Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care

UNIT 17: WORKING IN THE SOCIAL CARE SECTORUnit content1 Understand potential careers in the social care sectorPotential careers: eg social worker, manager, care worker, support workerRequirements:- education and training: competence; knowledge/skills; apprenticeshipframework; qualifications, eg NVQs, BTECs, GCEs, Specialised diploma,Degrees; induction, registration, knowledge sets; Integrated QualificationFramework for the Children’s Workforce- practical skills, knowledge and understanding: eg communication, personcentredapproach to care, basic anatomy/physiology, dietary understanding,safe food preparation, health and safety, first aid, moving and handling,personal hygiene requirements, use of aids/adaptations, duty of care,recording and reporting procedures, procedures for sharing of information,care planning processes; common core of skills and knowledge for thechildren’s workforce- personal attributes: eg ability to gain knowledge/skills, interpersonal skills,initiative, confidence, empathy with others, ability to develop an antidiscriminatoryapproach, ability to work with others; reliability, ability to takeresponsibility for self and others2 Understand how organisations are structured in the social care sectorKey elements of health and social care provision: statutory, voluntary, privateand informal provision; social services; NHS; strategic health authorities; primarycare trusts; primary health care; NHS trusts; secondary health care; integratedcare; mental health trusts; children’s trustsSocial care settings and services: eg residential care, domiciliary care, meals onwheels, home helps, day care, child care, foster care; how different settingsprovide for different needsAccess to social care services: referral; assessment; barriers to access, eg specificneeds, individual preferences, financial, geographical, social, culturalChildren and young people: Every Child Matters, integrated services, extendedschooling, common assessment frameworkCountries: eg England, Wales, Northern Ireland232BN018467 – Specification – Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care– Issue 1 – February 2007 © Edexcel Limited 2007