Health and Social Care
Social & Personal ServicesImproving the quality of life for clients by working closely with the medical profession to provide care, recuperation, and rehabilitation while promoting physical and psychosocial wellbeing.
Health and Social Care could be for you if you like:
- Complex problems
- Helping people
About Health and Social Care
A health and social care practitioner delivers health support from initial care to rehabilitation. Through building a close relationship with medical practitioners they are able to support patients and their families to ensure their holistic care needs are met. Health and social care practitioners will have strong social skills as they work extensively with patients. They will also need a well developed emotional intelligence to handle some of the more challenging patients and the distress of bereavement.
The Challenge
Competitors are required to:- Assess and Identify the caring needs of the client
- Plan the caring needs of the client
- Implement the care plan for the client
- Evaluate the care delivered
- Have theoretical knowledge to carry out the tasks
Our Experts
Chief Expert
Ng Ling Hui JocelynAssistant Director, Nursing Services
Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital
Deputy Chief Expert
Michele LimNurse Educator
Changi General Hospital
Deputy Chief Expert
Chua Wee KhimSenior Nurse Educator
National Healthcare Group Polyclinics
Deputy Chief Expert
Tay Jia MingNurse Clinician
Sengkang General Hospital
Secretary
Dr Teoh Chun Ming
Manager and lecturer
School of Life Sciences & Chemical Technology
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Ex-Officio
Dr Kenneth M K LeeDeputy Director
School of Life Sciences & Chemical Technology
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
