The Neonatal Team

We have approximately 80 members of staff who will be caring and supporting your family. There is a team of registered nurses, nursery nurses and healthcare assistants. There is a Sister or Charge Nurse on each shift who is the ward coordinator. Their role is to ensure the smooth running of the NNU. If you have any concerns or queries regarding the care of your baby, please ask to speak to them.

The senior nurse and matron are accountable for the operational management of the neonatal unit and are also available to discuss any concerns you may have with them.

The nurse looking after you and your baby on any given shift will introduce themselves and work with you to plan your baby’s care.

Your consultant may continue to see you and your baby after discharge in our outpatient clinic. If necessary, your baby’s consultant may refer your baby to other specialists, this will always be discussed with you. You can discuss any aspect of your baby’s care and treatment with your consultant. If you are not able to be on the ward round, an individual appointment with the consultant can be made – please ask your nurse.

We have several junior doctors, some of whom rotate to the children’s ward. We also have ANNPs (advanced neonatal nurse practitioners) who have undertaken specialist training to work along side the junior doctors. As well as the doctors and nurses who are based within the neonatal unit, you may meet specialists from others departments as well. We also have a fantastic support team of cleaners and assistants who keep the unit clean, stocked and tidy.

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