UNIT 2: Learning aim A, role & responsibilities of people working in HSC Flashcards
what does it mean by health?
Health is a state of physical, mental and social well-being, not just the absence of disease or infirmity.
what does it mean by health and social care?
The organized provision of medical care to individuals or a community is healthcare.
Providing assistance with: the activities of daily living, maintaining independence and social interaction.
what does it mean by roles of a hsc worker
refer to a person’s position/name of their job on a team.
what does it mean by responsibilities for a hsc worker
refer to the duties and tasks within particular roles.
specialist doctors
Doctors work in all areas of healthcare providing you with endless career possibilities. As part of your medical training, you’ll have the opportunity to try out many of these fantastic specialities and then choose the one you would like as your speciality.
nurses
work as part of an MDT providing direct patient care, you can choose to work in a variety of settings from hospital wards and operating theatres to schools and patient’s homes
midwives
Midwives provide care and support to women and their families while pregnant, throughout labour and during the period after a baby’s birth.
healthcare assistants
Healthcare assistants make sure the patient experience is as comfortable and stress-free as possible. It can also be the stepping stone into many other NHS roles.
-wash and dress patients
-serve meals and help to feed -patients
-help people to move around
-make beds
-make patients feel comfortable
-monitor patients’ conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight
occupational therapist
As an occupational therapist, you’ll help all kinds of people overcome all kinds of challenges, so they can live as fully and independently as possible. This might involve learning new ways to do things, or making changes to their environment to make things easier.
GP
Diagnose, treat, monitor and prevent illness
support workers
-Support other care workers
-Would be supervised by care worker or manager
-Carry out the plan that a care worker or social worker developed
-Washing, toileting, feeding etc
youth worker
Work with young people (11-25)
Work in:
Schools
Colleges
Youth centres
-Refer youths to other specialist programs
-Deliver programs on safe activities eg. drugs, sexual health,
-Work with young people in/who have just left care
-Organizing community projects
social worker
Work with vulnerable people:
-Children in care
-Children in unsafe living situations
-Adults in unsafe situations
-People leaving care
-Learning disabilities
-Check on the safety of individuals in vulnerable situations
-Review the situations people are in to determine if they are safe
-Help people to live independently
care assistants
Work in:
-Care homes
-Houses
-Supported housing
Hands-on with patients:
-Dressing
-Feeding
-Toileting & washing
-Cleaning in homes
-Laundry
-Cooking
-Shopping
care managers
-Manage care homes
-Nursing home
-Children/ adult homes - learning difficulties
-Daycare centre
-Hospice
-Produce care plans
-Liaise with other health and social –care services
-Hire & line manage care worker/care assistant
-Budget
-Ensure quality meets legal standards
