Key roles

Question 1

Roles of doctors

Answer 1

• known as GP
• provide care and assistance at surgery and carry out minor procedures
• work with range of professionals
• carry out assessments, treatments, prescribe medication

Question 2

What are consultants?

Answer 2

• specialist doctors in specific field
• lead team of junior doctors

Question 3

What are registrars?

Answer 3

experienced doctors not yet had a chance to become a consultant

Question 4

What are junior doctors?

Answer 4

doctors who provide most routine care in hospital
- under management of consultant

Question 5

Name some types of consultant

Answer 5

cardiologists
psychiatrists
oncologists
paediatrician
geriatrics

Question 6

what’s the role of an adult nurse

Answer 6

broadest kind of nurse works in all locations and provides procedures and treatments to all individuals

Question 7

what is the role of a paediatric nurse

Answer 7

• specialise in children’s care
• work closely with parents
• provide assistance and emotional support

Question 8

what is the role of a mental health nurse

Answer 8

• support people in a mental health crisis
• work in range of places mostly community

Question 9

what is the role of a district nurse

Answer 9

• support people in their own homes
• have set patients see on regular basis
• work with older patients or discharged from hospital

Question 10

What is the role of a neonatal nurse

Answer 10

• works with newborn babies born prematurely
• found on maternity wards
• treat mothers and babies

Question 11

what is a learning disability nurse

Answer 11

• works within community
• work with those with long-term disabilities to allow them to live a fulfilling role
• provide advice on education, emotional needs and social needs

Question 12

What is a practice nurse

Answer 12

works within a GP practice, takes blood and provides vaccines
- general advice

Question 13

what is a health visitor

Answer 13

• supports families within first few years of children being born
• support families with minor health issues
• carry routine checks

Question 14

What is a school nurse

Answer 14

employed by NHS but work in schools to help assistance and administer vaccines

Question 15

What is the role of midwives

Answer 15

play a main role of supporting pregnant women and provide antenatal and postnatal care
- found in communities but mainly based in hospital

Question 16

What is the role of healthcare assistants

Answer 16

• trained to help with daily care
• under guidance of healthcare professionals

Question 17

What is the role of social workers

Answer 17

• provide support for people of all ages
• work with people with disabilities, mental health issues or children suffering from abuse
• observe and investigate children’s homes

Question 18

What are occupational therapists

Answer 18

• work with people who struggle with routine activities
• found in resedential homes or homes
• support people in rehab or needing long-term care

Question 19

What is the role of youth workers

Answer 19

• Works with children from 11-25
• Try support children from different backgrounds
• Employed by local council
• Involved with community events

Question 20

What is the role of care assistants

Answer 20

• Work with those who have difficulties with day-to-day activities
• Work in community centres and carry out home visits
• Assist people with washing routines, household tasks

Question 21

what is the role of a care manager

Answer 21

• Act as a leadership role with residential care settings
• Manage provision for adults with learning difficulties, older people in nursing homes, people in hospice care
• Appoint staff, manage activities, manage budget and ensure quality of care.

Question 22

What is the role of a support worker

Answer 22

• Linked to healthcare and nursing assistant roles
• Work under the supervision of others
• Work closer with families and plan treatment and provide support with parenting, finance, management, domestic skills.

Question 23

What are the different healthcare settings

Answer 23

• GP surgeries and local health centres
• hospitals
• clinics
• homes

Question 24

what are different social care settings

Answer 24

• residential care settings
• domiciliary care
• daycare centres