T Level Health - Healthcare Professional CACHE Level 3

Typical Tasks

• Maintains patient records, manages caseloads.
• Counsels clients in ways to promote a healthy lifestyle, prevention of illness and/or preparation for coping with increasing stages of illness.
• Makes home visits to clients, families and carers to organise support and rehabilitation and assist them to deal and cope with disability.
• Trains students and supervises the work of occupational therapy assistants.
• Liaises with a wide variety of other professionals in planning and reviewing ongoing treatments.
• Devises, designs, initiates and monitors carefully selected and graded treatments and activities as part of the assessment and intervention process.
• Considers the physical, psychological and social needs of a patient that may result from illness, injury, congenital condition or lifestyle problems.

Typical Tasks

Typical Tasks

• Carries out post-treatment reviews and follow-ups.
• Explains treatment to patient and management of any side effects.
• Calculates radiation dosage and maps volume to be treated.
• Plans course of treatment with clinical oncologists and physicists.
• Maintains records of all radiographic/therapeutic work undertaken.
• Positions patient and operates x-ray, scanning or fluoroscopic equipment.
• Decides length and intensity of exposure or strength of dosage of isotope.
• Verifies identity of patient and ensures that necessary preparations have been made for the examination/treatment.
• Assesses patients and interprets clinical requirements to determine appropriate radiographic treatments.
• Uses a range of imaging devices for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

Typical Tasks

• Refers patients who require further medical or surgical attention.
• Delivers foot health education to groups such as the elderly, children, the homeless, those with medical problems such as arthritis.
• Advises patients on aspects of foot care to avoid recurrence of foot problems.
• Those with advanced training may carry out minor surgery on the feet.
• Prescribes, makes and fits pads and other orthotic appliances to correct and/or protect foot disorders.
• Treats conditions of the skin, nails and soft tissues of feet by minor surgery, massage and heat treatment, padding and strapping or drugs.
• Administers local anaesthetic where appropriate.
• Provides vascular and neurological assessment for the long-term management of chronic disorders and high risk patients.
• Examines patient.

Typical Tasks

• Monitors patient.
• Supervises physiotherapy assistants.
• Offers advice and education on how to avoid injury and promote patient.
• Explains treatment to and instructs patient in posture and other exercises and adapts treatment as necessary.
• Plans and undertakes therapy to improve circulation, restore joint mobility, strengthen muscles and reduce pain.
• Writes up patients.
• Examines medical reports and assesses patient to determine the condition of muscles, nerves or joints in need of treatment.
• Provides prosthetic devices to patients and advises on rehabilitation.
• Carries out a range of oral/dental treatments.
• Diagnoses and treats patients with a variety of hearing-related problems.
• Conducts medical education relevant to specialism and provides team leadership and supervision.
• Operate heart-lung machines during surgical procedures.
• Provides high level support within surgical teams before, during and after surgery.
• Provides expert technical and technological support in the delivery of critical care.

Typical Tasks

• Supervises the implementation of care and treatment plans by other healthcare providers.
• Prepares and delivers lectures, undertakes research, and conducts and participates in clinical trials.
• Refers patient to specialist where necessary and liaises with specialist.
• Supervises patient.
• Administers medical tests and inoculations against communicable diseases.
• Diagnoses condition and prescribes and/or administers appropriate treatment/surgery.
• Examines patient, arranges for any necessary x-rays or other tests and interprets results.