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About the staff | Recognising ICU staff | Nurses on the ICU | Non-clinical members of staff | Visiting staff | Medical staff | Professional visitors

 

About the staff that work on the ICU

 

Every Addenbrooke's patient is under the care of one or more nominated consultant(s), who will be a specialist in a particular medical or surgical field. For example, patients who have liver problems will be under the care of a consultant hepatologist, whereas patients who have kidney problems will be under the care of a consultant nephrologist.

 

When patients become sick enough to require intensive care, they are admitted to the John Farman ICU where they additionally come under the temporary care of hospital consultants who specialise in intensive care medicine, so called intensivists. While patients are staying in the John Farman ICU, they are managed jointly by the consultant in intensive care medicine, and the referring consultant(s).

 

Recognising ICU staff

 

Everyone, except consultant medical staff and the ward clerks, who works on ICU wears green theatre 'scrubs'. All members of staff wear a hospital identity badge, with their name and job title clearly displayed, as well as a lanyard showing their job title. Please ask if you do not know who someone is. Mostly, you will discuss the care of the patient with the nursing staff, although you can request to speak to the ICU or other doctors involved in the care of the patient.

 

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Nurses on the ICU

 

Patients staying in the John Farman ICU are nursed 'round-the-clock', with one nurse looking after only one or two patients at a time.

All of the nurses in ICU belong to one of three ‘teams’: red, blue and green. As far as possible, each patient is always looked after by nurses in the same team, so that with time you can get to know them, and they can get to know you.

 

The nurses are very experienced members of the ICU team and are pleased to explain what is happening to the patient. Sometimes, visitors need and want to know all about the patient and their condition. At other times, visitors just need a brief update and some encouragement. If you feel you are being told too much, just mention this to the nurse. You can always ask for more information later.

 

The majority of the nursing staff work 12-hour shifts. The day shift: 07:00-19:30 and the night shift 19:00-07:30.

 

During the overlap between shifts, each nurse on the previous shift 'hands over' the patient’s care to the nurse coming on duty (these are times to avoid phoning, if possible).

 

The nursing staff of the John Farman ICU are led by Senior Clinical Nurse Siobhan Sykes.

 

Senior sisters / charge nurses on the ICU:

• Michelle Hawker
• Julia Stretton
• Jill Hyde
• Jane Olds
• Chris Tigg
• Liz Dix
• Joy Hills
• Lisa Enoch

 

Junior sisters on the ICU

• Philip Baker
• Caroline Beeby
• Siobhan Campbell
• Liz Gordon
• Katie Hutchinson
• Jennie Stint
• Sharon Dayus
• Lorraine Lawson
• Su Salter
• Yvette van der Merwe
• Brigid Wimpress

 

The ICU also has nurses who specialise in training, led by Clinical Nurse Specialist Diane Kingston.

 

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Non-clinical members of staff

 

The non-clinical members of staff are vital to the smooth and efficient running of the ICU, and are highly valued members of the team. They include ward clerks, health care assistants and ward assistants.

 

Visiting staff

 

Some of the treatment that patients receive in the John Farman ICU is provided or made possible by other members of staff who are not based in the ICU. The patients in the ICU benefit enormously from the work done by:

• Physiotherapists
  
  
• The Pharmacy Department
  
  
• The radiographers
  
  
• Dietician

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Medical staff

 

At least one doctor is present on the ICU at all times, which means that the doctors also work a shift system, as follows:

Day shift: 0800 to 1700

Late shift: 1500 to 2400

Night shift: 2300 to 0900

In addition to junior doctors, a consultant in intensive care medicine is also available 24-hours a day.

 

There is a ward round every day (Saturdays and Sundays included) which runs from 0900 to 1230, led by the duty consultant.

On weekdays, there is a second ward round between 1500-1630.

On Saturdays and Sundays, this second ward round tends to occur a little later on.

 

Usually, but not always, the duty consultant remains responsible for the ICU overnight in an 'on call' capacity.

 

Each of the ICU's consultants has a regular day of the week on which they are the duty consultant, although this has to accommodate absences for leave:

Consultants

 

Dr Vilas Navapurkar (Clinical Director)

Dr Peter Bradley

Dr Kevin Gunning

Dr Andrew Johnston

Dr Razeen Mahroof

Dr Jacobus Preller

Dr Monica Trivedi

 

Professional visitors

 

Because of its international reputation, it is not unusual for there to be nursing or medical staff visiting the John Farman ICU from overseas.

 

 

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