratories, Fresenius, Siemens Healthcare, as well as the commercial banking sector.</p>

<p>Although Julie has worked with a joint focus over recent years in public health /occupational health and wellbeing in the working age groups, Julie has strived to work to make a difference in mental health across the lifespan in all sectors and in schools along the lifespan. Julie’s passion, is to raise mental health awareness and increase knowledge across all sectors through her work.</p>

<p>Julie’s work as an independent health and wellbeing consultant, tackles the nation’s dominant public health challenges by offering bespoke packages, mental health awareness training, occupational health and wellbeing consultancy services, and enthusiastically delivering MHFA England accredited courses: MHFA Standard, MHFA lite, and soon to offer MHFA Youth. As a public health specialist, Julie is zealous about the MHFA England initiative and the positive impact it can have on: employers, leader’s ability to support their employees, managers at all levels, teacher’s ability to manage their stress and, identify signs in order to signpost pupils, individual children, families and service users.</p>

<p>Some clients for delivery of MHFA courses include:</p>

<p>Corporate settings such as MBNA/ Lloyds/Barclays financial settings</p>

<p>Independant schools accross North West Region/ Derbyshire - Primary  & Secondary</p>

<p>Brain Injury Rehabilitation & Development</p>

<p>Cheshire East /West and Chester Council</p>

<p>Numerous Primary & Secondary & Special schools across CWAC council</p>

<p>Jewish Community Board, Leeds.</p>

<p>Beehive Health Care, Chester</p>

<p>Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust</p>

<p>Example evaluation form comments from Julie's MHFA courses</p>

<p>About Julie as an instructor:</p>

<p>“Julie has shown professionalism, genuine interest in the subject matter, presented the course well and engaged with all parties, Thank you so much, brilliant execution”</p>

<p>“Professionally facilitated”</p>

<p>“Very professional”</p>

<p>“Julie was extremely knowledgeable and supportive”</p>

<p>“I really, really enjoyed this standard course, Julie is fantastic”</p>

<p>“Excellent, thank you”</p>

<p>“Julie is so approachable”</p>

<p>“Julie’s communication has been great”</p>

<p>“Thank you, A great delivery and positive way to learn about a difficult subject”</p>

<p>“Julie is amazing”</p>

<p>About the course</p>

<p>“Brilliant course, and great to meet so many people from different locations/businesses from around the borough all related to local authority functions”</p>

<p>“Excellent course”</p>

<p>“Fantastic introduction to mental health issues and how to help and signpost our children, parents and staff”</p>

<p>“Excellent course, excellent delivery, really relevant and valuable to our setting”</p>

<p>“I feel much more equipped to deal with mental health issues”</p>

<p>“Excellent course, very inspiring, would love to be successful in promoting this in my school”</p>


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