There may be several different health professionals that you will encounter during your neonatal journey and it can become a little confusing when trying to find out who everyone is and what there role is in your baby's journey. Here we have a guide to our neonatal team, the different roles and uniforms they wear.
Every baby admitted to our NICU will have a consultant allocated to them who will oversee their care from admission and onwards, our consultants do rotate on a weekly basis but they always strive to regularly catch up with their patients parents. Click on the consultants photo to see their professional information.
Consultants
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Dr Akaolisa Egbeama
Consultant Neonatologist
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Divisional Nurse Director for Children, Young People and Neonates
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Jo Connolly
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Matron
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Katherine Noble
Unit Manager
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Heather Lingard
Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
ANNPS are part of our medical team and are neonatal nurses who have gone on to further specialise. Our ANNP'S play a very important role on the unit by attending deliveries, admitting baby's, carrying out ward rounds and undertaking medical procedures.
Doctors
There are different levels of doctors on the unit ranging from junior to senior and they are all led by the consultants. The doctors will always introduce themselves to you and their role on the unit. Our doctors do change twice a year as they all move on to work in different units as part of their training programme.
Pharmacists
Our pharmacist monitors every baby’s medicines and comes onto the unit everyday. They liaise closely with the medical and nursing team to ensure the right medicine is provided to each baby.
Allied Health Professionals
Our Allied Health Professionals focus on improving and maintaining the physical development, health and wellbeing of our babies from admission to follow up care once discharged home.
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The Speech and Language Therapists (SALT) are part of the Neonatal Team and their role is to
Education Facilitators
Our Neonatal Educators facilitate and deliver education, guidance and support to the staff on the unit.
We take education and training of our staff very seriously and strive to ensure we deliver high quality and supportive education and training, liaising and working alongside other departments / divisions within the Trust and across the Lancashire and South Cumbria Neonatal Network and the North West Neonatal Operational Delivery Network.
Nursing Team
Nurses work alongside parents to deliver the day-to-day care for baby's, there are various grades of nurse, click on each photo for further information.
Shift Co-Ordinator
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Junior Sisters
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Staff Nurses
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Nursery Nurses
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Students
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Nurses provide 24 hour care, they are here to answer any questions parents may have, support and guide parents on all aspects of their baby's care and also arrange for parents to speak to the doctors or any member of the neonatal team.
Nurses work on shifts so you may come across several different faces but we do try to provide continuity of care where possible.
Housekeepers
Our housekeepers keep the unit smoothly running on a day to day basis, ensuring stock is available, equipment is clean and set up and rooms run smoothly.
Family Support Worker
Paula Carigg is our family support worker on the neonatal intensive care unit, her role is to support families and carers with their emotional and practical needs. This may include advice and support around financial costs of having a baby on the NICU or signposting to peer support groups and mental health and well being support.
Clerical Staff
Members of our team who manage the office work of the department and are based in the main office as you enter the neonatal unit.
Volunteers
Our volunteers work alongside parents and staff to help with any parental concerns, offer support and guidance and ensure the wellbeing of parents and babies is top priority. All volunteers are CRB checked.
Domestic Staff
We have our own dedicated domestics who keep the day-to-day maintenance of the unit running. Cleaning and ensuring a safe, clean environment for us all.
