Unit 2: Working in Health and Social Care-Role and responsibilities of health and social care workers

ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF
PEOPLE IN HEALTH AND
CARE SETTING

, Responsibility

T H E W O R K E R S W I L L L E AR N A BOU T T H E O R G AN I S AT I O NS T H AT P R OV I
S E RV I C E S I N T H I S S E C T O R , A N D T H E D I F F E R E N T S E TT I N G S I N WH I C H T
S E RV I C E S A R E D E L I V E R E D AC C O R D I N G T O T H E N E E D S O F T H E S E RVI C E
T H E Y W I L L L E AR N ABO U T T H E WAY S T H E S E S E RV I C E S A R E P R OV I D E D A
A BO U T T H E B AR R I E R S T H AT C A N P R E V E N T P E OP LE F R O M G E TT I N G T H
S E RVI C E S T H E Y NE E D . A S A N E M P LOY E E O F T H AT O R G AN I S AT I O N WH I
P R OV I D E S S E RV I C E S I N T H E H E A LT H A N D S OC I A L C A R E S E C T O R , T H E Y
H AV E R E S P O N S I BI L I T I E S T O WA R D S P E O P LE WH O S E E K I N F O R MAT I O N A
A DVI C E , T H O S E W H O A R E BE I N G A S S E S S E D A N D P E O P L E WH O U S E S E RV
P R OV I D E D BY O R O N B E H A L F O F YO U R E M P LOY E R. T H E S E O R GA N I S AT I O N
R E GU L AT E D A ND I N S P E CT E D S O T H E Y W I L L AL S O N E E D T O U N D E R S TA N D
I N S P E C T OR S AN D R E G U L AT O R S M O N I T OR A ND T H E WO R K T H AT T H E Y
F U RT H E R M O R E , T H E Y W I L L L E A R N A BO U T WO R K I N G WI T H P E O P LE W
S P E C I F I C N E E D S , I N C LU D I NG I L L H E A LT H , L E A R N I N G D I S A B I L I T I E S , P H Y S
A N D S E NS O RY D I S A BI L I T I E S , AN D T H E N E E D S O F P E O P L E WH O O C C U
D I F F E R E N T AGE C AT E G O R I E S .