Work Performance Reflective Journal: Health and Social Care Context

This assignment presents a reflective journal focusing on work performance within the health and social care sector, specifically within the NHS. It utilizes Gibbs' reflective model to critically evaluate skills, identify areas for improvement directly linked to work-based activities, and reflect on experiences. The journal entries cover description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion, and a detailed action plan for future professional development, including enhancing team management and decision-making skills. References to relevant books, journals, and online resources are also included to support the reflection process.

Work Related Research

Table of Contents
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................3
Reflective Journals...........................................................................................................................3
References........................................................................................................................................5
Books & Journals...................................................................................................................5
Online.....................................................................................................................................5

Task 1
Reflective Journals
To make the reflective journals, the study includes the reflective model of Gibbs. In 1988 the
American Sociologist Graham Gibbs published a reflective model. This model helps in
managing the experiences which a person gains and can be structured in different phases. In
order to show the reflective journals that are related to enhance the performance based on work-
life context. These stages are explained below:
 Description: During my working experience in NHS, I analyse that working effectively
in the health department gains a wider range of performance and makes an effective
content to complete work. I worked in NHS and here, I enhance my learning skills that
gain the performance evaluation in an effective manner. This module helps to gain wider
range of opportunities in workplace environment and have motivated feelings.
 Feelings: I feel that during the completion of the process, I try to manage work and
achieve wider range of sources in different analysing the sources and gain different skills
related to health and social care. I gain a wider range of knowledge about my work and
analyse the skills which are not covered during my academic period. I and my team are
able to complete all my assignments on time and achieve the organization’s target and
enhance their growth in an effective way.
 Evaluation: All the activities and work objectives are going well and complete effective
way to achieve my targets before the target dates. Skills that I have gained during the
working environment are communication, advanced use of technology, public
presentation, and other skills. But at the same time, I am not able to manage my team by
taking appropriate decisions on time. I found issues in managing my decisions related to
me or the team.
 Analysis: I have learned different aspects of working in NHS, analysing the data which
are provided by NHS related to their staff. Evaluate those key statistics and provide
healthy well-being to the other people of the company. This is further helpful in
managing the work and completing my performance growth on the basis of the NHS
process.

 Conclusion: From the above different situations I faced in NHS, I learned the areas
where I need to improve myself and directly make an impact on work-based activities.
With the help of these evaluation, I tried to manage and strengthen the achievements and
make distances travelled for the appropriate growth in the market which helps in working
high competitive environment.
 Action plan: This stage of the Gibbs model helps the individual to complete working and
manage the task activities in an effective and appropriate way. I try to manage my team
management and enhance my decision-making skills in an effective way. It further helps
me to open up the path of a wider range of opportunities in the future at the professional
workplace. With the help of the above-mentioned skills and management processing
activities, I try to complete my work on time and enhance my performance appraisal
within the NHS to gain future capabilities.

References
Books & Journals
Joyce, S. and Jackson, R., 2021. Reflective practice-What on Earth had I just done?!. BDJ
Team, 8(3), pp.8-10.
Pieper, M., Roelle, J., vom Hofe, R., Salle, A. and Berthold, K., 2021. Feedback in reflective
journals fosters reflection skills of student teachers. Psychology Learning &
Teaching, 20(1), pp.107-127.
WAN-Han, X.I.E., 2017. Review of Foreign Researches on Work Engagement. Journal of
Hunan University of Science and Engineering, p.02.
Wójcik-Karpacz, A., 2018. The research on work engagement: theoretical aspects and the results
of researches in the company operating in the IT sector. Management, 22(2).
Online
Gibbs Reflective Cycle, 2021. [Online]. Available through:<
https://www.marketing91.com/gibbs-reflective-cycle/>
Healthy working environments, 2021. [Online]. Available through:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/healthy-working-environments.