Visiting CICU

Visiting times

Parents and carers can visit their child at any time, we kindly ask that only one or two visitors attend at a time. 

Visiting CICU can be overwhelming for siblings, please discuss with your nurse whether siblings should visit. 

Handover rounds and medical procedures:

  • Medical handover round occurs anytime between 8am and 10.30am each day, we ask that all visitors leave the CICU during handover to allow the team to maintain confidentiality while discussing each patient’s care.
  • There may also be occasions when you are asked to leave while procedures are performed on your child or a child in a neighbouring bedspace. Your bedside nurse will discuss this with you. 

Access: Entry doors to the CICU are always locked and visitors must use the intercom to request entry.

Parent and carer facilities

Accommodation

If you would like to know about accommodation options, see the Accommodation options for families, Randwick. 

There are visitor toilets and a small kitchen located in CICU for parent and carer use.

Parent and carer meals

The Hospital does not provide free meals to parents and carers.

A variety of food outlets and vending machines are available within and near the Hospital, see the Patient handbook for more information. 

Telephones and wifi

Mobile phone usage is permitted in the waiting areas and parent’s rooms of CICU. Please ensure that your phone is switched to ‘silent’ mode as you enter CICU.

WiFi is available for patients and families within the Hospital free of charge. 

Please ensure WiFi is enabled on your device, select _HealthGuestWiFi_SCH and follow the prompts.

Parking

The Hospital car park, located on Barker Street is privately operated by Point Parking and is open 24 hours a day.

If your child needs to stay in hospital for more than five days, we recommend you take advantage of the five consecutive day visitor pass. 

For information on daily or five day pass rates, please contact Point Parking on (02) 9382 3400.

Staff roles and shifts

Nursing

Nurses (RN) 

  • Nurses (RN) in CICU work two shifts commencing at 7am and 7pm.
  • A nurse will be allocated to care for your child at all times.
  • Your bedside nurse is your first point of information and will keep you updated and answer your questions.

Nurse Unit Managers (NUM) 

  • Nurse Unit Managers are responsible for overall management of the Unit. If you have any questions or concerns that you cannot discuss with the nurse looking after your child, please speak with the NUM.
  • Out of hours a senior nurse is allocated as team leader to fulfil this role.

Clinical Nurse Consultants (CNC) 

  • Nurses who lead and consult in a particular specialty across the Hospital and are available to advise and support families, other nursing staff, and medical staff.

Clinical Nurse Educators (CNE) and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) 

  • Specialised senior nurses with specialised knowledge and skills in Intensive Care nursing. They provide advice and support to members of the health care team as well as children and their families.

Medical

Intensive Care Consultants 

  • Senior doctors who take responsibility for all aspects of your child’s medical care whilst are in the CICU.
  • Consultants change Friday at 8am.
  • Junior doctors and the nursing staff will provide care to your child under the direction and guidance of the CICU consultant.

Fellows 

  • Doctors who are senior trainees specialising in paediatric intensive care medicine and are nearing the end of their training. They are responsible for the supervision of the registrars within the CICU.

Registrars and Residents

  • Doctors working towards specialty qualifications in paediatrics, emergency medicine, anaesthetics and intensive care medicine (adult or paediatric).
  • There are two registrars working in the CICU 24 hours-a-day commencing at 8am and 8pm.
  • Residents are at the beginning of their specialty training and you will see them as additional medical cover on weekdays.

Students

Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick is a teaching hospital. Students from all disciplines come to learn and experience the high standard of care we provide. 

Long-term multidisciplinary team

The CICU Multidisciplinary Team aims to see long term patients of all ages in the CICU to provide holistic multidisciplinary care, improve continuity of care, and work towards consistent care goals with patients and their families.