Managing Human Resources in Health and Social Care

Managing Human Resources
in Health and Social Care

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Factors to be considered when planning recruitment.......................................................1
1.2 Legislative framework influence selection, recruitment and employment......................2
1.3 Evaluating different approaches to ensure selection of individuals.................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Explain theories of individuals interact in groups in types of team.................................3
2.2 Evaluating different approaches to develop effective team working in health and social
care.........................................................................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Managing human resources in health and social care is one of the crucial task to be
perform by HR personnels. Selecting right employee possessing skills, abilities and experience is
important and complex task. Present report deals with St Margaret's Nursing Home which is
facing difficulties in managing workers. Employee turnover is maximised and as such, more and
more workers are leaving the job. Report highlights various factors that are to be considered to
recruit employees and at the same time retain them in the best possible manner. Thus, health and
social care would be able to minimise staff turnover and as such, better services may be imparted
to patients with much ease.
TASK 1
1.1 Factors to be considered when planning recruitment
Recruitment is quite important and to select best individuals is one of the crucial task for
the health and social care for increasing efficiency with much ease. St Margaret's Nursing Home
is facing with staffing problems and employee turnover is increased as well. Thus, it is required
to plan for efficient employees who can carry out work in the best possible manner. There are
various factors which are to be considered in planning employment. First factor is to take into
account overall aim of health and social care (Cascio, 2018). This is particular important for St
Margaret's Nursing Home as main aim is to retain staff and decrease employee turnover in
effectual way. Moreover, it is required that well-structured strategies should be planned and
implemented to decrease turnover rate. Another factor is that if new job has to be created, then
skills, capabilities and experience of individuals should be taken to recruit best among all.
Furthermore, for retaining hired employees, needs and demands should be analysed.
Growth and development opportunities, incentives and motivating environment may be provided
in order to retain them for longer period. On the other hand, if new talents are to be hired, then
advertisement can be posted in newspapers, recruitment agencies, magazines and as such, better
workforce may be selected with much ease (Mintzberg, 2018). Thus, St Margaret's Nursing
Home can easily plan for hiring new staff and as such, overall performance may be enhanced in a
better way.
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