Susie Nicholson, who has a Certificate in Education, qualified as an RGN in 1987 and worked for many years as Senior Staff Nurse and Night Sister/Team Leader in various nursing environments including rehabilitation, medical and oncology wards. She has utilised her Teaching and Training in Clinical Practice Course (ENB 998, gained in 1992) in the supervision/development/assessing/ facilitation of both qualified and unqualified nursing staff, and has been a trained Moving and Handling Trainer since 1994. She has much experience in the Care industry, initially as a nurse and then in managerial roles within care companies and agencies. She started Chatsworth Training Services in 2001.

Steve Clarke comes from a Personnel, Training and Operations Management background, with a wealth of experience in devising and delivering training across a range of managerial and operational subjects.

Matthew Plumridge has worked in the not-for-profit and charitable sector for over 25 years. As well as training for Chatsworth Training Services, he is also a facilitator for a London based Health Charity in Sexual Health, Health Promotion and personal development courses trying to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. He has had a background in accountancy and IT along with Retail, Wholesale, Manufacturing and the Travel Industry.

Lesley Graham has worked extensively with Adults with Learning Disabilities as well as with the Elderly including EMI and Dementia Units. Lesley has been an Assessor for Guildford College on the Level 2 Care packages.

Anne May, a previous Enrolled Nurse comes from a background in teaching/training and is a qualified NVQ Assessor.

Graham Cranmer first came into the care sector in 1994 as a vounteer having been told he was told he was to old and the wrong sex to be sucsseful. Graham's background was in the sale of financial packages and as an Industrial Chemist specialising in formulation of detergents. Graham has also worked for himself as a propriator of a motor repair business. He has managed care homes for learning disabled adults in Basingstoke and Southampton before becoming a Registered Manager of a residential home for adults with a learning disability in Liss, near Petersfield, Hampshire and then the Registered Manager of a Domicilairy Care Company in Southampton. Graham graduated from DeMontfort University in Leicester in 2003 with a certificate in Managing Health and Social Care (with distinction). Graham has recently worked as Head of Care at a nursing home in the New Forest and currently works for a local Hampshire company as Registered Manager in a home for learning disabaled young adults. He is experienced at delivering training at all levels. Graham joined Chatsworth Training in July 2008 as a freelance trainer.

Sue Howland a nurse with over 30 years experience in general nursing, education (a Registered Clinical Nurse Teacher with the Further Education Teacher’s Certificate) and clinical research.

Amanda Clegg is a qualified massage and aromatherapist who also happen to have years of corporate experiences as an assistant project manager, recruitment consultant and board-level PA. She works both as Miss Nicholson’s PA and as a trainer in the non-nursing areas such as First Aid, Health & Safety and Stress Awareness.
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Sue Mattingley has worked in management training and development for over 20 years in a variety of industries. She works effectively with those in front line operations and up to & including board level. Her background is in the commercial sector and she has successfully transferred this experience to the care industry during recent years. Sue delivers many of the management & leadership programmes and enjoys tailoring courses to suit specific client requirements. She enjoys developing others and does so using the approach that learning should be fun - and her style of delivery reflects this

Linda Moore a Registered Nurse for over 20 years experience in both Adult and Paediatric Nursing, PGDE, Moving & Handling trainer who works in Education and in a clinical environment.

Jill Bowman RGN, MSc, has over 30 years nursing experience and has been working in nursing education for the last 20.  As well as training for us, Jill tutors part time for the RCN and Open University BSc Hons Nursing Studies. She holds a degree in Nursing Education (1996) and a Masters in Nursing (2004).  In her spare time she is Chairman of Governors for a local school and managed the Guildford U14 Ice Hockey team for a year (luckily not having to use her nursing skills in this role!).

Val Coomber has over 20 years experience working with children and adults with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour, both as a Care Home Manager and organising residential care and fostering placements.  As well as managing a Care Home for adults with autism, she has provided care in the community both as a worker and a manager. Training has always been a part of her managerial role, and she is accredited as a trainer by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.  She has been training for CTS on a part time basis since early 2009.  Val’s warmth and humanity, and her sound subject knowledge and pragmatic approach make her a valuable member of the Chatsworth team.