306 Hospital Support Regiment

🎊 Capt Anna Webb is appointed as the new Specialist Nurse Advisor for Paediatrics in the Army! 🎊

This is a phenomenal achievement that Anna has worked extremely hard for, and we are so proud of her in 306 Hospital Support Regiment.

The handover process from Capt Louise Jones will now begin, who has been a source of innovation, inspiration and leadership during her appointment in the role.

Capt Anna said “this is very exciting time for the paediatric cadre and I can’t wait to be in post, working alongside the Defence Specialist Advisor and Defence Consultant Advisor, supporting individuals in driving paediatric care forward across Defence.”

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Recently Lt Setchell and Cpl Harrison attended the Tri-Service Critical Care Conference at the Defence Academy of the UK, Shrivenham. Topics across the two days included: prognosis and rehabilitation after brain injury, updates from the Critical Care Air Support Team (RAF), and traumatic brain injury research to name a few.

Our two personnel presented about the prevention, management, and future of severe traumatic brain injuries in children - which was very well received. Accompanied by the Specialist Nurse Advisor (Army) for Paediatrics - Capt Jones - the audience was intrigued to hear about the expert capability in the Paediatric Team within 306 HSR and the excellent work that is being done across Defence to improve the care of children.

🛟 306 HSR on the water! ⚓️

Recently Maj Beckwith, Capt Wilson and Lt Setchell completed the Competent Crew Course, accredited by the Royal Yachting Association, at the Joint Services Adventurous Sail Training Centre (JSASTC) in Portsmouth, the Solent, and the Isle of Wight.

Taught over 5 days, living on board a Vic 34 Sail Training Craft, they qualified as useful members of a Yacht Crew. Instruction consists of lectures and practical work, with constant assessment througout the week. This course is the foundation for sailing development within the military, leading to other qualifications such as Day and Coastal Skipper.

Adventurous Training is designed to take personnel out of their comfort zone and aims to develop leadership, resilience, coping strategies, decision making, teamwork, physical fitness and courage.

If you are interested in opportunities like this, please get in touch! We are recruiting! 🚨

Recently, personnel from 306 attended a Battlefield Study in Belgium and France. The sites of many historic battles were visited: Waterloo, Agincourt, Crecy, and Dunkirk to name a few. The topics of mass casualties, the complexities of triage and treatment, and the different types of injuries sustained in the war were discussed at several museums and cemeteries.

For the duration of the trip, personnel were staying in Ypres. At 20:00 every night, the road under the Menin Gate is closed. Standing there, Sgt Jane Causier, Registered Mental Health Nurse, recalls hearing the Last Post.

She said: “for me, this was one of the most poignant parts of the trip as we were surrounded by thousands of names, carved in to the walls, of those who lost their lives. The acoustic effect of the bugles was haunting.”

Learning about how over 300 soldiers were ‘shot at dawn’ due to perceived cowardice or failing to follow orders, Sgt Causier is able to articulate how advancements in psychiatric assessment and treatment is crucial for serving personnel today.

All who attended the study describe it as excellent and we look forward to further opportunities like this in the future.

If you would like to get involved in Reserves opportunities like this, please send a message!

A busy weekend for 306!

The completion of Driving Training has ensured that 30% of our Regiment now has 4 military vehicle competencies, which includes the fleet minibuses that are used to transport personnel on exercises.

In addition, we began to test and prepare personnel for the Army’s new ‘Role Fitness Test.’ The standards are objective and role-specific, and not differentiated by age or gender. They ensure that Army personnel have the physical ability for their role so they can safely and satisfactorily complete essential tasks.

Read about the standards here: https://www.army.mod.uk/physical-employment-standards/

Currently 4 members of 306 have passed the test under the new standards, and many more will be tested later this year following more build up training. This is an excellent achievement for the Regiment, as personnel have been working to improve their personal fitness standards under the ‘Lone Soldier’ exercise programme over the winter.

Regimental Quartermaster, WO2 Cullen, has reported the highly positive overall feedback from the weekend and all members of the regiment had a great time!

Happy Friday! As a final reminder that it was this week, we are introducing some of our phenomenal female personnel.

Meet Lt Col Jo Horn: a Radiographer and current 306 HSR Squadron Commander.

Lt Col Jo has completed 3 Operational Tours in her Reserves Service and she brings an incredible depth of experience to her leadership roles, inspiring those under her command.

306 Hospital Support Regiment is currently recruiting for roles in Radiography and Radiology!

Read more below about why she loves the Army Reserves ⬇️

As it’s this week, we are introducing some of our incredible female personnel.

Today, let’s meet Major Roz McMeeking: a dual trained Registered Nurse and Midwife.

Her innate leadership abilities and valuable clinical experience has been demonstrated in her position as the Senior Nurse Advisor for the Army in Gynaecology, her contributions to the creation of the Gynaecology and Midwifery Deployed Nursing Competencies that all Nurses - Regular and Reserve - must complete, and her input towards her organisation being accredited with the ‘Gold Award’ for MOD Employment Recognition.

Major Roz is fiercely passionate about Healthcare Governance, and she is currently the Associate Director of Clinical Governance and Improvement in her trust.

We are proud to celebrate Major Roz and her 29 Years of Military Service on

Read more below about why she enjoys the Army Reserves ⬇️

On this week, we are introducing some of our fantastic female personnel.

Meet Cpl Kim Smith: a Registered Children’s Nurse who works at Manchester Children’s Hospital - as a split role between A&E Junior Sister and Resuscitation Educator.

Cpl Smith is an ambitious soldier, recently excelling in her promotion course, who loves challenging herself physically and mentally. Adventure Training is one of her favourite things about the Army! In the future she hopes to bring her paediatric resuscitation skills to the Army Medical Services Training Centre in York.

Read more below about why she loves the Army Reserves ⬇️

As we prepare for this week, we are going to introduce you to some of our incredible female personnel.

Cpl Ellie Harrison is a Registered Children’s Nurse who works with EMBRACE - the highly specialist retrieval and transport service for critically ill infants and children. She is trained to work in land and air ambulances, stabilising and transferring the most critically unwell patients around Yorkshire and the Humber, or even further afield, to intensive care units.

Cpl Harrison loved working on exercise with the US Army in Germany, and she is keen to explore collaboration with the Army’s Airborne Medical Services in the future.

Read more below about why she enjoys serving in the Army Reserves ⬇️

Lt Col O’Dwyer and Lt Setchell have recently completed the Defence Train The Trainer Course (DTTT) led by incredible instructors from 335 Medical Evacuation Regiment. This course is a mandatory prerequisite for teaching in a defence capacity and they will now be able to apply for instructor qualifications in areas of their choosing!