key worker
noun [ C ] (also keyworker) uk/ˈkiː ˌwɜː.kər/ us/ˈkiː ˌwɝː.kɚ/
UK关键岗位员工（从事的工作对社会有重要意义的人，例如护士、教师或警察等）
someone who does a job that is important for society, for example, a nurse, teacher, or police officer
He unveiled new schemes aimed at helping key workers buy property. 他公布了旨在帮助关键岗位员工购买房产的新计划。
Because public sector pay lags behind that of private employers, the effects can have political consequences in terms of shortages of keyworkers. 由于公共部门的薪酬落后于私人雇主，这种影响可能会造成关键岗位员工短缺这样的政治后果。
mainly UK（护士、社会工作者等与某些特定的人密切合作并对他们负责的）专门人员
a nurse, social worker, etc. who works closely with a particular person and has responsibility for them
I was assigned a key worker who convinced me to go back to rehab. 指派给我了一个专门人员，他说服我回到康复中心。
A designated keyworker is responsible for co-ordinating a care package for the seriously mentally ill person. 指定的专门人员负责协调严重精神病患者的护理方案。
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- Thousands of nurses, police officers and other key workers struggling to afford their own home were offered additional help by the chancellor.
- He will develop low-cost homes for nurses and teachers, to help recruit key workers.
- Each patient is assigned a key worker who serves as the main point of contact for the palliative care team and hospice.
- A contract is drawn up between the family and keyworker, which sets out the changes expected.