1. A2 Coursework Unit 9 Working in Health and Social Care
This A2 unit is a coursework unit which will be internally assessed.
The aim of this unit is to help you prepare for employment within the areas of health, social care and children’s services.
You will reflect on your suitability for employment in different job roles
You will build on knowledge of Caring Skills/techniques covered in Unit 1.

2. The content of this unit includes:
The main employment sectors in Health, Social care and Children’s services
Job roles of practitioners
The qualifications and skills needed by practitioners
Caring skills and techniques to meet the needs of individuals

3. 9.1 The main employment sectors in health, social care and children’s settings
You need to have knowledge and understanding of the employment opportunities in health, social care and children’s services within the different sectors:-
The Statutory sector
The independent (Private) sector
The Voluntary sector

4. 9.1
You will also need to consider the factors that might influence the availability of job opportunities on a national and local basis. These factors include:
The political and economic situation
New technological developments
Demographic factors

5. 9.2 Job roles of practitioners
You will gain knowledge and understanding of the wide variety of jobs and specialist roles within health, social care and children’s services to include:
Main duties and responsibilities of workers
Conditions of employment
Job satisfaction
Working in multi-disciplinary teams

6. 9.3 The qualifications and skills needed by practitioners
You will learn about:
The main routes into employment in these sectors
Entry requirements
Personal qualities
Skills needed

7. 9.4 Caring skills and techniques to meet the needs of individuals
You will assess how practitioners use the following caring skills/techniques and effective communication in their job roles:
Encouraging
Showing approval
Creating trust
Gaining compliance
Social perception

8. Observation
Disengagement
Distraction
Physical contact
Modelling
Working alongside
Setting challenges
Safe working practices

9. What is your ideal / dream job?
Post-it note activity
What attracts you to this role?
What are the benefits?
What sort of skills and attributes would a person need to do this job?

10. Could you Care?

11. How many job roles can you think of?
In Health, Social Care and Children’s Services…
A-Z quiz
Can you be the first to complete all 26 letters?

12. Is a career in Care right for you?

13. Roles in Social Care

14. NHS Trivia Quiz
How much do you know about the NHS?

15. Job Roles research Work in pairs
Choose a job role in Health and Social care
You will prepare a 20 minute presentation and an information leaflet for display

16. Presentation and Leaflet…
What is a day in the life of your job role like? Step by Step?
What skills would someone need to become your role?
What qualifications are required to enable someone to obtain this job?
Who would your job role come into contact with?

17. Great websites… www.careerpilot.org.uk

18. Patient Pathway activity

19. Bread and Butter activity

20. References Information
Name
What are your career plans?
What course at university are you aiming for/ other plans?
What part of the Health course have you enjoyed most?
Have you any work experience or other activities outside college which are related to your career plans?

21. References Information2
Which skills have you developed and give an example (see list)
Do you intend to study Health to A2?
Is there anything else you would like us to include in your reference?

22. Reflection on Lower Sixth
What have you learned this year?
What will you do differently next year?
What do you wish you had known at the beginning of it all?

23. Think ahead… In September
Choose TWO roles to research in a LOT of detail
In November you will conduct a in-depth interview
WHO will you choose?