F ereshteh Ghassemian
*********.**********@*****.***
Flat 2,
Hove
Brighton & Hove
East Sussex
BN3 6HF
Summa ry
I am a degree qualified Nurse with more than 27 years experience working on hospital wards, the last 13 years in
the UK. After qualifying I worked as a critical care specialist nurse for 10 years before moving to the UK. Over the
last 13 years in the UK I have gained a wide range of experience.
I have engaged in continuous professional development throughout my career and have gained experience in a
variety of areas including cannulation neonatal, children & adults also administration, iv drugs through cannula,picc, hickman &CVCD lines,TPN therapy, peripheral
cannulation and venopuncture,vaccination,wound care,health promotion,screening.
Key Skills
-Wound Management :Management plan and t reatment plan of leg ulcers, wound care, suture/clip
removal/assist with minor surgery.
-Vaccinations
-Screening
Undertake opportunistic screening, BP checks, height, weight, BM I, urinalysis, smoking status
Carry out new patient health checks
ECGs
Venepuncture
Spirometry
i mmunisation
-Health promotion
- Womens Health:
A dvise patients about reducing the r isk of sexually t ransmit ted diseases
Taking swabs for microscopy as directed
Sexual Health screening/advice
-I nfection Control:
A pply infection control measures within the practice according to local National
Guidelines
-Emergency Management:
competent in anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques
E mployment
Royal Sussex County Hospital NHS Trust – Staff Nurse-Band 5 January 2013- Present
Grant ward &Howard 2
Infectious Disease speciality
RSCH
Brighton
Sandwell & West Birm NHS trust - Staff Nurse band 5 February 2001 – January 2013
Sandwell & Birmingham hospital
Ward D12 (isolation ward)
City Hospital
Dudly Road
Birmingham B18 7QH
Staff nurse on the isolation ward, my main duties were to allocate & motivate junior staff nurses, prioritise
workload on a daily basis, administer iv drugs, cannulation & venopuncture and contribute to all aspects of care &
ward management.
I also worked alongside the night co-ordinator (Hospital at night team) whenever the night office was short of staff
due to sickness or holiday.
I work alongside IV team whenever the team is short of staff
IV champion Nurse
P rofessional membership
NMC - sub-part 1 (adult)
E ducation
Bsc Nursing & Midwifery Shiraz University, Iran 1984
Staff nurse development program City Hospital Birmingham 2001
Advanced life support City Hospital Birmingham 2012
Immediate life support City Hospital Birmingham 2012
IV therapy City Hospital Birmingham 2012
P rofessional development
IV & venopunctur &Phlebotomy City Hospital Birmingham 2012
Alert's City Hospital Birmingham 2012
ILS City Hospital Birmingham 2012
Infection control City Hospital Birmingham 2012
Iv &venopuncture &phlebotomy-update RSCH-Brighton 2013
References
Available on request