Ant Kitchener

Educationalist

[Ant Kitchener @antkitchener]

Watching the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 2025 - equally powerful and humbling, and a pertinent reminder of the stories and the sacrifice of our armed forces past and present. 🌺

[Ant Kitchener @antkitchener]

@OFFICIALWMAS Welcome to to club West Mids, great to see another Trust earning this to support their learners!

[Ant Kitchener @antkitchener]

What a great evening at the #StarsofEEAST2025 awards and what an awesome set of nominees. All should be extremely proud of becoming finalists!

I had the privilege of sitting with the Family of Lynne Storrie, as they present an award on memory of Lynne, a former colleague who died whilst in training, over 20 years ago - keeping the memory of Lynne alive through this special award. The award is presented to a student who shows high potential and shines whilst in training.

Thanks to @IanSollom joining the evening to hear the stories of the crews and services that provide emergency care to his constituents.

A massive shout out to the education team who had at least 4 finalist nominations (well done Adam, Heather, Tasha and Alvina). Congratulations to winner Alvina, one of our Clinical Practice/ Education Coordinators in her mission to support our students at EEAST.

Well done to another team who make a big impact on care, the Urgent Care Advanced Practice Team as they pick up an award for excellence in innovation, utilising Point of Care Ultrasound Scanning (POCUS) to keep vulnerable patients in their own home, and improve experience in end of life care.

So many more citations that are worthy of recognition, from volunteers to our make ready teams, from EDI champions to emerging leaders. Super humbled by all my colleagues efforts, and as ever, proud to work along side you all.

[Ant Kitchener @antkitchener]

@iampaulgates Enjoy!

[Ant Kitchener @antkitchener]

As a Grand Prior’s Cadet many years ago, this programme has set the foundations for thousands of current healthcare professionals across England and the world - well done Tilly in achieving silver🥈 , whilst following the footsteps of those that have achieved this prestigious award! Keep going, and the world is your oyster 👏 🚑

[All Saints Lessingham @ASLessingham]

Tilly was presented with her Silver Award at St John Ambulance this week.
She’s now over half way to getting her Grand Prior Award which is the highest award they give!

Congratulations Tilly, we are proud of you!

@stjohnambulance

[Ant Kitchener @antkitchener]

A nice surprise in the mail this morning from @DavidMonk999 recognising the work of those not in a traditional paramedic role, so a special shout out to those paramedics delivering enhanced, advanced and consultant practice through Clinical Advice Services, Call Before You Convey senior support lines, UCCHs, Virtual Wards and similar.

…all part of the modern approach to get the #UEC patient the best outcomes possible, supporting the shift from Hospital to Community, and bringing care and recovery closer to home #IPD2025

[Ant Kitchener @antkitchener]

@kelly_megan95 @EastEnglandAmb Great nomination, congratulations Megan and fingers crossed for you 🤞

[Ant Kitchener @antkitchener]

Happy St John’s Day to all friends and colleagues from the Order of St John, the priory, fellowship and presidencies, St John Ambulance, domestic and international. Badgers, Cadets and Adults who work to further the missions across continents. The global organisations and Order of Chivalry whose humanitarian work, in the Service of Mankind works to #BeTheDifference

[Ant Kitchener @antkitchener]

A really nice day spent with colleagues @EEAST_EOC #Bedford today supporting our pledge to have senior leadership more visible on the shop floor, which was feedback from #TheBigConversation. …with opportunity to listen in to some #999 calls and chat with some of our very important call handlers 📞, also spent some time on the dispatch desk 🖥️ 🚑 and time with our Clinical Assessment Team as they triaged and provided advice directly to our patients #WeAreEEAST *StockPhoto

[Ant Kitchener @antkitchener]

Could be our future paramedics right here! Thanks to our colleagues that supported the school visits on their down time. Looks like lots of learning taking place, and maybe even a little fun! #WeAreEEAST #TheFuturesBright #TheFuturesGreen #Paramedicine

[Ant Kitchener @antkitchener]

@woodenmark @EEAST_EOC @stjohnambulance Thank you for your support to the Trust and our patients. Our partnerships with @stjohnambulance and our other PAS colleagues is super important to get a timely response and well trained ambulance crew to the patient side. Hope you didn’t melt too much in the summer sun ☀️ 🚑

[Ant Kitchener @antkitchener]

Congratulations to our emergency care assistants who are progressing their careers to become Emergency Medical Technicians. This course includes some new skills around patient assessment and a few more options in their toolkit to help treat emergency care patients. Well done all, and thanks for the team of Lecturers @EEAST_Education that supported their course.

[EEAST Ambulance Service @EastEnglandAmb]

Congratulations to group TEMT09 who have recently completed their training! 👏🚑

We wish them all the best in their next chapters at #TeamEEAST 💚

🔗Inspired? See all our current vacancies on our website: https://t.co/p0whVyo6Ci

[Ant Kitchener @antkitchener]

Absolutely lovely news in @HSJnews this morning, that His Majesty the King has awarded the Kings Ambulance Medal to @UniofHerts graduate, Critical Care Advanced Paramedic and Head of Clinical Operations @EastEnglandAmb for @SNEEICB_IES @JemmaVarela KAM. Really chuffed for Jemma, and well deserved recognition for her work across pre-hospital care over the last 25 years. #KingsBirthdayHonours #Congratulations #Paramedicine

[Ant Kitchener @antkitchener]

Awesome job @EEAST_UrgCare - another prescriber very almost there on their journey with #WeAreEEAST @EEAST_Education

[EEAST Ambulance Service @EastEnglandAmb]

👏 Huge congrats to Mark Giddens, an advanced clinical practitioner in urgent care, for receiving a #GREATix award!

He stepped in to complete a colleague’s portfolio review – while on annual leave!

“Mark routinely goes above and beyond for the team.”

#staffrecognition