Employability Skills Report: Healthcare Sector Analysis and Skills

This report delves into the realm of employability skills, crucial for success in the professional landscape. It begins by defining employability skills and emphasizing their importance, highlighting key skills such as communication, time management, teamwork, and adaptability. The report then explores the significance of self-assessment, introducing the Clifton Gallup and John Holland theories to understand individual strengths and personality types relevant to career choices. A significant portion of the report focuses on the healthcare and social care sector, detailing job responsibilities, required skills, and employer expectations. It also covers job interview techniques, including the STAR method, to help candidates effectively showcase their skills and experiences. The report concludes by analyzing the importance of understanding oneself and the target sector for enhanced employability.

EMPLOYABILITY
SKILLS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
Theme 1: Know yourself........................................................................................................................4
Theme 2: Know your sector..................................................................................................................5
Theme 3: Let them know you.................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Employability skills are defined as those skills which are needed by an individual for
making them employable (Ito and Kawazoe, 2015). These include various other skills like
subject understanding, employers set of skills and technical knowledge required for
accomplishing different tasks. Employability means to posses these skills and knowledge and
utilising the assets and performing well and representing in front of employer. There are various
theories for employability skills which are discussed in this report such as Clifton Gallup
strengths and John Hollands theory. It also consists of professional qualification for health and
social care, job interview questions according to STAR method and description of a CV.
Importance of employability skills
Employability skills have been a decisive factor by which employees judge candidates
and recruit them. There are various skills which enhances the employability of a person. They
are communication skills, teamwork, organisation and problem solving.
Current skills
Communication skills- It is very crucial employability skill for an individual. The
person must develop good communication skills both written and spoken. An individual must
know how to write mails and letters and prescriptions in case of healthcare nurses, assistants or
managers.
Time management skills – A proper time management is required by an employee for
managing tasks given to him. Time management will help to complete all tasks in given time.
Team work – Employers are looking for a person who can build efficient and peaceful
working environment. Team building skills are very important to develop positive workplace.
Adaptive skills – These are practical skills which are everyday skills required for
functioning and meeting the demands of organisation workplace.
Research skills – An individual must research about various activities and processes that
are required to complete tasks of the company.

Self assessment- This is assessment which is based on evaluating personal skills and
knowledge. This shows whether a person is fit to work in the organisation or not.
Computing skills – Computer skills must be required in an individual. The operation of
computer, using database and filling entries of medicines and patients is necessary in the
healthcare and social care.
Skills that I need to improve
Writing skills – A good writing skill is helpful for the Healthcare and social care
assistants and mangers for conveying appropriate information about patient's medicine and
health.
Confidence- The person must be confident about the work he is doing. Confidence
reflects that the individual will accomplish his task accurately in time. I should be more
confident in performing various jobs of healthcare and social care.
Problem solving – The employees should be able to solve problems on their own. They
should not consult mentors or managers every time when they have to handle business problems.
What skills employer look for
An employer is looking for various skills like communication skills, teamwork,
analytical and problem solving skills, personal management skills, computer skills, leadership
skills, learning skills, academic competence, speaking skills and strong work values. It is
important to posses these activities for an individual to get hires in a good organisation and
perform well.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES IN HEALTHCARE
 For Assistants working in hospitals, taking and delivering blood samples is a regular
responsibility.
 If a patient has trouble with mobility, Health Care Assistants help them to the toilet and
oversee safe transitions from one place to the next.

 Health Care Assistants are responsible for ensuring the comfort of patients, meaning that
linens are replaced by Assistants daily.
 Assistants assist patients who are unable to shower on their own.
 All equipment used in medical facilities must be sterilised and properly stored, and this
task falls on the Health Care Assistant.
 A large part of a Health Care Assistant’s day consists of monitoring and recording vitals.
 To ensure proper care, Health Care Assistants communicate with superiors to address
changes in patient health.
 If a medical professional orders labs, Health Care Assistants see that all labs are
processed and that the professional is notified of the results.
 A Health Care Assistant must assist patients who are unable to feed themselves.
 Health Care Assistants spend the most time with patients, meaning that they are
continually monitoring and recording changes in patient health.
Skills required in healthcare jobs
 Analyze and critically evaluate information
 Communicate effectively with individuals, groups and organization
 Produce accurate records and make informed decisions
 Put together well judged arguments and question assumptions
 Manage time and learn independently
 Think logically and propose reasoned solutions
Theme 1: Know yourself
Clifton Gallup theory is developed by Gallup in the year 1990. According to this theory
every individual is unique and they posses talents and skills. Self assessment is necessary for
knowing the qualities that a person has. According to the Clifton theory there are thirty four

strengths to measure talent of a person (Jackling and Natoli, 2015). Clifton theory states that
there must be five strengths which are must in an individual that makes him employable and
worthy. Few of these are listed below-
Adaptability- Decisions made in present must be made effective so that they future will be in
benefits. The health service assistant mainly works for handling the patient’s maintenance. But
he should develop skills for handling other medical functions like checking pulse rate, analysing
ECG, prescribing first care medication to people, etc.
Arranger- There are various situations where complex situations occurs in operations. When a
person is pursuing the career in healthcare and social he should be quick and knows how to work
in keeping the patient’s in a good condition.
Communication- The health service assistant should be a good communicator. He must know
how to interact with people and give them a peaceful environment to rest and get well
soon (Simatele, M., 2015). Communication is known as the key to make people
comfortable.
John Holland's theory defines personality of a person by these six categories such as
realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional. According to the
information of experience in past job and personal skills that a person possess, his personality is
of conventional nature if he likes to work in social and healthcare. This person has a soft corner
towards people and likes to help people by serving them in various nursing homes. As per my
past job i.e. nursing work, I got various incentives, and most important I got inner peace by
serving people. . The best part of using the above thesis is to learning lot of new things from
them in near future time. knowing the type of your personality helps you to select type of
industry or job highly suitable for you any if you are lagging behind because you do not possess
some special quality which industry needs then that quality can be developed by you to achieve
your target.
Theme 2: Know your sector
Health and social sector is one of the most prominent sector, which has necessary to
develop and enhance scope for well-being of other people (Moore and Morton, 2017). Also, this
sector has been regarded as one most emerging sector, which involves support of the manpower

and people to regulate and control it for given period of time. In this sector, job opportunity is
wide and huge with increasing of its scope for future job sustainability. Customer and people
reach are huge and also source of sustainability is wide along with increasing employment to
talented youth. The major reason behind this sector is because of rising in number of large
beneficiaries and broad market sustainability. The main elements in this sector are fabric
manufacturing and yarns. Health and social care sector contributes almost 60 percent of the
market denomination which in reality put up measures to increase job opportunity into the job
sector along with development of the people to raise business expectancy at a greater stage of
business operation.In context with UK, health and social care sector has led to development and
solving injury of the people at a higher or greater context to raise business suitability to enhance
employment sector in this sector with major of common welfare and bringing social and moral
values for the people (O’Connor and Bodicoat, 2017).The major requirements such as
educational qualification and exposure is MBBS or person worked as practitioner in any
recognised hospital, in taking care of people and also maintaining flow of patients in health care
sector to deliver them higher value of services. Hence, in that case, there is a requirement of full
understanding of effective responsibilities and current level of skills required to fulfil
requirements from this sector over greater satisfactory context or enhancing knowledge at bigger
level
Responsibilities: The major responsibility is to maintain work with up-most care of people to
deliver them best of their ability to generate sector competencies to grow and develop, Also, the
responsibility is to provide care for family members in a certain in need situation. It is necessary
care for an individual who are facing trouble of conflict in various relationship. Provide up to
date information to business entity, on a knowledge and information of people visiting this
business entity.
Current level of skills:
Computing Skills- An eligible candidate must have correct source of an information, which are
highly required to records into the system to generate valid information to maintain for business.

Leadership Skills- In this health and social care sector, it is necessary to have leadership
skills, in order to have common regulation and maintenance of working regulation into
health care sector.
People management skills: In health and social care sector, have relationship with people
is important, hence, in that case, this skill is responsive to pursue to maintain people
decorum.
Management skills- This is one of pro-found skill which are relevant to manage people
into a health care sector to enhance its competencies to get suitable results over a period of
time.
The essential and desirable skills are communication, managing patients and nursing
skills (Jollands and Et. Al, 2015). It says to potential employer that candidate with these skills
are eligible for this position and can able to perform their task effectively and efficiently.
Job interview questions:
 What did you learn from past experience and What were your obligations and duties
in that position?
 What is your opinion on analysis of health and social care industry?
STAR method is a structure way to answer the interviewer questions that is based on
behaviour and answer that by explaining about particular situation, task, action and results of
condition that candidate are discussing (Kalfa and Taksa, 2015). By structuring the question
using STAR METHOD reflects the ability to gain standard level satisfaction in workplace with
standard volume of work and compete customer’s priorities. From star method I have learned
that candidates must explain an additive story by covering a specific situation and provide details
related to task and results. So that employer evaluates past behaviour in order to predict future
behaviour in particular conditions. And well preparation allow candidates to response
successfully. A Star method is a structured manner of responding to a behavioral based interview
questions. This includes discussing specific situation, task, action and result of the situation that
is described. This offers a straight forward format which is used for answering behavioral
interview questions. These are easy questions like

What do you do when you are free
Tell me your last best memory
Give an example of
A Star method can be answered by using a six step procedure. These are discussed below-
 Find a suitable example to explain the situation.
 Paint a clear picture of the situation where the individual is present and emphasize it's
complexities.
 Highlight the task and this is where interviewer explains where the individual fits in the
organization.
 Share the experience of how action is taken.
 Result is discussed
 Lastly, all things are put together.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been analyzed that employment skills are essential and
these are based on different theories like Clifton Gallup strengths and John Holland theory.
These theories help in achieving career aspirations. It informs to know about professional
qualification that is needed in health and social care industry. This adds value to the employer.
There are different ways by which candidate gets to know about his job responsibilities and
duties such as Professional CV, job description and specification. By the use of STAR method,
questions and answers are structured to perform successfully in an interview.

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