There many jobs an individual can get in health and social care sectors, whether you want to be a doctor,nurse,or a social worker however, you will need to do what these jobs need and how they work. For most doctors it's ideal to work at a hospital, which is likely to be run down by the NHS, you're also able to be a private doctor which will be financially beneficial,however there many different types of doctors such as; psychiatrist, radiologist, surgeon, and many more. When an individual needs to see a doctor, it is recommended for them to see they're General practitioner(GP), this is so that the GP is then able to refer you to a specialist as you may need special support, they are also able to offer you medical prescriptions, A doctors main
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However they are many differences including, as both job roles have different responsibilities, for doctors it can be easily said that they have more pressure than nurses, this is because doctors most of the time tend to see patients when they have severe illnesses or injuries, whereas for a nurse it may be small common diseases such flu, this is because due to the fact that a doctor will train on medication, whereas nurses are trained with the caring of the ill patient and to diagnose individuals. Another difference is that a nurse is able to work in many other settings such as a care home, Schools and of course hospitals whereas a doctor may only be able to work in hospital related settings. For a Nurse and a social worker they're some similarities in term of the patient, this is because normally both job roles tend to spend more time with patients than the doctor, and also are able to help them formally and informally,but the differences are that a social worker will help an individual's life …show more content…
However for a general doctor I will be required to attend medical school, that will last approximately four years for me to achieve my medical degree, after that I will then be required to go into foundation training which is two years and eventually specialist training which can last upto four to seven years, this again will depend what kind of doctor I want to be whether it may be an audiologist a surgeon or a GP, I will also require my Disclosure and Barring System Checks to ensure I am a vulnerable individual who is capable of working with other
However they are many differences including, as both job roles have different responsibilities, for doctors it can be easily said that they have more pressure than nurses, this is because doctors most of the time tend to see patients when they have severe illnesses or injuries, whereas for a nurse it may be small common diseases such flu, this is because due to the fact that a doctor will train on medication, whereas nurses are trained with the caring of the ill patient and to diagnose individuals. Another difference is that a nurse is able to work in many other settings such as a care home, Schools and of course hospitals whereas a doctor may only be able to work in hospital related settings. For a Nurse and a social worker they're some similarities in term of the patient, this is because normally both job roles tend to spend more time with patients than the doctor, and also are able to help them formally and informally,but the differences are that a social worker will help an individual's life …show more content…
However for a general doctor I will be required to attend medical school, that will last approximately four years for me to achieve my medical degree, after that I will then be required to go into foundation training which is two years and eventually specialist training which can last upto four to seven years, this again will depend what kind of doctor I want to be whether it may be an audiologist a surgeon or a GP, I will also require my Disclosure and Barring System Checks to ensure I am a vulnerable individual who is capable of working with other