For example, I have a particularly strong anti-war ethic and some clients have been in the army and are very proud of that. I respect this and understand they have had a different life experience to me so do not let my views get in the way of having a professional working relationship. 2.1 explain why reflecting on practice is an important way to develop knowledge, skills and practice. I want to provide the best care for the students we support and to do this
My organisation and I have a duty of care to ensure that the service users we care for are safe, protected from abuse by other service users, staff, carers, friends and family. This means that my colleagues and I are obliged to work within the safeguarding policies and procedures and it is highly important that we all receive adequate training so that we can recognise and understand signs of abuse. It is also out duty to record all relevant information when an accident or incident occurs in the workplace. It is our responsibility to report any improper conduct or suspicion that we think may contribute to abuse. Duty of care and safeguarding work together because it is our duty of care, as care staff, to provide protection and safety for vulnerable adults whilst at the same time respecting their
It is important that you follow care and support plans and understand and respect what the individuals you work with say they need. In your role, you will also be expected to: Uphold public trust and confidence. Be accountable for the quality of your work and take responsibility for maintaining and improving your knowledge and skills. Be aware of ways in which your relationship with an individual must be different from other relationships. You have a professional duty of care to the individuals you support which is different to the relationships you have with your friends and family.
2.2 Outline what is meant by agreed ways of working. Agreed ways of working are the policies procedures set up by the company who you work for and with national guidelines. The policies are set in place so that are introduced so that companies service users and employees Working together can work together and stick to the limits of their job role. If they don’t it could cause injury to themselves or to others and make
Introduction to personal development in Health, social care or childrens and young peoples settings On commencing employment, I received a job description that sets out the main functions of my role and what I will be doing. I also received a person specification which was attached to my job description and sets out the knowledge and skills required to do the job. Codes of practice are a valid list of statements describing the standards of professional conduct and practice required of every worker as they go about their daily work. My employer also has to abide by the Codes of Practice. My employer must give clear information about my role to ensure I understand and can carry out my work to a high quality and standard.
The policies and procedures that I have to follow are set out by my employer, to ensure that I am offering the same level of service to the service user as all other employees. My scope of practice is also set out by my employer but is set out following the governing rules set out by national institutes to reflect my level of training. 2. Be able to reflect on practice 2.1 Explain the importance of reflective practice in continuously improving the quality of service provided. Reflective practice is important as it allows an individual to look back at previous incidents and use the lessons learned and skills learnt in order to change the outcome of an incident should something similar happen in the future.
2.2 Describe how the duty of care affects my own work role. * Providing care and support safely. * Taking responsibilities for what I do and been able to justify my own actions. * Keeping accurate and timely records of my work. * Only doing tasks and jobs that I’m trained and confident to do in my job description.
1.4 Sources and advise about employment rights and responsibilities are citizens advise ,unions, contracts, job descriptions and the internet, for example direct gov. 2.1 See contract. 2.2 See wage slip. 2.3 See grievance policy. 2.4 Personal information you must keep up to date with your employer are your address, contact phone number, health issues , next of kin and criminal records.
UNIT SHC24 1) 1.1 Define the Duty Of Care: A duty of care is legally bound on an individual to adhere a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could be foreseeably harm others. It may also considered a formalization of the social contract, the implicit responsibilities held by individuals towards others within society. 1.2 Describe how it affects your work place. Duty of care will bring high standard in your work place. Your duty of care means that you must aim to provide high quality care to the best of your ability and say if there are any reasons why you may be unable to do so.
UNDERSTANDING EMPLOYMENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS Unit 3: 1 Employers have a duty of care to make the workplace safe and there are statutory responsibities and rights that employers have to comply within the law. There are employment law, health and safety law, anti discrimination law, the data protection act and for our line of work there are CRB checks. Employment law: covers employers hours, working conditions, break/ meal times, holiday pay or entitlement, sickness absence and sick pay. Health and safety law: all workers have a right to work in a place where risks to their health and safety are properly controlled. It is to stop you getting hurt at work or ill through work.