Hayley Ward

Hayley graduated from University of Plymouth in BSc (Hons) Paramedic Practitioner (Community Emergency Health) in 2014, and then joined South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) as a Paramedic. She completed her Specialist Paramedic in Urgent Care education with St George's University London in 2016 and following this she worked as a Rotational Paramedic Practitioner completing home visits for GP surgeries, working in the Emergency Operations Centre speaking to 999 / 111 callers and supporting clinicians and also as a Specialist Paramedic targeting ambulance service calls of an urgent nature focusing on community treatment. She completed her MSc Healthcare Practice (Advanced Practice) programme at St George's University London in 2022. 

Hayley moved into education as a full-time teaching fellow on the undergraduate Paramedic Science programme at the University of Surrey in March 2019, completing her PGCert Education for Health Professionals in 2020. In September 2022, Hayley became the Director of Studies for the Healthcare Practice and Leadership in Healthcare programmes within the the CPD team in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Surrey. With personal experience of working within the NHS whilst studying, Hayley hopes to support post registration students with their continued education and career development, whilst understanding the unique pressures they face managing study and work.