Karen Fenton

My name is Karen Fenton, l have been working as a Health & Safety / Manual Handling Manager, for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.  I have been working in my role for 24 years.  I have IOSH and ROSPA as my up to date qualifications.

I live in Slough, Berkshire as this is close to my work base.

My professional goals are to complete NEBOSH and the Ergonomics and Human Factors Course.  My personal goals is to be a good nan to my grandchildren (4) and support them in growing up and help them through the challenges life throws at you.  And not to get too loud at football matches!

My Values are to achieve in what l do.   Have courage to take on the unknown.  To ensure l offer friendship to all.  To be honest. To understand and offer understanding.  And ask if l don’t know.

My mission statement is To help people, work together and to create value and make a difference.

My skills and expertise are:

The ability to quickly adjust to new situations and environments

Delivering information to others

The ability to generate new ideas

Choosing to take actions that could have big effects on colleagues and customer, especially in pressured situations

To deal with people sensitively and tactfully

The willingness to make sudden changes when unexpected circumstances arise

The ability to think independently and make responsible decisions

The ability to stay motivated and focused to achieve targets

Putting systems and order in place to ensure routine tasks are carried out efficiently and putting processes into place

Dealing with situations that pose threats and provide solutions to combat them

Being trusted to complete tasks and deliver results without being checked on 

Working together to achieve common goals