Garry Lee Cockrill
Colchester,Essex
Summary
A Band 6 Senior Paramedic with extensive frontline skills and five years of lecturing experience, holding a PG Cert and MSc in Medical and Healthcare Education at Distinction. Demonstrates strong teaching abilities and a commitment to advancing medical education.
Aim. To utilise expertise in both paramedic practice and education to enhance the student experience.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Science
University of Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
04.2024 - 01.2026
- Full time role taksed to develop and lead:
- Complex Care in Paramedic Practice MSc pre-registration.
- Complex patient groups in paramedicine level 6 undergraduate.
- Teaching across nine modules from levels 4-7.
Paramedic
East of England Ambulance Service
09.2018 - 01.2026
- Having graduated in August 2018, I commenced work as a Paramedic based with the East of England Ambulance Service. I retain a reduced hours contract of alternate Sunday shifts alongside my full time role.
Foster Carer
Foster Carer
11.2006 - 01.2026
- This role involved the long term care of children placed by Social Services. Having completed twelve years in the role we are taking no further placements. The role was both challenging and rewarding and provided valuable experience of working with children with various needs and multiple agencies.
Lecturer/Practitioner in Paramedic
Anglia Ruskin University
01.2022 - 04.2024
- Part time 0.8 fte
- I led two modules as follows:
- Under Graduate Major Project. Level 6 Dissertation.
- Impaired Consciousness and Mental Health. Level 5.
Lecturer/Practitioner
Science University of Suffolk
05.2021 - 01.2022
- My first role as a lecturer at 0.6fte. I taught in various modules and led Research and Methodology.
Full time voluntary Church minister
Church
07.2002 - 03.2008
- In 2004 I left my I.T career to fulfil a personal desire to engage in full time Church work. My wife and I led a small congregation of around thirty people. Once again, we worked with people on an individual basis in various stages of life including marriage, divorce, drug addiction, and death.
Technical Trainer/Instructor
Microsoft and Cisco systems
09.1999 - 07.2002
- Having taken the decision to retrain for a new career I passed the relevant exams and found work as a Technical Trainer with Amraf PLC, Basildon. The role involved the delivery of training courses to clients of varying abilities from new learners to professionals. As one of the first hundred people in the UK to pass the and found MCSE 2000 qualification I was promoted to Senior Instructor level in late 2000. When Amraf PLC went into liquidation in 2001, I took a role in Kings Cross London rolling out the MCSE course for Direct Computer Training (DCT). Having rolled out the course with minimal resources I decided to move on to new challenges.
Service Engineer
Domestic Appliance Service
01.1989 - 01.1999
- In this capacity I worked for a local dealer before gaining employment with Hoover PLC. This was followed by four years as a sole trader in my own small business. This role involved daily interaction with customers in their own homes. This role required the ability assess and diagnose mechanical and electrical faults. The work required significant manual and technical skills in order to complete work to a safe and functional standard.
Education
BSc (Hons) - Paramedic Science
ARU
Chelmsford 09.2015 - 08.2018
PG Cert - Medical and Healthcare Education
ARU
01.2020 - undefined
Fellowship of Higher Education Academies (FHEA) - undefined
ARU
01.2020 - undefined
MSc - Medical and Healthcare Education
ARU
01.2023 - 01.2024
Skills
- Frontline skills
- I am a Band 6 Senior Paramedic currently serving on frontline duties
- Teaching skills
- I have five years experience of lecturing and have attained both the PG Cert and MSc in Medical and Healthcare Education at Distinction
Websites
Hobbies and interests
I have a very active leisure time as a marathon runner, cyclist and flatwater kayaker. I have completed three London Marathons and at the Chester Marathon in 2023 gained selection to run for England at Masters level.
VOLUNTEERING
Church of England, England, I maintain an active role in my local Church of England.
Affiliations
- I am a keen distance runner having completed three London Marathons. I also cycle and have competed in flatwater kayak racing.
Accomplishments
At the Chester Marathon in 2023 if finished second in may age group for Englanc and third in GB. I was selected to run for England Masters. In 2025 I was received an AD Champions award for my fundraising efforts at the London Marathon for Action Duchenne (Muscular Dystrophy).
Timeline
Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Science
University of Hertfordshire
04.2024 - 01.2026
MSc - Medical and Healthcare Education
ARU
01.2023 - 01.2024
Lecturer/Practitioner in Paramedic
Anglia Ruskin University
01.2022 - 04.2024
Lecturer/Practitioner
Science University of Suffolk
05.2021 - 01.2022
PG Cert - Medical and Healthcare Education
ARU
01.2020 - undefined
Fellowship of Higher Education Academies (FHEA) - undefined
ARU
01.2020 - undefined
Paramedic
East of England Ambulance Service
09.2018 - 01.2026
BSc (Hons) - Paramedic Science
ARU
09.2015 - 08.2018
Foster Carer
Foster Carer
11.2006 - 01.2026
Full time voluntary Church minister
Church
07.2002 - 03.2008
Technical Trainer/Instructor
Microsoft and Cisco systems
09.1999 - 07.2002
Service Engineer
Domestic Appliance Service
01.1989 - 01.1999