Health and social care year 2

Roles

Somebody’s position or function in a situation/ society

Responsibilities

The state o being accountable or to blame for something

General practitioner

Roles- to give general health advice, diagnose and treat, refer, research and organise groups.

Responsibilities- Maintain confidentiality, liaise with other professionals, observe and assess, observe medicine, keep-up-to date with medical development.

Cardiologist

Roles- carry out tests and interpret, prescribe medicine, prevent, diagnose and treat heart related problems.

Responsibilities- Review patients medical background, provide, support, complete administration, clinical research and provide educational support.

Psychiatrist

Roles- Decide on sustainable treatment, monitor and review, work in a multi- disciplinary team.

Responsibilities- Review a ante of mental health conditions, keep detailed notes, prescribe medicine, carry out research.

Oncologist

Roles- Run tests, diagnose, identify treatment options, perform surgical treatment.

Responsibilities- Discuss benefits and side effects of treatment, coordinate treatment and communicate.

Paediatrician

Roles- Conduct regular examinations on new borne, young children, reach informed diagnosis.

Responsibilities- Prescribe medicine and give detailed instructions on administration, vaccinations, advice parent.

Geriatrician

Roles- Diagnose and manage treatment, manage conditions and preform cognitive assessments

Responsibilities- Manage risk factors, keep an eye on side effects, work its other professionals.

Adult nurse

Roles- observe and record, assist tests, respond quickly to emergencies.

Responsibilities- Write patient care plans, administer drug, set up drops, plan and discharge from hospitals, reassure patients, make ethical decisions.

Mental health nurse

Roles- Carry out patient observations, respond to distressed patients, promote support and recovery, enhance HWB.

Responsibilities- Utilise person- centred approach, ensure correct administration of medicine, conduct clinical research

Learning Disability nurse

Roles- Interpret and understand behaviour, help patients complete every day tasks, assist with tests, observations and evaluations.

Responsibilities- Build a relationship organise home visits, plan activities, liaise with hospital staff to plan care needs

District nurse

Roles- Assess needs of patients, monitor symptoms, treat wounds, physical examinations

Responsibilities- Offer adie, prescribe medication, monitor quality of care relieved, work collaboratively.

Neonatal nurse

Roles- manage baby fluids, caring for newborns, monitor vital signs, administer special treatment.

Responsibilities- prepare medications, record observations and documenting a baby’s care, administer medication

Health visitor

Roles- provide support, carry out health reviews, identify risk factors and signs for concern, assess growth, development, speech, language and communications.

Responsibilities- Advise new parents on feeding, hygiene, safety and sleep, organise new clinics, work with social services

School Nurse

Role- Promote healthy living including sexual health, give vaccine, support children with medical conditions

Responsibilities- training teachers on healthcare issues and advice on school health policy, confidentiality.

Healthy care assistant

Roles- monitor conditions, make patients feel comfortable, take temp pulse and weight.

Responsibilities- Serve meals, help dress, help wash and shower, process lab samples, promote health or education work

Practise nurse

Roles- apply dressings, take blood samples, carry out injections

Responsibilities- give advice on family planning, contraception, blood pressure and stopping smoking, help manage long term conditions

Midwives

Responsibilities- prescribe medicine ,advice patients on recovery, observe symptoms and referrals.

Antenatal- care provided for a woman before the baby is born

Postnatal- care provided following the birth of a baby

Multi agency

Organisations working together

Multi agency

Multiple professionals working together

Multi disciplinary evaluation

Strength- personalised care, other issues contributing to a situation is managed, whole person approach.

Limitation- most people only want illness treated, HSCW aren’t able to meet all needs.

Care assistant

Roles- personal care, support with eating and drinking, domestic duties

Responsibilities- evaluating, communication with other care professionals, record information.

Care manager

Roles- Oversee the day to day running of care setting, maintain quality standard of care.

Responsibilities- manage budget, buil contracts, liaise with partnerships, provide information

Social worker

Roles- Conduct interviews an review situation, participate in training and supervision.

Responsibilities- Offer information and support, participate with multi disciplinary team, make referrals, maintain accurate records.

Support worker

Roles- help with daily living activities, allow client to gain independent skills, medicine management, personalised care plans.

Responsibilities- Budgetting, advocate, support vulnerable clients, support with conditions.

Occupational Therapist

Roles- to establish goals, assess plan implement and advocate. Advice on home/work environment adaptations

Responsibilities- Take person centred approach, write report, keep up to date with record’s,liaises with other health professionals.

Youth Worker

Roles- assess the needs of young people, correctly plan and deliver programmes.

Responsibilities- Develop a relationship with young people, support, mentor or coach, set targets, work in partnerships.

Steven Hoskins

Had severe leaning disabilities and joined a gang, toured until falsely confessed to being a pedophile. Forced to swallow 70 painkiller and was pushed off of a 30m height.

Social worker and police regularly visited his flat nd contact with adult leaning disability stopped.

Baby P

Kills by mother and step father after months of abuse.

In contact with 34 health professionals, no research into previous reporting, professionals saw P 60 times before death

Victoria Climbe

Died at 8years old due to abuse from her great aunt and her partner. Autopsy showed 128 signs of abuse.

Abuse was not reported, lack of communication, paediatrician heavily suspect abuse but made no reports

Rochdale Child Abuse Ring

Girls aged between 3 and 15 were trafficked, prostituted, red ad sexually assaulted by a gang. Girls were often vulnerable.

Greater Manchester police failed to challenge court decisions to not prosecute, lack of resources, detectives it out training interviewed victims.

Sarah Sherif

Killed by father and step mother, beaten with belts, iron rods and as bitten wore a hijab to cover bruises.

Child protective services failed to maintain regular contact, school failed to report abuse, withdrawn from school with no investigation, father allowed custody with a history of abuse.

Care plan cycle

Continuous person- centred process for developing, implementing and reviewing care plans for individuals involving, assessing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating.

Equipment and aids for independence

• hearing aid, walking frame, stair lift, angled straws, mobility scooters, suction plates, lightweight cutlery.

Protected characteristics

1. Age

2. Disability

3. Gender

4. Marriage/ partnership

5. Pregnancy

6. Rice

7. Religion

8. Six

9. Sexual orientation

Types of discrimination

Direct, Indirect, harassment and victimisation

Effects of discrimination

• poor mental health

• Negative physical health

• Reduced self esteem

• Social isolation

• Fincanical hardships

• Relationship strain

Benefits of anti discriminatory practise

• trust

• Equality

• Improves productivity

• More opportunity

• Increased self esteem Social isolation

• Stronger communication

Empowerment

the process of giving individuals more control, confidence, and agency over their lives and care decisions by providing them with information, resources, and support

Importance of empowerment

• gives individuals more control over their lifes

• Increase confidence

• Increased productivity

• Increased autonomy

• Enhanced self worth

Ways to empower service users

• create a person cantered care plan

• Actively listen to preferences

• Open communication

• Facilitate access to resources

• Manage risk

Safeguarding, abuse

Every child matters act

The children’s Act 2004

Disclosure and barring service

Lone worker policy

Guide ace and procedures aimed to ensure people are safe to work on their own.

Risk assessment

Health and safety to work 974 requires setting to carry out a risk assessment. Identifying hazards and risks.

COSHH

Control of Substances Hazards to health.

Identifying risks, implement control and provide employees with an essential information, instructions and training.

PUWER

Provision and use of work equipment regulations 1998

A UK law that ensures work equipment is safe and sustainable and well maintained, reduced risk to those who own, use or control it.

To provide safe equipment, well maintained and trialing for workers.

RIDDOR

Reporting of injuries, disease and dangerous occurrence regulates 2013.

Requires employers to report specific work related incidents to HSE

Employees must report fatalities, reportable injuries, diagnose occupational diseases, dangerous occurrences

Health and safety at work act 1974

Provides legal framework for work place health, safety and welfare. Imposes general duties for the employers to ensure safety for employees.