Why Choose Guardian Angels Training?
At Guardian Angels, our strength lies in the depth and diversity of our specialist education team. With decades of combined experience across nursing, healthcare, education, and management, we offer a calibre of clinical training that is unmatched in the sector.
Our educators are more than trainers – they are qualified, credible professionals with specialist clinical backgrounds and real-world expertise. Each team member is a subject matter expert in their field, from advanced nursing practice and safeguarding to pharmacy, mental health, and complex care.
The majority of our educators hold postgraduate qualifications in nursing and education – many at Master’s level, and several at Doctorate-level – ensuring the training we deliver is not only evidence-informed but also academically rigorous and professionally grounded.
We are passionate about delivering training that is:
- High quality and learner-focused
- Fully compliant with current legislation and standards
- Cost-effective, impactful, and practical
- Designed to offer real return on investment to staff, managers, and organisations
If you are looking for a trusted training provider backed by expert clinicians, educators, and healthcare consultants – you are in the right place.
About Our Team
Denise
Senior Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Clinical Skills and Complex Care)
With over 40 years’ nursing experience and dual registration in Adult and Children’s Nursing, Denise is an expert in diabetes, respiratory care, hospice, and complex needs. Her sessions are inspiring, rich in experience, and always focused on high-quality, person-centred care.
Turkel
Violence Reduction Specialist & BILD Act Certified Senior Trainer (Specialism = Behaviour Management)
Turkel is a highly experienced specialist in violence reduction and the management of behaviours that may challenge or impact on the individuals quality of life. As a BILD Act Certified Senior Trainer, he brings a robust understanding of trauma-informed approaches, positive behavioural support, and least restrictive practice. With a strong background supporting complex care and mental health secure settings, Turkel delivers training that is not only fully compliant with current legislation but also empowers staff to respond safely, ethically, and confidently in high-risk environments. His sessions are known for being practical, insightful, and deeply rooted in respect and dignity.
Rachel
Senior Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Clinical Skills and Complex Care)
Rachel is a recently retired Nurse and Health Visitor with a background in complex care, public health, and community practice. Her experiential and highly interactive teaching style ensures learners stay engaged and leave sessions with confidence and clarity.
Sandra
Public Health Specialist Educator & Immunisation and Vaccine Nurse Specialist
Sandra is a highly respected Public Health Nurse and experienced educator with a specialist focus on immunisation and vaccination. With a background in national vaccination programmes and frontline delivery, she brings a deep understanding of public health policy, infection prevention, and clinical best practice. Sandra’s training sessions are current, evidence-based, and highly interactive – equipping learners with the skills and confidence to deliver safe, effective immunisation care across all settings. Her ability to translate complex guidance into clear, practical action makes her an invaluable asset to healthcare teams and organisations.
Alex
Senior Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Clinical Skills and Critical Care)
A practicing Clinical Skills Educator and Anaesthetic Practitioner within the NHS, Alex specialises in trauma, resuscitation, and anaesthetics. Her sessions blend high-level expertise with real-time relevance, making her teaching both dynamic and practical.
Kate
Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Practice Nursing and Wound Care)
Kate is a dedicated Practice Nurse Educator and tissue viability specialist. With an active NHS role in wound care and practice nursing, she delivers highly practical and tailored sessions in wound management and skin integrity.
Uma
Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Clinical Skills and Critical Care)
Uma is an adult nurse educator who works in senior clinical roles across acute NHS settings. She delivers sessions in line with the latest clinical standards and guidelines, ensuring relevance and practical application in adult acute care environments.
Lorraine
Practice Development Educator and Quality Assurance Practitioner (Specialism = Qualification Development and Quality Assurance)
An experienced nurse turned educator, Lorraine specialises in health and clinical skills training. She takes a learner-led approach, applying differentiated and accelerated learning strategies to deliver highly engaging, impactful sessions.
Angelique
Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Mental Health and Learning Disabilities)
A dual-registered nurse, Angelique combines her clinical knowledge with compassion and energy. She remains active as a Band 7 Senior Nurse Clinician in mental health crisis services and delivers educationally robust, learner-friendly training grounded in quality care.
Sasi
Practice Development Educator and Independent Assessor (Specialism = Palliative Care)
Sasi is an experienced Registered Nurse and passionate Hospice Educator, dedicated to end-of-life and palliative care training. Her calm, reflective teaching style empowers learners to deliver care that is both clinically competent and emotionally sensitive.
Louisa
Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Clinical Skills and Complex Care)
Louisa brings warmth and clarity to her teaching as an experienced Practice Development Nurse Educator specialising in complex community care. Her sessions are consistently praised for being informative, interactive, and deeply relevant to daily practice.
Claire
Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Clinical Skills and Critical Care)
Claire is a specialist educator with a solid foundation in paediatric acute care. She balances a senior clinical role within the NHS with her teaching, delivering expert-led sessions in children’s nursing and acute clinical skills.
Andrew
Lead Practice Development Educator and Lead Quality Assurance Practitioner (Specialism = Clinical Skills, Complex Care, and Healthcare Education)
An experienced clinician and educator, Andrew supports our team and clients with expertise in health and social care. With a 25 year rich NHS background as Nurse, Nurse Specialist, Practice Educator, Resuscitation Instructor and Practice Education Lead, and more, Andrew ensures our training is safe, current, and evidence-based.
David
Senior Paramedic Educator & Lead Quality Assurance Specialist
David is a seasoned Senior Paramedic and accomplished educator with a wealth of frontline emergency care experience. As our Lead Quality Assurance Specialist, he plays a vital role in ensuring our training delivery meets the highest standards of clinical accuracy, compliance, and educational integrity. David combines his operational knowledge with a passion for developing others, delivering high-impact training in emergency care, clinical decision-making, and pre-hospital protocols. His meticulous approach to quality assurance ensures our learners receive not only current and compliant content – but training that truly prepares them for real-world practice.
Marie
Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Sexual Health and Family Planning)
Marie is a skilled Registered Nurse and Independent Nurse Prescriber with specialist expertise in Sexual Health and Family Planning. She leads our RCN-accredited Smear Taker programme and maintains her clinical role as a Senior Nurse Clinician in the NHS.
Sonia
Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Respiratory Care)
Sonia is an experienced Respiratory Nurse Educator and Respiratory Nurse Specialist and Prescriber with a strong clinical background in COPD, asthma, and long-term respiratory conditions. She delivers accessible, up-to-date training on respiratory care, helping teams improve patient outcomes through evidence-based practice.
Harry
Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Governance and Education)
Our most academically qualified educator, Dr Harry is a dual-registered nurse with a Doctorate and Master’s Degree in Nursing. As a University Lecturer and seasoned educator since 1988, Harry brings unrivalled expertise to our training team.
Caroline
Consultant Pharmacist and Medication Management Advisor (Specialism = Medicine Management)
Caroline is a recently retired Pharmacist with decades of experience in both community and clinical pharmacy roles. Now supporting Guardian Angels as a consultant and medication management advisor, she brings her in-depth knowledge of medicines optimisation, prescribing safety, and regulatory guidance to our training and consultancy services. Caroline supports organisations in reviewing medication systems, improving policy compliance, and delivering safe, efficient medicine-related care. Her calm, professional manner and real-world insight make her an invaluable resource for our clients.
Julia
Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Hospice Care)
Julia brings a compassionate and experienced voice to hospice education. As a practicing nurse, she specialises in teaching person-centred end-of-life care, symptom management, and the emotional aspects of palliative support with depth and empathy.
Alison
Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Wound Care)
Alison is a highly experienced Tissue Viability Nurse and Clinical Specialist, passionate about wound care, pressure injury prevention, and leg ulcer management. Alongside her NHS role, she enjoys mentoring others through teaching the principles of effective tissue care.
Louise
Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Social Work)
A qualified Social Worker and Practice Educator, Louise leads our training in safeguarding, MCA, advocacy, and the Care Act. Her expertise spans complex care, mental health, substance misuse, and children’s services — enabling her to train confidently from foundation to advanced levels.
Joanna
Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Regulation)
With a strong clinical, commercial, and governance background, Joanna offers consultancy and training support across CQC frameworks, clinical audits, healthcare reviews, and compliance. Her strategic insight supports quality assurance and sustainable improvement.
Gemma
Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Learning Disabilities)
Gemma is a compassionate and knowledgeable Registered Nurse specialising in Learning Disabilities. With extensive experience in both residential and supported living environments, she delivers specialist training in communication, person-centred care, behaviour support, and health inequalities affecting individuals with learning disabilities. Gemma’s sessions are learner-focused, inclusive, and rich in practical strategies, helping staff understand how to provide meaningful, dignified, and equitable care for people with additional needs.
Monica
Practice Development Educator (Specialism = Epilepsy Care)
Monica is a specialist Epilepsy Nurse and Educator with deep knowledge in seizure management and long-term neurological conditions. She brings expert insight and a reassuring, clear approach to training health and care professionals in this vital area.
And Many More…
With over 500 years of combined frontline and educational experience, our team continues to grow – united by a shared commitment to raising standards across the health and care sector. Whether you are commissioning training, building internal competence, or seeking expert support – we are here to help.