A1- Roles of people that work in HSC Setting

• What are the main roles within HSC?

  Doctor,Nurses,Midwives,Youth worker,Social worker,Support worker,Occupational Therapist,Physiotherapist,Care manager/assistant and a healthcare assistant
• What are the main role of a doctor?

  • Diagnose,treat,monitor and prevent illness in specialist ares such as cardiology, oncology,paediatrics and geriatrics
  • Liaise with other professionals such as nurse to carry out treatment in hospital
  • Contribute to teams for ongoing patients
  • Provide specialised medical care
• Senior doctor known as consultant normally lead a team of junior doctors( Newly qualified doctors).

  Consultants are known by the names of of their specialist field

  • cardiologist - Specialise in treating the heart
  • Psychiatrist - Specialise in treating mental health problems
  • Oncologist - Specialise in treating cancers
  • Paediatricians - Specialise in treating children
  • Geriatricians - Specialise in treating older people
• What is general practitioners (GP) - A general practitioner provides ongoing care for people within the community such as

  • Caring for people who are unwell
  • Providing preventative care and health education for service users
• GP roles

  • diagnosing ,treat,monitor and prevent illness
  • prescribing prescriptions to aid with recovery and healing and treatment
  • Refer to other health professionals such as a specialist doctor and therapist
  • arrange preventative care such as flu immunisations
• Types of Nurses: Adult,Children,Mental Health,Learning disability,District,Practice nurse,Health visitor and school nurse
• Nurse are trained to carry out medical duties mainly in hospitals, surgery clinics and at home

  There are few area nurse can be specialised in such as:

  • Hospital critical care
  • Cardiac
  • Surgical care
  • Oncology
• What is an Adult Nurse?

  Work with adults all ages, who may have a wide range of physical health conditions
• What is a children's nurse?

  Work with children with a range of conditions as well as working closely with their parents
• What is a mental health nurse?

  Specialise in mental health and work in a range or setting such as a psychiatric unit, day care settings, residential homes and prisons
• What is a Learning Disability Nurse?

  Work with individuals that have a learning disability and their careers to maintain the individuals mental and physical health to be able to live a life independently

  • Help people within the community instead of a hospital
• What is a district nurse?

  Care for people all ages EITHER in their homes or in a residential setting

  • Work closely with their family and other carers to support the patients needs and the needs of their informal carers.
  • Most commonly work older individuals, those with disabilities and people who have recently been discharged from the hospital
• What is a practice nurse?

  Work in a gp practice and take blood samples, provide immunisations and vaccination for people i.e those who are travelling abroad.Provide them health screening if trained to do so.
• what is a neonatal nurse?

  A nurse who specializes in caring for newborn infants (including premature).Work closely with parents and actively encouraging them to take a practical role in their Childs care.
• What is a health vistor?

  Provide support for families in the early years of their children's lives - normally until the age of 5. This includes providing advice on health issues i.e weaning and feeding. See children in their homes or at a clinical setting such as gp.
• What is a school nurse?

  Provide services including development checks, administer immunisations programmes and providing health education programmes
• What is a Midwives?

  They play a vital role in supporting women through all stages of their pregnancy (antenatal and prenatal)like planning for parenthood and delivering the babies.

  Work mainly in hospital maternity unit, clinic and homes
• Roles of a midwife

  • Monitor the prenatal development of babies and health of mothers
  • Help to deliver the babies
  • Provide postnatal care, support mothers,babies and families after birth
• What is a Healthcare assistant?

  They work under the guidance and support of qualified healthcare professionals to complete supportive care tasks.

  May work in Gp practice, hospital, nursing homes and community health care settings
• Roles of a Healthcare assistant

  • Recording patients temperature/pulse/blood pressure
  • weighing patients
  • Making beds
  • Carrying out observations
  • support with toileting
  • washing and dressing
  • serving meals
  • assist with giving medications/treatments
• What is a social worker?

  provide help and support for all ages that are going through a difficult time in their lives.

  • Aim to ensure that vulnerable people are safeguarded from harm and help people to live independently also support children, (frail),elderly, those with disabilities and mental health problems.
• Roles of a social worker

  • Provide help and support for children that live apart from their families and support their foster carers and adopters
  • Help and protect vulnerable individuals
  • safeguarding
  • help people to live independently
  • support children with learning disabilities, mental health issues and physical disabilities
  • help people with alcohol, drug or substance misuse and young offenders
• What is an Occupational therapist?

  Work with people all ages that are having difficulties in carry out their practical routines of daily life i.e (washing ,dressing and housework).

  • The OT will agree with specific activities with the individual that will help them to overcome the barriers preventing them living independent.
  • Work mainly within hospital setting, clinic, residential homes
• Roles of a Occupational Therapist

  • Identify issues people have in everyday life i.e dressing, washing
  • help people to come up with practical situations to overcome barriers
  • teaches used of aides- to support independence
  • Advise on adaptations- to support activities of daily living
• what is a care assistant?

  Provide practical help and support for people who have difficulties with daily activities

  include older individuals and their families, young people and those with learning and phsyical disabilities, mental health problems
• Roles of a care assistant

  • Provide practical help and support with daily activities
  • personal care- meeting their personal physical needs
  • household tasks
  • liaising with other healthcare professionals
  • support with meds
  • support with food preparations
• what is a care manager?

  They have a leadership role within the residential care settings.They manage the provision of residential care.
• Roles of a care manager

  • Recruit and manage staff
  • control the budget
  • ensuring quality of care is meets the National Care Standards
  • Be aware and comply with current legislations/make their staff aware of legislation
  • Staff safety - undertake risk assessments/protect staff from accidents and work related illness and infection
  • Observe staff performance and provide them with recommendation to help them improve the way they work
  • CPD- additional training to help staff improve the work they do
• What are health care roles?

  • Doctors
  • Specialist doctors
  • Nurse
  • Midwives
  • Healthcare Assistants
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Physio Therapist
  • Dementia Specialist
  • Dietitian
  • Pharmacist
  • Learning disability nurse
  • Speech/Language Therapist
• What are social care roles?

  • care managers
  • care assistants
  • social workers
  • support workers
  • youth workers
• What is a youth worker?

  Help the personal, social and educational growth of people aged 11-25. Aim to support young people reach their full potential. Can work in a range of setting such as youth centres, schools and colleges.
• Roles of Youth Workers

  • Manage and administer youth and community projects and resources
  • Monitor and review the quality of local youth work provision and work with families and carers
  • Support individuals in other settings, including outreach work relating to drinking, drugs, violence and relationships.
  • deliver programmes
• What is a support worker?

  Provide care and support to a range of service users in homes, centres and residential. They work under the guidance other professionals. Family support workers work with and support social workers
• Roles of a support worker

  • Vary their duties depending on the needs and wishes of the individual
  • support individuals overall comfort and wellbeing
  • Help people who need care and support to live as independently as possible also working with their families
  • Help people with their day to day living
• What are Healthcare setttings?

  • GP practice
  • Health centre
  • Hospitals/specific departments e.g psychiatric ward
  • Clinics e.g antenatal or community
• What are social care settings?

  • day centres
  • residential homes