Leon is the Course Lead for the Adult Enhanced Clinical Skills (ECS) Course, a role he has held since 2023. He is responsible for the planning, development, and delivery of the ECS course, which continues to receive excellent feedback for meeting learner expectations and enhancing participants’ knowledge, confidence, and competence in patient assessment.

The course is centred around the clinical assessment of patients with Cardio-Respiratory and Gastro-Intestinal pathology, with a focus on history taking and clinical examination. The course uses a multi-faceted teaching approach which includes didactic teaching, small group work, and simulation-based learning. He works closely with simulated patients (SP) and a team of experienced facilitators to deliver clinically based simulations. 

Leon qualified as a nurse in 2003 with a Diploma in Adult Nursing and began his career on a medical ward. After a year, he moved to the Emergency Department (ED) at Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC), where he progressed through the ranks to become a Band 7 nurse by 2011. In 2012, he began his MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP), completing it in 2016 and qualifying as an ACP in the ED.

Since then, Leon has taken on a range of clinical and educational roles, including a year as a Teaching Fellow with DREEAM (2019–2020), where he contributed to enhancing medical student placements in the ED. He continues to work clinically as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in the ED alongside his teaching responsibilities.

Outside of work, Leon is a keen cyclist and gym-goer, balancing his active lifestyle with a well-earned love of food.