Our nursing degrees give you the skills to succeed - whichever type of nursing you choose. Submit your application to King's and take the first step to join our worldwide community.
- King's College London
Submit your application to King's
and take the first step to join ...
- Diverse Student Community
Exploring everything from green
energy to driverless cars
- King's College London
Search results
Neonatal nurses are specially trained to care for babies who are premature or unwell when they're born. They usually work within specialist neonatal units in the hospital or in the community. They also have an important role in providing support for parents whose babies need neonatal care.
- Midwives
- Family Nurse
- Obstetrician
- GP
- Anaesthetist
- Paediatrician
- Obstetric (Maternity) Physiotherapist
- Social Worker
- Dietitian
- Sonographer
Midwives are trained nurses with a specialist qualification who are skilled at: 1. caring for women during pregnancy and birth 2. identifying if care from others is needed Midwives can also offer advice to your baby’s father or your partner. Midwives work in communities and hospitals as part of a bigger team. Other members of the team may also care...
If this is your first baby and you are under 20 you will be offered a family nurse from early pregnancy until your baby reaches two. The Scottish Government has more about the Family Nurse Partnership programme
A consultant obstetrician is a doctor who specialises in looking after women while they’re pregnant and during birth. It’s unlikely you’ll see an obstetrician if all is well with your pregnancy. If you’re having any health problems during your pregnancyyou may see an obstetrician. They’ll plan your care with you and your midwife and see you as ofte...
General practitioners (GPs) are doctors. However, most GP surgeries have a whole team of health professionals working together. This can include: 1. practice nurses 2. stop smoking advisers 3. pharmacists 4. occupational therapists 5. physiotherapists 6. midwives 7. health visitors and other professionals
An anaesthetist is a doctor who specialises in pain relief and looking after people when they’re having an operation. You may see an anaesthetist in pregnancy if you: 1. decide to have an epidural for labour 2. have any health issues that could make it more difficult to give you an anaesthetic in an emergency or for an elective Caesarean section 3....
A paediatrician is a doctor who specialises in looking after babies and children. A neonatologist is a paediatrician who specialises in newborn babies. A paediatrician may be at the birth if there are any concerns about your baby’s health. Sometimes a paediatrician, or someone from the paediatric team, may check your baby over before you go home fr...
An obstetric physiotherapist is a specially trained physiotherapist who supports you with the changes to your body during pregnancy and after birth. They can help with: 1. back pain 2. pelvic pain 3. some bladder and bowel problems They might also: 1. lead some antenatal classes 2. teach you how to look after your pelvic floor muscle 3. teach you d...
Social workers work with families to support them to access the services they need. They often work alongside health and education professionals. Your midwife or GP can put you in touch with a social worker.
A dietitian can give you advice about what foods to eat and how to eat healthily, especially if you have additional nutritional needs or conditions such as diabetes or coeliac disease. More about eating well in pregnancy
A sonographer is the person who operates the ultrasound scanning equipment during your pregnancy scans. The sonographer could be a midwife, radiographer or obstetrician. More about ultrasound scans in pregnancy
Use our compare roles section to get bite-size information on the entry requirements and training, pay and conditions, prospects and skills needed of up to three roles. If there is something that you think you could do, then get more in-depth information on the role.
The Code presents the professional standards that nurses, midwives and nursing associates must uphold in order to be registered to practise in the UK. It’s structured around four themes – prioritise people, practise effectively, preserve safety and promote professionalism and trust.
Jun 5, 2023 · Adult nurses should be welcomed and supported into maternity services as part of the multidisciplinary team (MDT). Adult nurses can work safely and effectively as part of the maternity MDT to support their midwifery colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team.
In some maternity units, registered nurses are employed to assist in obstetric theatres, obstetric high dependency areas or to provide nursing care to postnatal women. In one trust, health care assistants (HCAs) have taken on the role of scrub assistants in obstetric theatres (Skills for Health, 2009).
People also ask
What does a registered nurse do in a maternity unit?
Do maternity care professionals understand childbearing women's needs?
Do registered nurses receive maternity-specific training at induction?
Do Nursing Associates & Assistant/ Associate practitioners work in maternity services?
Do nurses offer maternity specific training?
Who is involved in maternity services?
The nurse practitioners can assess and examine you, make a diagnosis and provide advice and treatment including a prescription if required. They can order any necessary investigations, make referrals to hospital doctors or other health care professionals, and admit patients into hospital when necessary.
