Roles and Responsibilities Flashcards

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What is the role of a Doctor?

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Provides medical care to patients within surgeries, hospitals.

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What is the role of a nurse ?

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Trained to carry out medical procedures and support doctors in providing treatment.

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What is the role of midwives ?

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Support some throughout pregnancy/birth and provide assistance with baby

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What is the role of a healthcare assistant ?

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Trained to support with personal care in hospitals, care homes, or patient homes.

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What is the role of an occupational therapists ?

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Facilitate recovery and overcome practical barriers

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What are the responsibilities of a doctor ?

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  • Diagnosing illnesses
  • Prescribing treatments
  • Making referrals
  • Maintaining confidentialty
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What are the responsibilities of a nurse ?

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  • Observing patients
  • Administering drugs and medication
  • Providing care
  • Acting as an advocate
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What are the responsibilities of a midwives ?

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  • Supporting pregnant women
  • Antenatal and postnatal care
  • Assisting during labour
  • Providing parenting education
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What are the responsibilities of a healthcare assistant ?

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  • Monitoring patients
  • Taking samples
  • Carry out health checks
  • Washing and dressing patients
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What are the responsibilities of an occupational therapist ?

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  • Being aware of medical issues of patients
  • Arranging care and support plans
  • Working with MDT
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What is the role of a care manager ?

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Organises the day to day running of care homes, recruits safe, controls budgets, policies and procedures

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What is the role of a care assistant ?

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Works in day centres, residential care, support patients with personal needs, washing, feeding.

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What is the role of a social worker ?

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Working with people of different ages and needs, arranges help and support, protects vulnerable people

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What is the role of a support worker ?

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Offers support to people to help them with their day to day needs and encourage independence

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What is the role of a youth worker ?

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Working with those ages 11 - 25 to help them reach their goal, support encourage and monitor progress.

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What are the responsibilities of a care manger ?

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  • Supervising staff
  • Maintain records
  • Following legislation
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What are the responsibilities of a care assistant ?

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  • Caring out support
  • Laintaining confidentiality
  • Liaising with other health care professionals
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What are the responsibilities of a social worker ?

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  • Managing case loads
  • Keeping policies and procedure in place
  • Making decisions to protect service users
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What are the responsibilities of a support worker ?

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  • Follows instructions of health professionals

- Make observations and report concerns to the appropriate agencies

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What are the responsibilities of youth worker ?

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  • Develop projects with young people
  • Offer advice and support on a range of topics
  • Act as a mentor
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Healthcare settings - GPs and local health centres

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  • Patients go here when there is health concern
  • Doctors diagnose and prescribe medication
  • Primary care
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Healthcare settings - Hospitals

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  • Receive more specialist treatment following referral by GP
  • Specialist medical team with doctors
  • Secondary care
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Healthcare settings - Clinics

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  • Patients go here to receive specific treatment

- Tertiary care

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Healthcare settings - Home

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  • Patients may be housebound

- patients are treated by community nurses, midwives, GPs

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Social care setting - residential care

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  • Provides long term care for adults and children needing 24 hour care
  • Specialist units for specific clients
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Social care settings - Domiciliary care

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  • Care provided in a clients home

- Can be short term

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Social care settings - Day care centres

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  • For specific client groups

- friendly and supportive environment