Charles A Asiedu
Gosport,Hampshire
Summary
A dedicated healthcare professional with expertise in Intensive Care Specialities and Ventilation, complemented by a Charted Management Institute Diploma in Management and Leadership. Demonstrates proficiency in the National Competency Framework for Registered Nurses in Adult Critical Care and excels in healthcare quality improvement. Proven leadership prowess within multi-disciplinary teams, aiming to drive excellence in patient care and team performance.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Charge Nurse in ICU
Healthcare Corporation of America – UK (HCA- UK)
London, City of London
09.2024 - 04.2025
- Responsible for daily shift co-ordination and running of shift
- Liaising and coordinating smooth patient/relatives care among the multidisciplinary team within the ICU
- Managing contingencies over shifts and ensuring smooth daily shift and due care to safety and staff/relatives/patients well-being
- Liaising between strategic/departmental managers and the workforce in the unit as senior shift lead
- Quality improvement lead in department controlled drugs management and accountability
- Other delegated roles as per assigned responsibilities within the assigned role as a senior nurse
- Supporting management in performance delivery targets in delegated additional responsibilities
- Collaborated with doctors for best treatment plans.
- Implemented infection-control protocols to minimise disease spread.
Senior Non – Commissioned Officer (SNCO)
UK Armed Forces Service
01.2021 - 12.2023
- Working in front line as Senior Non – Commissioned Officer (SNCO) in busy NHS trust in ICU over national pandemic (COVID-19)
- Providing clinical support for junior colleagues in a challenging ward environment
- Liaising between junior staff and management team in middle level management role
- Deputy Military Head of Department (HoD) role in ICU in a dynamic working environment within a busy NHS trust
- Secondary role as Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) Rep within current unit and the trust
- Qualified military welfare officer supporting Military personnel & their Families
Intensive Care Head of Department
22Fd Hospital
05.2019 - 12.2020
- Responsible daily maintenance of all equipments within the ICU Dept of the field hospital
- Overseeing to the readiness of the dept as part of the Hospital for oversees commitments
- Ensuring all governance and assurance standards are met in line with UK/Defence Medical Services (DMS) health care facilities standards
- Preparing the dept and staff for mandatory high readiness to deploy overseas (5 days' notice to deploy)
- Therefore, maintaining own clinical currency on regular bases
- Developing training matrix for clinical training within the role to monitor staff training records
- HoD ICU and part of Army Field Hospital Medical team on operations overseas/military joint force exercises
ICU Nurse Specialist Nurse
Defence Medical Groups (Southeast – Frimley Park Hospital)
04.2015 - 10.2019
- ICU nurse specialist nurse role and deputy military Head of Department role (1 year)
- Part of the clinical teaching team within ICU Professional Development (PD) desk
- Unit PD team responsible for rotation groups of newly qualified military nurses
- Teaching team within the trust on ALERT course for newly qualified nurses
- Clinical supervision lead/ mentoring role
ICU Specialist Nurse
Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit (South Tees NHS Trust)
Middlesbrough
09.2012 - 09.2015
- Post consolidation of intensive care specialist training at James Cook University Hospital general and renal ICU
- Where I looked after variety of patients in a regional trauma centre hospital
- Teaching new preceptors on the Manchester care pathway competencies and mentoring pre-course military nursing intending to apply for ICU specialist course
- Other delegated duties and various military standby commitments and operations
Education
60 Credits in Intensive Care Specialist Course - Level 6
Brighton University
Brighton, Brighton and Hove 05.2012 - 06.2013
BA Hons - Bachelor of Commerce
University of cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana 09.1997 - 06.2001
Post Graduate Diploma - Leadership & Management in Health and Social Care
University of Southampton
Southampton 09.2010 - 09.2012
BSc Hons - Adult Nursing
Birmingham City University
Birmingham 09.2005 - 09.2008
Skills
- National Competency Framework for Registered Nurses in Adult Critical Care
- Charted Management Institute Diploma in Management and Leadership
- Healthcare quality improvement
- Multi-Disciplinary team leadership
- Leadership prowess
- Mental resilience
- IV therapy handling
- Conflict management
- Staff training
Additional Information
Enhanced DBS (Adults & Children) UK wide vetted., UK Drivers Licence with HGV qualifications (Full Licence with cleaned records)
Custom
- Sports in general: Interested in current affairs and global issues.
- Believer in self-help and uses any additional capacity in own time to support local charities as a volunteer and other self-help organisation in the locality area.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Charge Nurse in ICU
Healthcare Corporation of America – UK (HCA- UK)
09.2024 - 04.2025
Senior Non – Commissioned Officer (SNCO)
UK Armed Forces Service
01.2021 - 12.2023
Intensive Care Head of Department
22Fd Hospital
05.2019 - 12.2020
ICU Nurse Specialist Nurse
Defence Medical Groups (Southeast – Frimley Park Hospital)
04.2015 - 10.2019
ICU Specialist Nurse
Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit (South Tees NHS Trust)
09.2012 - 09.2015
60 Credits in Intensive Care Specialist Course - Level 6
Brighton University
05.2012 - 06.2013
Post Graduate Diploma - Leadership & Management in Health and Social Care
University of Southampton
09.2010 - 09.2012
BSc Hons - Adult Nursing
Birmingham City University
09.2005 - 09.2008
BA Hons - Bachelor of Commerce
University of cape Coast
09.1997 - 06.2001
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