Professional Growth in Health & Social Care: A Detailed Report

This report delves into the critical aspects of continuous professional development (CPD) within the health and social care sector, focusing on the General Medical Council as a case study. It outlines various job titles and their corresponding responsibilities, emphasizing the importance of skills and qualifications required for effective performance. The report includes an organogram illustrating the organizational structure and communication flow within the council. Furthermore, it discusses the design of learning plans for interns and the implementation of professional development plans through training sessions. The analysis underscores the significance of CPD in enhancing the capabilities of healthcare professionals, ultimately improving patient care and organizational efficiency. This document is available on Desklib, a platform offering a wide array of study tools and solved assignments for students.

Health and Social Care
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Table of Contents

Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Job titles...........................................................................................................................................1
Areas of responsibility for the staff.................................................................................................1
Design an organigram......................................................................................................................2
Learning Plan design........................................................................................................................3
Professional development Plan........................................................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................3
References........................................................................................................................................4

Introduction
Health and social care sector is the sector which consists of the organization that supports
healthcare to the people. Such as hospitals, dentists, special supports like physiotherapy, social
care support, nursing homes, Foster caring and nurseries (Peleman, Lazzari, Budginaitė and
Cameron, 2018). Organization chosen is the general medical council, it is one of the international
Charity Organization established in 1858 and headquartered in the United Kingdom. It is a
public sector organization which is responsible for maintaining the official register of medical
practitioners within the nation. The following discussion is based on the concept of organogram
associated with the chosen organization. Description of job titles and areas of responsibility for
the staff are also discussed. discussions are also made on the learning plan design and
professional development plan with conclusion.
Job titles
There are various job titles in the health and social care sector specifically in the chosen
organisation that is the general medical council in the United Kingdom. Such as care worker,
personal assistant, social worker, community support and outreach worker, supervisors and
managers, occupational therapist, activities coordinator, technician, counsellor, health
psychologist, health visitor, home health aide, nursing assistant, licensed practical nurse, physical
therapy assistant, registered nurse, physical therapist, ambulance service team, doctors, health
informatics, healthcare science people, healthcare support worker, medical associates professions
and wider health Care team. These are the basic and major job titles which are important and
essential for the healthcare and social Care Organisation. All these job titles are possessed by the
general medical council organisation (Bove, Jensen, Wysłowska and Karwowska‐Struczyk,
2018).
Areas of responsibility for the staff
Areas of responsibility for the staff in the general medical council organisation as such that
they have the roles and responsibilities in assisting the patients with basic hygiene activities.
Administering the patients for medication and taking the vital signs along with the report
findings to superiors. Collecting and storing the biological specimens along with the sterilizing
medical equipment. Keeping hospital supplies properly stocked and organised and maintaining
relationships with other healthcare professionals. Disposing of waste and hazardous materials on
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a timely basis and complying with the hospital rules and regulations along with the procedures.
qualifications and skills required for such roles and responsibilities are the superior
communication skills and excellent manners and etiquette to attend the patients. They must have
the ability to analyse the basic medical information and data along with the management of a
high pressure environment. search professionals must be willing to maintain the professional
demon or at all times. It is important to have some experience in the hospitals and clinical
environment. employees must have the ability to work with other colleagues and employees in
order to achieve the goals and objectives of the organisations and a good understanding of
medical confidentiality laws and practices (Jensen and Iannone, 2018).
Design an organigram
This image is the organogram of a general medical council organization. As per the above
discussion, job titles and responsibilities are discussed of a particular organization. This is the
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structure of the entire communication flow of the company along with its staff post and board of
director’s structure (Andrews, Lomis, Richardson and Skochelak, 2021).
Learning Plan design
Learning plan design of the organization is associated with the people who are new to the
organization with less experience but good qualifications. These are the interns who are working
within the company in order to learn the medical sciences in a practical form so that they can
gain the experience and practice as a permanent staff in the organization. Learning planning
design is specifically made for such interns who are pursuing internships in the general medical
council organization (Greenberg, Ghousseini, Quamme and Wiegmann, 2018).
Professional development Plan
A professional development plan within the organisation is based upon the training and
development sessions to the staff regarding the medical sciences. Senior staff uses the on the job
as well as off the job training and development sessions for the staff so that they can learn
theoretically as well as practically also (Rymarchuk and Vakaliuk, 2019).
Conclusion
It is concluded that the health and social care sector is an important part in each and
everyone's life because it provides medical assistance to the patients which directly relates with
the health of the people. Therefore, it is important to support such organizations who are in the
sector. Hence, organizational Management is essential which includes the designing of
organogram that contains the job titles and areas of responsibility for the staff. Moreover, it is
necessary and significant to analyze and examine the professional development plan for the
same. This helps your organization in effective and efficient working and functioning within the
company so that they can support patients with their facilities. hence this presentation covers all
such areas in order to better understand the health and social care sector.
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References
Books and Journals
Andrews, J.S., Lomis, K.D., Richardson, J.A. and Skochelak, S.E., 2021. Expanding innovation
from undergraduate to graduate medical education: A path of continuous professional
development. Medical Teacher. 43(sup2). pp.S49-S55.
Bove, C., Jensen, B., Wysłowska, O. and Karwowska‐Struczyk, M., 2018. How does innovative
continuous professional development (CPD) operate in the ECEC sector? Insights from a
cross‐analysis of cases in Denmark, Italy and Poland. European Journal of
Education. 53(1). pp.34-45.
Greenberg, C.C., Ghousseini, H.N., Quamme, S.R.P. and Wiegmann, D.A., 2018. A statewide
surgical coaching program provides opportunity for continuous professional
development. Annals of surgery. 267(5). pp.868-873.
Jensen, B. and Iannone, R.L., 2018. Innovative approaches to continuous professional
development (CPD) in early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Europe: Findings
from a comparative review. European Journal of Education. 53(1). pp.23-33.
Peleman, B., Lazzari, A., Budginaitė, I. and Cameron, C., 2018. Continuous professional
development and ECEC quality: Findings from a European systematic literature
review. European Journal of Education. 53(1). pp.9-22.
Rymarchuk, M. and Vakaliuk, L., 2019. Role of Postgraduate Education in the Provision of
Social and Professional Mobility of Health Specialists. Galician medical journal. 26(1).
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