Nursing

08/2008 - 03/2013

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St. Charles Renal Centre, London, UK

Duties include research based clinical care for dialysis patients, training and development of staff members, implementation and monitoring of new policies, budgeting and auditing. Use of BBraun Dialog+.

03/2009 - 12/2009

"What are the risks for patients on Haemodialysis in Holidays?"

Duties include promotion of research project and patient recruitment, implementation of study protocols and staff training, monitoring of subjects and data collection as well as communicating results to the multi-disciplinary team.

Immediate Life Support Course (ILS) - 11/2004

04/2003 - 12/2005 (full-time permanent) and 01/2006 - 07/2008 (full-time agency)

West London Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, St Charles Renal Centre, London, UK

Duties included weekly financial audits, monthly management meetings, recruitment of new staff members, writing the off-duty, 24h on-call service. Use of Hospal Cobe C3, Fresenius MTS 4008, Gambro AK100/200 and Cobe Spectra.

03/2004 - 11/2004

"A single centre randomized control trial of sodium citrate versus heparin line locks for cuffed central venous catheters."

Recruitment and Selection (Strategies for nursing staff recruitment) - 09/2004, LEO Programme (Leading an Empowered Organisation) (Management strategies) - 03/2004, New to 1-2-1 (Methods for work force development) - 01/2004

08/2002 - 03/2003

Mint Wing Dialysis Unit, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK

Ongoing assessment of patient care requirements, to manage the unit as senior nurse, this role included staff supervision, training of junior staff and co-ordination with the on-call registrar. Booking of agency staff. 24h on-call service.

07/2001 - 06/2002

Gesellschaft für Schiffsdialyse, Hamburg, Germany

Preparation and undertaking of a seven months world cruise with dialysis patients on board the four star cruise vessel "MS Delphin". Establishing excellent professional relationships with private clients, their relatives and crew. Providing skilled expert renal nursing care to clients. 24h on-call service for dialysis patients, passengers and crew. Water treatment- and dialysis system maintenance. Use of Fresenius MTS 4008S.

07/2000 - 06/2001

Acute Renal Unit, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK

Care of patients with acute renal failure. Haemodialysis, haemodiafiltration, haemofiltration and plasma exchange with Hospal Cobe C3 and Hospal Prisma. 24h on-call service. Extra duties included "Acute Dialysis Data Auditor" and "Moving and Handling Link Nurse".

01/1999 - 06/2000

Paddington Renal Unit, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK

Small chronic unit with 10 Hospal Cobe C3 dialysis stations.

01/1997 - 12/1998

Nephrologisches Zentrum, Hann. Münden, Germany

Acquisition of haemodialysis, haemofiltration and haemodiafiltration principles. Experiences with Gambro AK 10, AK 100/200 and Ultra, Fresenius MTS 2008 and MTS 4008, Hospal Integra, Drake-Willock System 1000 and Sartorius Haemo-Processor 40005.

Symposium for dialysis nurses (Courses in dialyser choices, anticoagulation therapy and access problems) - 09/1998, Dialysis Congress Ulm (Courses in dialysis quality management, ultra clean dialysis fluids and latest developments) - 03/1998, CAPD and APD - 02/1997

04/1994 - 06/1995

Hospital "Zum Hl. Geist", Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Germany

Civilian Service in nursing home.

09/1993 - 03/1994 and 07/1995 - 12/1996

St. Vincenz Krankenhaus, Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Germany

Experience in medical, surgical and infectious diseases. Hospital with 308 beds, surgery unit with 25 beds and internal medicine unit with 25 beds including 4 isolation rooms.