Libertas Care Ltd (Homecare and Live-In Care)

Paul is a co-founder and director of Libertas Care and comes with 31 years of experience in healthcare with the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, where he has held a number of roles including Station Manager and other area management positions. Paul became a State Registered Paramedic in 1996 and graduated from Bournemouth University in 2008 with a First-Class BSc (Hons) degree in Emergency and Urgent Care Practice. Paul continued in a Paramedic Specialist Practitioner role on a part-time basis for a year in 2018/19 whilst undertaking home visits for the GP surgeries in Chard.

He was a member of the Safety Advisory Group for Yeovil Town FC for 16 years and is currently the Crowd Practitioner with responsibility for medical incidents on match days.

He is registered as the ‘Responsible Person’ with the Care Quality Commission for Libertas Care and now dedicates all his working time to the agency.

Nancy is also a co-founder and director of Libertas Care and has almost forty years of experience as a qualified social worker, specialising mostly in mental health. She has worked in Kent and East Sussex and latterly in her native Somerset. She held a number of posts within the Social Services Departments of these counties both at practitioner and at a senior management level.

Nancy has experience in providing care and receiving care for friends and family members. She also worked in a voluntary capacity as a First Responder with the South Western Ambulance Service, receiving an award for her services. She has a Level 5 Diploma in Management and is the ‘Registered Manager’ with the Care Quality Commission for Libertas Care.

Dawn, our Registered Manager, came to us in October 2015 with extensive care experience of over 25 years, in a variety of roles and settings; this includes the NHS, the private sector and a housing association. She is qualified at Levels 2 and 3 in Care, business management, mental health and housing practice and supported housing. Also, she is a qualified moving and handling people trainer and has qualifications in Health and Safety assessment. In 2021, Dawn achieved a Level 5 qualification in Leadership and Management.

Dawn has held various senior and managerial positions but because of personal experience with a family member living with dementia, she returned to the mental health sector in a specialist dementia unit and was particularly recognised for her family liaison work.

Mary-Jade has been working with Libertas Care since September 2010, starting as an apprentice whilst working towards an NVQ Level 2 in Business and Administration.

After successfully completing this Mary-Jade progressed to Level 3 Business and Administration and completed this in August 2012.

Mary-Jade was promoted from Administration Assistant to the position of Office Administrator and then more recently to the Business Support Manager. She has many skills & responsibilities including managing accounts, staff payroll, HR and rostering as well as the general smooth running of the office. You’ll probably speak to Mary first when you ring the office!

Shirley has come to Libertas Care with 35 years of experience in the care sector. Shirley previously worked in a Care Home as a Supervisor. Shirley completed a Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care in 2019.