LA1 - Roles and responsibilities

Question 1

What are the two types of doctor?

Answer 1

GP, and consultant

Question 2

Types of consultant

Answer 2

Cardiologist - heart + blood vessels
Dermatologist - skin, acne, moles
Geriatric medicine specialists - the elderly.
Neurologists - brain, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s
Obstetrician/gynecologist - pregnancy/women’s health
Oncologist - cancer
Pediatrician - children

Question 3

Where are GPs based?

Answer 3

local health centers, clinics, or private practices.

Question 4

What are the roles of a GP?

Answer 4

• First person you call when ill (primary point of contact)
• Provide ongoing medical care for people in community.
• Care for people when ill + perform simple medical procedures.
• Provide preventative care + health education.
• Refer to specialist consultants in serious cases.

Question 5

What are the responsibilities of a GP?

Answer 5

• Diagnose illnesses + discuss/agree treatment plan.
• Prescribe appropriate medication/treatment + monitor progression.

Question 6

What are the roles of a consultant doctor?

Answer 6

• Provide consultation and manage complex cases.
• Leading multi-disciplinary care teams.

Question 7

What are the responsibilities of a consultant doctor?

Answer 7

• Teaching/training junior doctors.
• Contribute to their specialty field through research and leadership.
• Diagnosing + treating more complex cases.

Question 8

Where are midwives based?

Answer 8

Maternity units - increased number in the community (clinics, GPs, homes, children’s center’s).

Question 9

What are the roles of a midwife?

Answer 9

• Supporting women through all stages of pregnancy - providing antenatal and postnatal care.
• Identifying high-risk pregnancies.
• Prepare women for birth during labor, pregnancy, and after birth.

Question 10

What are the responsibilities of a midwife?

Answer 10

• Provide antenatal care (clinical examinations + screening).
• Monitor women during labor + the birthing process.
• Teach new/expectant mothers how to feed, care for, and bathe their baby.

Question 11

Where are healthcare assistants based?

Answer 11

Hospitals, doctors surgeries, and the community.

Question 12

What are the roles of a healthcare assitant?

Answer 12

• Support practice nursing teams in delivery of nursing services (multi-disciplinary working).
• Deliver + assist clinical staff in provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion, and patient education.

Question 13

What are the responsibilities of healthcare assistants?

Answer 13

• Taking + recording pulse, temperature, blood pressure, BMI.
• Making beds - mobilizing SU from bed.
• Washing + dressing - preserving dignity by using screens around beds.
• Serving meals and assisting with feeding if necessary.

Question 14

Where are social workers based?

Answer 14

• Schools, hospitals, clinics, private practices, prisons.

Question 15

What are the roles of a social worker (general)?

Answer 15

• To work with people to find solutions to their problems - protecting vulnerable people from harm/abuse or supporting them to live independently.

Question 16

What are the roles of a social worker (adult)?

Answer 16

• Work closely with service users’ family/carers and help to live in residential care.

Question 17

What are the roles of a social worker (child)?

Answer 17

• Ensure children are protected from abuse/neglect.

Question 18

What are the responsibilities of a social worker (adult)?

Answer 18

• Accepting referrals, gathering information, assessing needs of the SU and their families.

Question 19

What are the responsibilities of a social worker (child)?

Answer 19

• If at risk of harm, they take measures in ensuring they are safe/removed from home, and put in a safe place.
• Manage fostering/adoption procedures.
• Support young people leaving care and young people at risk of getting in trouble with the law.

Question 19

Where are occupational therapists based?

Answer 19

• Peoples homes, GP practices, residential/nursing homes, prisons.

Question 20

What are the roles of occupational therapists?

Answer 20

• Caring for people having difficulty carrying out daily tasks (usually due to physical/mental illness/accident)
• Agreeing specific activities with a SU that will help them to overcome barriers to living an independent life (treatment plan).

Question 21

What are the responsibilities of occupational therapists?

Answer 21

• Helping with personal/daily tasks.
• Help to treat physical/mental/developmental/emotional ailments that impact a service users’ ability to perform daily tasks.
• Use therapeutic techniques to maintain a patient’s motor skills and overall ability to perform everyday activities.

Question 22

Where are youth workers based?

Answer 22

• Colleges, faith-based groups, schools.

Question 23

What are the roles of youth workers?

Answer 23

• Support young people to reach full potential.
• Support young people and their families/carers who are at risk of offending.
• Work with social workers, teachers, probation officers, and the police as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Question 24

What are the responsibilities of youth workers?

Answer 24

• Delivering programs relating to young people’s concerns, such as smoking, drugs, binge drinking, relationships, violence - organizing residential activities and projects + running sports projects/teams.
• Indicating/managing community projects with young people.
• Working with parents to support the healthy development of children.

Question 25

Where are care assistants based?

Answer 25

• Service users homes, day care settings, residential and nursing homes, supported/sheltered housing.

Question 26

What are the roles of care assistants?

Answer 26

• Providing practical help and support for people who have difficulties with daily activities - such as people with physical/learning disabilities, or mental heath problems.

Question 27

What are the responsibilities of care assistants?

Answer 27

(Vary according to needs of service user)
- Helping with personal care (washing/dressing, toilet, feeding).
- General household tasks (cleaning, laundry, shopping).
- Paying bills, writing letters.
- Liaising with other healthcare professionals.

Question 28

Where are care managers based?

Answer 28

Residential care settings.

Question 29

What are the roles of care managers?

Answer 29

(Play a key leadership role in care settings)
- Manage provision of residential care for adults/YA with learning difficulties, older people in residential care/nursing homes, people in supported housing, people receiving hospice care.

Question 30

What are the responsibilities of care managers?

Answer 30

• Routine running of residential care settings.
• Leading + managing staff so they can perform their roles safely and to the best of their abilities.
• Making strategic decisions about future + growth of their care service.