HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Unit Aims

This unit aims to analyse the role of human resources management within health and social care organisations and to introduce key aspects of human resources planning and procedures. The unit gives consideration to the knowledge and understanding required to make management decisions in the area of human resources and to apply human resources concepts to retain and motivate staff.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the role of human resources management in health and social care

1.1 Critically analyse the nature and importance of human resource management in health and social care organisations

1.2 Analyse the influences on human resources management in health and social care organisations

1.3 Analyse how human resource management is related to other functional areas in health and social care organisations

2. Evaluate human resource planning in health and social care organisations

2.1 Analyse the business factors that should be considered before human resource planning;

2.2 Determine human resource requirements in different organisational contexts;

2.3 Develop a human resources plan for a health and social care organisation;

3. Understand how human resources management can be used to motivate staff

3.1 Analyse human resources management techniques for retaining and motivating staff

3.2 Assess the link between motivational and reward in health and social care contexts

3.3 Evaluate methods used to monitor employee engagement and performance