Requirements for Careers in Social Care Sector

Working in the
Health Sector

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Requirements for two different careers for social care sector...........................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
P2 Covered in poster .............................................................................................................2
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................2
P3 Roles and responsibilities of two overarching social care organisations .........................2
P4 Legislations, codes and policies that have influenced social care provision ...................3
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................4
P5 Examples of multi-disciplinary working ..........................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
In today's scenario, individuals are getting conscious about health. For this, they want
quality products and services that are able to satisfy their needs and wants in an effective
manner. In UK, Health and Social Care (HSC) sector is growing day by day as the number of
health conscious people is also increasing rapidly. Employees who are involved in HSC should
be polite and calm in nature (Baldassar and Merla, 2013). The present assignment is based on
NHS (National health service); it is a public funded health care system. It provides various
services to people like emergency services and treatment of infectious diseases.
TASK 1
P1 Requirements for two different careers for social care sector
Healthcare sector is now becoming a leading industry by providing job opportunities to
people in UK. Individuals who worked there can get higher career growth opportunities (Cleary,
Horsfall and Hayter, 2014). In NHS, people worked on several positions; it also renders different
jobs like- care home manager, support teams, care coordinator, counsellor, complementary
therapist etc. Below describe the job description of these profiles: -
Job description of social care worker: -
Job title – Social worker specialist
Working hours – 22.5 hours in a week.
Unit/Department – Social work
Organisation Name – NHS (National Health Services)
Timings – 8:30 AM to 7 PM.
Salary - £30000 to £40000
Experience – More than 3 Years.
Reports to: Community MDT manager, inpatient unit and hospice at home services manager.
Tenure – Permanent
Job Purpose: -
 To provide a professional and comprehensive social work service to all patients and
their families to the specialist palliative care service.
Job roles and responsibilities -
 Planning, managing and providing social services.
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