LAS ST1 in Neonatal

at  University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Key tasks will include: Working under the supervision of the neonatal consultants and participating in ward rounds in rooms 1, 2 and 3 on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Carrying out ward rounds in rooms 1, 2, 3 and on the Transitional Care Unit and discussing management plans with the senior tier. Attending high risk deliveries occurring anywhere in the maternity centre and providing appropriate newborn resuscitation. Supporting the Senior tier doctors and ANNPs in carrying out examinations on babies who meet the criteria for a paediatric Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) and entering the data onto the SMART4NIPE database.
Completing admission and discharge paperwork on the Badger database for babies admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Transitional Care Unit. Communicating with parents of babies on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Transitional Care Unit, postnatal wards and after discharge, as required. Carrying out investigations on babies on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Transitional Care Unit and postnatal wards, as required, under the supervision of the tier 2. Carrying out practical procedures, according to level of competence, under the supervision of the tier 2.
Participation in the neonatal education programme, including the opportunity to carry out an audit / quality improvement project. Opportunities to attend the Neonatal Outpatient Clinic as and when the rota allows. Working as part of the multidisciplinary team of neonatal consultants, neonatal middle grade and junior doctors, Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and the neonatal nursing tea

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