I was a member of the Ambulance Service for 32 years in which time I held a number of positions including,Station OfficerEmergency Planning OfficerCBRN managerOperations Support managerHART manager.Specialties: Inter-agency command, CBRN planning and response, staff management, project delivery ( 1st paramedic USAR team in Europe), CBRN and Major Incident training and exercise development and delivery, incident Management training, Radiation Protection Supervisor, NILO, AMLO and specialist tactical/strategic advisor.After 37 years in the Public Service I have taken early retirement and am now working in collaboration with a retired Police Colleague from CTU and a specialist equipment provider at a new company called M2S Ltd. Our intention is to work from the Private sector to provide enhanced equipment and specialist traning packages across a broad spectrum of organisations with a number of specialities including CBRN, DVI, Command and Control, debriefing etc.I will be working with a number specialist associates, who are amongst the very best subject matter experts in the U.K. to deliver a complete training and exercise capability.All M2S Systems trainers and Associates have real-world experience that enables us to deliver training for practitioners by practitioners at all levels from Strategic to Operational.Since retiring I have managed to acquire 4 Granddaughters who are now just about my full time occupation, which may be the most enjoyable position I've held.
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Semi RetiredEx Nhs Ambulance Service Jan 2016 - PresentWest Yorkshire
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DirectorM2S Systems Ltd Apr 2014 - PresentUk/EuropeM2S systems Ltd is our re-badged name and will encompass all aspects of the companies activity including equipment and logistics supply, training and exercise provision and support.M2S can supply any equipment or logistics required by both private and public sector organisations as well as bespoke training programmes delivered by experienced practitioners.We have had a very diverse Summer which included a command role in the Operations room for the Tour de France through Richmondshire, an audit on a response team capability at a nuclear facility and support to a major chemical companies work off site that required sheltered workspace as well as a series of tented structures to various organisations.
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Consultant Operations ManagerBears Ambulance Feb 2015 - Feb 2017London, UkAs the operations manager I oversaw the development of BEARS from 5 ambulances to 35 and an increase in staff to almost 100. I have been able to gain experience of the private sector Ambulance providers and have had the opportunity to create policies and procedures as well as continue work around staff development.
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Director Of Training And DevelopmentUtilis Systems Ltd Mar 2013 - Mar 2014U.K/WorldwideI am working with partners and associates to provide resilience solutions, training, exercise and de-brief skills as well as specialist equipment to both public and private sector clients.I intend to utlise my 37 years of emergency service experience to deliver both management and practitioner training of the highest standard.We are confident that the combination of exceptional equipment and years of experience at all levels will enable Utilis Systems to bring a new standard to the market place.
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Harzardous Area Response Team/Cbrn ManagerYorkshire Ambulance Service Nhs Trust 2007 - Feb 2013Leeds, West YorkshireI developed the initial USAR element of the HART project on behalf of Dept Health and went on to deliver one of the first Hazardous Area Response teams in the UK. I then managed a team of 42 specialist paramedics capable of working within a variety of hostile envirironments including CBRN, USAR, safe working at height, Swift water and support to Police and Military specialist units to deliver pre-hospital care.With overall responsibility for the Trusts CBRN capability, I was a member of several LRF sub-groups and quality assured the CBRN training programme of the Hospital Trusts across West Yorkshire.I was the operational representative on the group that developed the Dept of Health National Radiation Policy.With overall responsibility for the management of all assets and estate as well as the training and competency programme for the team my skill set has developed into a broad range in the past few years.The HART response is part of a National project the Yorkshire team has assets in excess of £4 million pounds and an annual budget of almost £ 3million per team. This is the extreme end of pre-hospital care capability and needs to be managed accordingly. -
Cbrn ManagerWest Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service (Wymas) 2003 - 2006LeedsAs the Service CBRN manager I had responsibility for the development and delivery of the training and exercise programme for 140 staff, the procurement of all equipment and vehicles and the implementation of an awareness programme that was disseminated across the service.Qualified as a Gold and Silver CBRN commander, I was responsible for the strategic and tactical advise to senior commanders .in 2004, with support from the Health Protection Agency, I was responsible for the initiation and creation of the Hazmed scheme which was Europe's first team of paramedics to be trained in the recognition of specific chemical threats to patients and the recommended treatment of chemical injuries. The scheme has now been adopted by several Ambulance Trusts in the UK.
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Station OfficerWymas 1990 - 2000Leeds AreaI was responsible for the day to day running of an operational Ambulance Station including all vehicles, staff and equipment as well as performance management and discipline.
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Michael Hardaker Education Details
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Leeds University Business SchoolIntergrated Resilience Management
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Michael Hardaker attended Leeds University Business School.
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