Roles and responsibilities Flashcards
What are the roles of a GP?
Simple surgical procedures, preventative care, health education: All age vaccination programs and health advice on smoking, alcohol and diet
Roles of a doctor
Diagnose illnesses
Prescribe medication
Monitor and provide treatment
Referrals
Specialist
In/outpatient surgery
Carry out investigative diagnosis procedures
Roles of consultant
Source of experience in field
Leads team of junior doctors
Complex department research
Senior member
Roles of midwife
Postnatal and antennal care
Midwives work in hospital and community
Health education
Plan for delivery and potential complications
Adult nurses
Work in hospitals, clinics, homes specialist services such as armed forces
Individual care
Help with adults with mental health issues, learning disabilities, older people
Run clinics to promote good health
Mental health nurses
Help with activities
Work with family
Work in range of settings such as psychiatric units in hospitals, community health care settings, day care, residential homes and prisons.
Care planning and goal setting
Family education and support
Safe space for emotional expression
Roles of occupational therapist
Work with people of all ages who struggle with daily routines such as washing, bathing, homework, and shopping. These problems may be the result of disability, physical or psychological illness, or old age. The therapist will assist in overcoming barriers to an independent life. Occupational therapists work in people’s homes, GP practices, residential and nursing homes, prisons, social services, and other council departments in hospitals
Role of social workers
Social Workers
Provide support for people of all ages through difficulty. Aim to ensure safety and independence for the vulnerable. Social workers support children, the disabled, the elderly, people with mental health problems.
Social workers also work with adults
Adult services are for older people, the disabled, people with mental health problems and the people with learning difficulties, they help people live independently and those in residential care, works closely with service user’s families and carers
The children and young people’s service support children and their families, they ensure the safety of the children and if they’re not, there’s measures to ensure the children are relocated, this may require moving children from their homes and their family, social workers also help in fostering and adoption procedures and provide support for people leaving care and at-risk youth.
Role of youth workers
Work with young people aged 11-25, support young people in being responsible in society. Youth workers work in settings like, youth centres, schools, and colleges. Youth workers may be employed by the local council or religious and voluntary organisations, youth workers don’t have a specific base.
Healthcare assistant
Healthcare assistants are known as nursing assistants and work alongside qualified healthcare professionals. Healthcare assistants work in GP practices, hospitals, nursing homes and other community healthcare settings. Healthcare professionals work alongside qualified nurses but can work with midwives.
Routine measurements
Weighing and recording result
Washing and dressing
Taking patients to toilets
Care Managers
Work in residential care settings, manage staff and the setting
Work with children, disabled, people with mental health issues, terminally ill, elderly, people with learning disabilities
Role of neonatal nurse?
*Work with new-born babies (including premature births)
*Work in specialist hospitals and in the community
* Neonatal nurse encourages and work’s very closely with the baby’s parents
Roles of health visitor?
Health Visitors
*Health visitors often provide support for families in early year of their children’s life normally from birth to the age of five they offer support, and half issues are minor illnesses and advice on feeding and weaning they carry out routine checks on the child’s development and support parents in meeting their developmental needs of their children.
What are the roles of children’s nurses?
Work with children in wide range of conditions and their parents and carers.
*Ensure the care provided meets their social, cultural and family needs, they also address health issues.
*Children’s nurses may work in hospital and in the homes of children
What are the roles of care assistants?
Practical help and support for people who cannot do daily activities. May include supporting older people and their families, children, people with physical or learning disabilities and/or mental health problems. Work in wide range of settings: Residential and nursing homes, supported or sheltered housing complexes
Some duties may be
Personal care- Washing, dressing, toileting, feeding
General household tasks- Cleaning, laundry, and shopping
Paying bulls and writing letters
Liaising with other healthcare professionals
