Neonatology

Generic Job Families

Specialist Areas

Functional Requirements

Details/Health and Safety Indicators

Inpatient work

 

 

See general inpatient work

 

The following specialist activities require:

Good manual dexterity, bimanual fine skills, and good hand eye coordination

May present difficulty for doctors with advanced/arthritic bone conditions of the hands which limits dexterity

 

 

Neonatal chest drains/needle thoracocentesis

 

Cranial ultrasound scan

 

Insertion of intraosseous needle

 

Insertion of percutaneous long line

 

Abdominal paracentesis

 

Use of wrists in hyperextended or flexed position

 

 

Arterial blood sampling

 

Umbilical artery and venous cannulation and venesection

 

Capillary blood sampling

Collection of blood from central lines

 

Exchange transfusion (full and partial)

 

Administer intradermal, subcutaneous intramuscular and intravenous injections

 

 

 

Advanced Paediatric Life Support (includes ability to perform external chest compressions)

Requires use of both upper limbs and substantial application of force, repetition and awkward movements and adopting awkward postures. May require ability to sustain life support for long periods

 

May present problems for doctors with musculoskeletal conditions especially neck and lower back

 

ECGs

 

 

 

Lumbar puncture and ventricular cerebrospinal fluid puncture

 

 

 

 

Urethral catheter insertion and supra-pubic aspiration of urine

 

 

 

Tracheal intubation and techniques of artificial ventilation for all gestations