a1 roles of people who work in health and social care Flashcards
Doctors: GP
- care for people who are unwell including carrying out simple surgical procedures
- providing preventative care and health education for service users
Doctors: specialist
- deliver specialised treatment and surgery
2. discharge into monitoring care of GP again
Nurses: adult nurse
- work with adults of all ages with a wide range of physical conditions
- plan individual care
- carry out healthcare procedures and treatments, evaluating effectiveness
- health promotion by running clinics
Nurses: mental health nurse
- work with people with mental health issues in a variety of settings e.g community centres or hospitals
Nurses: childrens (paediatric nurse)
- work with children with a variety of health conditions
- work closely with parents/guardians
- attempt to have the care meet social, cultural and family needs along with their health needs
Nurses: learning disability nurse
- support people in schools and workplaces
- maintain the person’s physical and mental health
- promote independence
Nurses: district nurse
- care for those of all ages in their homes and residential homes
- assess patient’s needs
- assess care and support needs of their informal carers
Nurses: neonatal nurse
- work with newborn babies
2. work with parents and encourage them to take a practical role in their childs care
Nurses: health visitor
- provide support for families in their child’s early stages (birth-age 5)
- offer advice on illnesses, weaning, feeding etc
- support parents in meeting the child’s developmental needs
Nurses: practise nurse
- work in gp practises
2. provide services such as family planning, health screening, and minor procedures such as taking blood
Nurses: school nurse
- carry out a variety of services including developmental checks and health promotion
Midwives
- support women throughout pregnancy
- provide antenatal and postnatal care
- deliver babies in hospitals and client homes if they wish
Healthcare assistants
- work alongside qualified nurses
- carry out duties including recording patient temperature and pulse, weighing patients and recording results, making beds, washing and dressing patients, serving meals and assisting feeding when needed
Social workers
- help and support those of all ages through difficult times in their life
- aim to safeguard vulnerable people and promote independence
- work with both children and adults
Occupational therapists
1, work with people of all ages having difficulty carrying out daily life routines e.g cooking or housework
2. agree specific activities with the clent to help them live independent lives
Youth workers
- work with young people usually age 11-25
- aim to support young people to reach full potential and become responsible members of society
- carry out activities e,g organise residential activities and projects, running sports teams, working with parents for their children’s development, deliver programmes about young people’s concerns e.g relationships
Care assistants
- provide support for people who have difficulty with daily activities
- carry out duties relating to the needs of the client e.g helping an elderly person with personal daily care
Care managers
- leadership in residential settings
- manage residential care provision for adults/young adults with learning disabilities, older people in nursing homes, people in supported housing, people in hospice care
- manage and supervise duties of their care assistants
Support workers
- work under supervision of a range of professionals e.g physiotherapists and social workers
- e.g family support workers work with social workers to implement a plan for a family e.g parenting skills, domestic skills, financial management
