Who's who?

Matrons oversee all patient care areas focusing on the experience, safety, and quality of patient care.

Lead nurses and midwives are in charge of one ward or department and make sure patients are well cared for. They organise the nursing team.

Sisters, charge nurses & senior midwives support the lead nurse or senior sister to ensure patients are well looked after. They are role models for junior staff.

Midwives provide care for mothers, other pregnant people and babies. They supervise midwifery care assistants and nursing auxiliaries. 

Registered nurses provide care for patients, and supervise healthcare assistants and nursing auxiliaries.

Student nurses and trainee nursing associates are studying to become Nurses and are learners in practice. They care for patients under the supervision of registered nurses.

Healthcare assistants and nursing auxiliaries care for patients under the guidance and direction of sisters and registered nurses.

Our domestic and housekeeping team keep the hospital clean and stocked with essential supplies.

Doctors

All doctors - from junior doctors to consultants - who work in our Emergency Department wear this colour of uniform. Consultant doctors accept ultimate responsibility for the care of all the patients referred to them.

Advanced nurse practitioners are registered nurses qualified to a higher level. They diagnose and treat highly complex patients.

Emergency nurse practitioners are registered nurses who are specially trained to manage the care of minor injury patients.

All registered nurses, including lead nurses and sisters, who work in the Emergency Department wear this colour of uniform. The nurses are responsible for caring for patients on a day-to-day basis and supervise our health care assistants and nursing auxiliaries.

Our healthcare assistants and nursing auxiliaries care for patients under the guidance and direction of the staff nurses and sisters.

Receptionists support the Emergency Department team with administrative duties.