Developing Employability Skills in Health and Social Care

[Employability Skills]

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 2
TASK 1- SELF-APPRAISAL FORM.....................................................................................................3
TASK 2- CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT...............................................................10
TAKS 3- COLLABORATIVE TEAM DYNAMICS JOURNAL.................................................................15
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................... 18
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................19
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INTRODUCTION
The transferable skills that an individual needs which make them employable are referred as
the employability skills. There are several skills that the employers want from the employees
like the communication, problem, motivated and initiative taking along with the working under
pressure and deadline. The people working in the health and social care department need some
employability skills for getting effective employment. The understanding of the professional
skills, interpersonal skills, transferable skills along with the leadership and communication skills
are represented in this report. Good technical knowledge along with these skills set is required
by the employees required to carry out their job role effectively.
This assignment is based on the understanding and developing the own personalities. The
everyday working requirement like the problem-solving skills which includes the identification
and specification of the problem and then make strategies to resolve them through reflective
practices.
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TASK 1- SELF-APPRAISAL FORM
This section of the assignment is based on the setting up the own responsibilities, and
performance objectives. While working in the health and social care department the first
performance appraisal form has been developed. The effectiveness against the defined
objectives is being evaluated. The areas of improvement are being identified; the review of the
motivational techniques to improve the quality of performance is done in this appraisal form.
Lastly, the role of the effective communication at the various levels is being highlighted. ]
Self-Appraisal Form
Name:
Job Title:
Organisation:
Date at work:
Time:
TABLE 1
Column A
Key
responsibilities
at work and
Performance
objectives at work
[AC1.1]
Column B
Evaluate
your own
effectivenes
s
against your
objectives
[AC1.2]
Column C
Make
recommendation
s
for your own
improvement.
[AC1.3]
Column D
Effective
motivational
techniques
you use at
work
[AC1.4]
Column E
Communicat
ion
skills
needed at
work
Being an employee of
the Health and social
care organization I
have different roles
and responsibilities so
that I can achieve my
I had utilised
proper
planning and
decision
making skills
in order to
The objectives can
be improved by the
filing the skills gap
that I have
regarding the
health care
In order to
produce
quality
results in
the work, I
have used
There are
different
communication
styles that I use
to communicate
with the
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desired objectives. The
first responsibility is to
assist the
implementation of the
care plan for which the
required personal task
must be carried out. I
am responsible for
maintaining the
practical tasks and
hygiene in the
organization with the
help of the recreational
activities, financial and
social activities (Esbitt,
D., 2013).
The responsibilities
include providing the
medicine on time,
keeping the data of the
patients and
maintaining their diet.
It is also my
responsibility to
maintain a good
atmosphere in the
organization and
participate in the
involve
different
team
members so
that they can
properly
guide the
patients in
the surgeries
and the
treatments. It
is not easy to
convince the
patients and
children to
take
medicines for
which I had
adopted
friendly
behaviour
with them so
as to convince
them (Esbitt,
D., 2013).
.
I have always
been
services of the
patients. I have
consistently tried
to communicate
with my seniors to
gain more about
the different health
practices to
properly to
properly evaluate
the care plan with
the help of which I
had attained my
objectives.
I need to be the
patient listener to
hear out the
different problems
of the other
employees as well
as the patients to
treat them well.
different
motivation
al
techniques
and
theories.
For
resolving
the
problems
of the
patients I
have to use
the
Maslow
motivation
theory in
which the
people
have a
pyramid
hierarchy
of the
problems
which are
being
resolved
from the
bottom to
different service
users, managers
and the
colleagues. I use
the approach of
the effective
listening skills in
which I
recognize and
deal with the
barriers and
listen to the
problem of
others will high
attention . I use
proper
behaviour while
listening to them
which let them
understands
that I am deeply
listening to their
problems
(Marita, et al.
2009).
Team
communication
must be
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different informal
meeting also
cooperative
and helpful
with the
other workers
whenever
they required
me and
following the
different rules
and policies
of the
organization.
the top
(Scales and
Miller,
2013).
Maslow
felt that
the
unfulfilled
needs of
the
patients
hinder
them
climbing up
to the next
steps. It
covers the
social circle
belongings
and self-
actualisatio
n. The
needs of
the
patients
are dealt in
two forms-
the
physiologic
maintained
throughout the
job role under
the healthcare
organization.
The work should
be properly
communicated
to the other
person while
leaving the job
role so that it
can be carried
out effectively
by the other
person as well
and should not
create any issues
(Marita, et al.
2009).
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