Unit 2 A1- The roles of people who work in health and social care settings Flashcards
what are non professionals?
Workers who have some training eg NVQ which is lower than a level 4 degree
what is a professional?
a job that requires level 4 (a degree) or level 5 (master’s degree)
what is a hands on role?
health care workers who are directly working with service users providing care
what is a administrative role?
People who work in health and social care settings but organise care for service users
what is the first principle a doctor would use?
Diagnose an individual’s illness
what is the second principle a doctor would use ?
Discuss an individual’s treatment plan
what is the third principle a doctor would use ?
Prescribe medication or treatment
what is the fourth principle a doctor would use ?
Monitor the impact of treatment
what is the fifth principle a doctor would use ?
Vaccinations
what is the sixth principle a doctor would use ?
Health education on issues such as smoking, alcohol consumption and healthy eating
How can you receive care from a hospital consultant?
a GP must refer you
what does a cardiologist specialise in?
treating heart disease
what does a psychiatrist specialise in?
treating mental health problems
what does a oncologist specialise in?
treating cancer
what does a paediatrician specialise in?
treating under 16s
what does a geriatrician specialise in?
treating old people
what does a urologist specialise in?
kidney care and bladder problems
what are the 3 job sectors?
social care, health care and educational
what are examples of jobs are in the health care sector?
nurse, occupational therapist, doctor, paramedic, physical therapist and pharmacist
what are examples of jobs are in the social care sector?
social worker, care home worker, care manager, youth worker and support worker
what are examples of jobs are in the educational care sector?
teacher, professor, teacher assistant, supply teacher, special needs educator
what is the hierarchy for doctors in hospitals for level 1 ?
medical interns
what is the hierarchy for doctors in hospitals for level 2?
resident medial officer
what is the hierarchy for doctors in hospitals for level 3?
medical trainee registrar
what is the hierarchy for doctors in hospitals for level 4?
consultant
what is the hierarchy for doctors in hospitals for level 5?
head of a department
what is the hierarchy for doctors in hospitals for level 6?
hospital executive officer
what is the first step to becoming a doctor?
medical school for 4-6 years
what is the second step to becoming a doctor?
foundation year 1
what is the third step to becoming a doctor?
foundation year 2
what is the fourth step to becoming a doctor?
GP training programme 3 years or specialist training up to 8 years
what is the fifth step to becoming a doctor?
you’re now a GP, Consultant, SAS doctor
what is the last step to becoming a doctor?
you’re a senior doctor
What title do medical doctors and dentists use?
Dr
What is a surgeon’s title?
Mrs, Mr, Miss
What title does a doctor linked to a university use?
Professor
what is a locum doctor?
a doctor who works in different hospitals in any department needed the equivalent of a supply teacher
what skills are required to be a doctor?
- academic knowledge of health and diagnosis
- writing reports
- team working
- communication skills
what personality traits are needed for a doctor or nurse?
- be approachable
- talk to people when they are in intense moods
- able to reassure people
- being kind and non judgemental
what type of people work in children’s homes?
most staff are qualified social workers
what qualifications are needed before working as a social worker?
registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and a degree in social work or relevant field eg psychology and sociology
what does a mental health nurse do?
They support a person with mental health conditions to live independently
what type of people do mental health work with?
children or older people
what responsibilities do mental health nurses have?
- Assess and talk to patients about their condition
- Build relationships with patients to encourage trust, while listening to and interpreting their needs and concerns
- ensure the correct administration of medication
- Help patients manage their emotions through de-escalation techniques
what do neonatal nurses do?
They care for babies who are born prematurely or sick in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
what are neonatal nurses responsibilities?
- Attending births and providing care for infants directly after birth.
- Monitoring the health of infants suffering from medical issues relating to birth,
- Educating new parents on the care of their new infant; for example, breastfeeding.
what do midwives do?
- Provide antenatal and postnatal care
- Can work in hospital community and education.
- Focussed on the women and supporting the mother through the transition of motherhood.
what responsibilities do midwives have?
- Provide full antenatal care, including parenting classes, clinical examinations and screening
- Identify high-risk pregnancies
- Monitor women and support them during labour and the birthing process
- Teach new and expectant mothers how to feed, care for and bathe their babies
what do adult nurses do?
Plan and deliver care for adults with a variety of illnesses. Observe and assess their needs in hospitals clinics and homes.
what are adult general nurse’s responsibilities?
- Gain the trust and confidence of each patient
- Write patient care plans
- Implement plans for tasks such as preparing patients for operations, treating wounds and monitoring pulse, blood pressure and temperature
- Observe and record the condition of patients
check and administer drugs and injections
- Set up drips and blood transfusions
What do paediatric nurses do?
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team of professional and medical staff that includes doctors, health visitors, healthcare assistants, hospital play staff, social workers and psychologists
what are responsibilities of paediatric nurses?
- Assessing and planning nursing care requirements
- Providing care before and after operations
- Monitoring and administering medication, injections and intravenous infusions
- Treating wounds
- Taking samples from patients and monitoring their pulse, temperature and blood pressure
What does a learning disability nurse do?
Provide support to people with a learning disability, as well as their families and staff teams, to help them live a fulfilling life.
What responsibilities do learning disabled nurses do?
- Improving or maintaining a person’s physical and mental health
- Reducing barriers to them living an independent life
- Supporting the person in living a fulfilling life
What do district nurses do?
- They visit service users at home and in residential care homes.
- They provide increasingly complex care for patients and support for family members.
What are district nurses responsibilities?
- Assess the healthcare needs of patients and families
- Monitor the quality of care they’re receiving
- Be professionally accountable for its delivery
what do health visitors do?
- A qualified nurse or midwife who has had extra training.
- Your health visitor can visit you at home, or you can see them at your child health clinic, GP surgery or health centre, depending on where they’re based.
what are health visitor’s responsibilities?
They are generally responsible for supporting children from 0-5 years and their families, providing antenatal and postnatal support, assessing growth and development needs, teaching parents about the nutritional needs of infants and young children, encouraging the development of healthy lifestyles, reducing risks, and safeguarding and protecting children.
what is a health care nurse also known as?
auxiliary nurse , nursing assistant
what do health care assistants (auxiliary nurse , nursing assistant) do?
They can form a vital part of a nursing team in a hospital, doctor’s surgery or in the wider community in a residential care home - looking after the elderly or in a domestic setting looking after someone who is disabled or terminally ill.
who do health care assistants (auxiliary nurse , nursing assistant) work with?
infants, children, young people and supporting registered nurses in the delivery of nursing care.
what responsibilities do health care assistants (auxiliary nurse , nursing assistant) have?
- Serving meals and helping to feed patients.
- Helping people to move around.
- Toileting.
- Sterilise equipment.
- Do regular health checks.
- Emotional support
- Domestic duties eg washing dishes
what do practice nurses do?
Typically work in GP surgeries and have an essential role to play in delivering care through general practice.
what are practice nurse’s responsibilities?
- Patient consultations within surgeries or health centres
- Carrying out physical examinations, investigatory procedures and cervical smear and pregnancy tests
- Diagnosing and treating illnesses and ailments
- Providing advice about contraception and fitting contraceptive devices
treating wounds
- Applying and removing dressings
What do school nurses do?
Use their clinical judgement and public health expertise to identify health needs early, determining risk and protective factors, and providing early intervention to prevent issues escalating.
what are school nurses responsibilities?
- Working with other professionals to keep children safe
- Supporting holistic assessment of children and young people’s mental health
- Carrying out health assessments
- Supporting development and delivery of relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) in education, schools and other settings
What do occupational therapists do?
1.Help adults and children of all ages to overcome physical and mental problems that are a result of disability injury or illness. 2.Enable people with disabilities to lead full and satisfying independent lives
What are occupational therapists responsibilities?
- Undertaking patient assessments of physical, communication, interaction and cognitive skills
- Planning and providing appropriate treatment and activities
giving advice and arranging support for family members, carers and clients
- Undertaking general administrative tasks, for example writing reports, making telephone calls, maintaining records and case notes
- Liaising with doctors, family members, carers and other professionals and keeping them updated
What do nurse practitioners do?
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who provides acute and primary care to people across the lifespan
what are nurse practitioners responsibilities?
- Listening to patients, families and communities to understand their health needs and offer emotional support.
- Diagnosing and treating health conditions.
- Creating patient care plans.
- Prescribing medications (level of authority varies).
- Educating individuals and families on disease prevention.
- Ordering, interpreting and discussing results of diagnostic tests with patients
What do social workers do?
Helps people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives and often have a particular service user group
what does a social worker do when working with a foster family or carer?
- Ensures that the family has all history and information on LAC in their care
- Ensures that all training is up to date and completed by carers
- Arrange respite if required
- Support with behavioural challenges
- Liaise with LAC social worker
what does LAC mean?
Looked after child
what does respite mean?
emergency temporary care of a child
what does liaise mean?
Act as a link to assist communication between organisations
what does a social worker do when looking after a LAC?
- Educational needs are met
- Health checks and needs are met
- Emotional needs are met and support is put in place
- Coordinates joint meetings
- Works with fostering key worker
what are social worker’s typical duties?
- Identify people who need help (usually referred by hospital, school or police)
- Assess service users needs, situations, strengths and support networks to determine their goals
- Develop plans to improve their service users well-being
- Help service users adjust to changes and challenges in their lives, such as illness, divorce, addiction, child behaviour or unemployment.
- Research and refer service users to community resources, such as food banks, parenting classes, CAMHs and general health care
what is palliative care?
Focuses on relieving or preventing pain and other symptoms associated with serious illness administered by specialist social workers
what is an example of palliative care?
Hospice
what qualifications does a social worker need?
A bachelor’s degree in social work (BSW) As well as having a bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as psychology or sociology.
What do youth workers do?
Guide and support young people in their personal, social and emotional development to help them to reach their full potential
what age do youth workers work with?
11 to 15 year olds
Where do youth workers work?
youth centres, schools and colleges
how do youth workers work in partnership?
- Work in partnership with professionals from other organisations that support young people such as social care
- Attend and contribute to multi-agency meetings that bring together practitioners from different sectors as part of a team around the family (TAF)
- Attend regular training and development opportunities to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding health and safety and local developments
- Recruit train and manage staff including volunteers
what is outreach?
When at-risk individuals participate in activities outside their homes, they build their confidence and become more independent in all aspects of life.
what are youth worker responsibilities?
- Assess the needs of young people and plan and deliver programmes related to areas such as health
- Regularly monitor and review the quality of the local youth work and provision, report writing
- Run arts-based activities community projects, residential activities, outdoor education and sports activities
- Befriend and support young people in different settings including outreach
- Mentor, coach and support individuals
what is the job role of a residential care manager?
Responsible for all aspects of day to day operations within the care setting. Making sure all care services are made aware to the community
what are residential care manager’s key responsibilities?
- recruiting staff
- managing budgets
- ensuring quality of care meets national standards
- leadership
- liase with partnerships and other communities
- provide info and advice to resident’s families
what skills are needed for a residential care manager?
- interpersonal
- communication
- written
- leadership
- being able to work under pressure
what personal qualities are needed for a residential care manager?
- active listening and non judgemental approach
- Treating people with dignity
- Enjoy working with people
- Patience
- Compassion
