Staff profiles

Gema Bate

Assistant Lecturer in Paramedic Science

Before joining West Midlands Ambulance Service in 2016 as a student paramedic, Gema worked as a journalist across several daily and weekly local newspapers with an original focus on music journalism, which led her to complete her Post Graduate Diploma in Music Industry Management at the University of West London. During her...

Judy Benningfield

Teaching Fellow Paramedic Science

Judy started as a call taker for the Ambulance Service in Manchester 1999 and became a dispatcher in 2000. She d id her Technician training at Ladybridge Hall in 2002, worked at various Bolton North & South stations and then moved to Ellon Ambulance station, Aberdeenshire, in 2005 and completed her Paramedic training at Barony...

Stacy Bubb

Lecturer

Stacy is a registered ODP with over 15 years of post-qualification experience, encompassing clinical practice, education and industry.

Liam Dale

Lecturer in Paramedic Science and Pre-hospital Care

New to the team in 2020, Liam is still an active Paramedic splitting his time equally between working for West Midlands Ambulance Service and teaching at BCU. This allows him to continue building experience and directly supporting and mentoring students in practice as well as having a role in their development in the classroom...

Robert Evans

Lecturer in Operating Department Practice

Rob qualified as an ODP in 2011 and worked in a District General Hospital in North Wales, maintaining competencies in all 3 areas – Anaesthetics, Surgery and Post Anaesthetic Care. He covered all specialties within the hospital, including Trauma and Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Emergency...

Daniel Finnerty

Lecturer in Paramedic Science

Daniel qualified as a paramedic in 2007 after attending Sheffield Hallam University. Daniel is passionate about the education of Paramedics and before joining the Paramedic Science Team at Birmingham City University he was a Clinical Education Tutor for London Ambulance Service NHS Trust where he studied for his Diploma in...

Laura Garbett

Lecturer in Operating Department Practice

Laura is an Operating Department Practitioner registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. Clinical experience includes anesthetic, surgical (scrub), post-anesthetic care and resuscitation. She successfully completed the Resuscitation Council Advanced Life Support Course and European Advanced Life Support Courses...

Karen Gubbins

Senior Lecturer and Admissions Tutor for Paramedic Science

Karen joined West Midlands Ambulance Service in 1996 and qualified as a paramedic in 1998 within the Birmingham area. She was promoted to a first line manager in 2000 working with Wolverhampton. Karen then moved into the Training and Education Department in 2004 as worked as an Ambulance Tutor teaching all aspects of patient...

Sharon Hardwick

Course leader / Senior Lecturer Dip HE Paramedic Science

Sharon has been a paramedic for over 20 years after starting her career with West Midlands Ambulance Service working in Coventry. In 2001 she became a clinical supervisor in what was Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service, where she supported and mentored newly qualified staff through their training period. As part of...

David John Hughes

Programme Leader BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice

David qualified as an Operating Department Assistant in 1984 and following 16 years clinical experience gained at City Hospital (formerly Dudley Road), he moved into Operating Department Practice education. Initially, David was tutoring students at the Centre for Operating Department Practice Education, West Lodge, Selly Oak...