in an essay, fully describe the roles, responsibilities and the career pathways of three different health or social care workers

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Manoj Gurung

Unit 6 – PPD

P5 – in an essay, fully describe the roles, responsibilities and the career pathways of three different health or social care workers

Doctor

Roles and responsibilities

Patients must be able to trust doctors with their lives and health. To justify that trust you must show respect for human life and you must:

  • Make the care of your patient your first concern
  • Protect and promote the health of patients and the public
  • Provide a good standard of practice and care
  • Keep your professional knowledge and skills up to date
  • Recognise and work within the limits of your competence
  • Work with colleagues in the ways that best serve patient’s interests
  • Treat patients as individuals and respect their dignity
  • Treat patients politely and considerately
  • Respect patients’ right to confidentiality
  • Work in partnership with patients
  • Listen to patients and respond to their concerns and preferences
  • Give patients the information they want or need in a way they can understand
  • Respect patients’ right to reach decisions with you about their treatment and care
  • Support patients in caring for themselves to improve and maintain their health
  • Be honest and open and act with integrity
  • Act without delay if you have good reason to believe that you or a colleague may be putting patients at risk
  • Never discriminate unfairly against patients or colleagues
  • Never abuse your patient’s trust in you or the public’s trust in the profession
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Career pathways

At least A* - C GCSE’s including Maths, Science, English

3 A levels – including Biology, Chemistry

Universities

Medical school

Work experience

Degree

Nurse

Roles and responsibilities

  1. Care giver/Care provider
  • Functions as nurturer, comforter, provider
  • Provides direct care and promotes comfort of client
  • Activities involves knowledge and sensitivity to what matters and what is important to client
  • Shows concern for client welfare and acceptance of the client as a person
  1. Provides information and helps the client to learn or acquire new knowledge and technical skills
  • Encourages compliance with prescribed therapy
  • Promotes healthy ...

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This essay aimed to discuss 3 jobs within H&SC. 3 jobs were identified correctly but much of what was written appeared to be copied from the internet or a book. It is important that the marker gets a sense of the student