I will make sure that I reassure the individual and explain that their safety is the most important and that it is my duty of care to tell the manager. I will make sure that I let my manager know what has happened immediately and pass this information on in private and make sure my report is also confidential. I will only report and record the facts - what the individual has told me. Depending on what is found out the individual might need to continue to be monitored and a plan of care will be put in place that must be followed to protect the service user. I will make sure that I let my manager know and report and record this in private but if the allegation is about my manager or the manager is unwilling to do anything, I will follow my company policy of reporting abuse and report to CQC.
ASSISGNMENT 304 PRINCIPLES FOR IMPLEMENTATING DUTY OF CARE IN HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE OR CHILDRENS AND YOUNG PEOPLES SETTINGS. ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW. TASK A: SUPERVISION NOTES What is meant by the term “Duty of Care” Ai: Duty of Care means providing care and support for individual within the law and also within the policies, procedures and agreed ways of working of your employer. It is about avoiding abuse and injury to individuals, their friends and family and their property. How the duty of care affects the work of a Social Care Worker.
QCF Work Unit 4 Define the term duty of care: The term duty of care can be defined as the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care or using your services. To always act in the best interest of individuals and others, to not act in a way that results in harm and to act within your competence and not take on anything you do not believe you can safely do. Describe how duty of care affects own work role: You have a duty of care to protect my customers from harm, to safeguard confidential information, to pass on any concerns or information that concerns you to the relevant safeguarding body and to provide a high standard of care to all. Describe dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individuals rights; A customer may disclose some private information to you that concerns you. E.G.
The practicum is over promptly at 3:50 PM. No student may continue working after this time. Any student who is caught experimenting after this time will receive a zero on their practicum. This is a departmental requirement as it is a liability issue. All professors and technicians will strictly enforce this rule.
Promote the independence of service users while protecting them as far as possible from danger or harm. Respect the rights of service users while seeking to ensure that their behaviour does not harm themselves or other people. Outcome 2. 1. Ensure sensitive and private information is kept in a secure/locked drawers or cabinets when not in use.
Employer’s Duty of Care Lilly Beth Rodriguez Dr. Williams LEG 500 November 17, 2011 Abstract In the video, the employer's duty of care is called into question. But to analyze the video, employer's duty of care must first be defined. "An employer has a duty to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, that workers and others are not exposed to risks to health or safety arising from the conduct of the employer's business. An employer must carry out the general statutory duty of care by proceeding, in a systematic way, to: identify hazards; identify, and assess the seriousness of, risks resulting from the hazards; and determine appropriate risk management measures." (Cornock, 2010) With this is mind, does Herman have an employer’s duty of care in regards to Jake's injury and his overtime?
To do this I should keep my training up to date, follow all policies and procedures set by employer in order to keep things safe. If I see something that is wrong my duty of care would be to report what I see happen i.e. whistle blowing. Also if I am told to do something I don’t feel comfortable doing or something not in my job description make sure I decline doing it as it’s my duty of care to only carry out duties I feel competent doing. Be aware of dilemmas that may arise about Duty of Care and the support available for addressing them 2.1 Describe dilemmas that may arise between the Duty of Care and an individual’s right You may have a case as a care worker where an individual may want to do something which could be a risk to their own health and safety.
To make sure they agree to what they have to do i have to make sure they understand the important of what they have to do and why they have to and asure them that I will be able to assist in anyway they need to be assist with. If cant get the agreement from them than i need to seek for a colleage advice language barriers communication Bad behaviours Neglecting and abused clients 2.2 By providing all the staff members with trainings need for the job. By making sure all the stuff are following the company policies and procedure. By reporting and recording all accident happened in a accident book. 2.3 Get advice from the manager, senior care, or your colleagues or stuff books 3.1 Respond to the complaints professional way, listen the person what they have to say be sympathetic and respectful to what they have to say.
The Working Time Regulations and the Minimum Wage Act 1998 both require records relating to hours worked and pay. Internally it is important to keep up to date accurate records to help the organisation plan ahead. Personnel records are important so we can effectively recruit, train and develop our staff to aid us in achieving the organisations goals. Having accurate data will allow managers to base decisions on facts rather than guesswork. (ACAS, 2011) Records We Keep Our organisation collects Sickness and Absence data so we can: * Monitor employee’s absences to identify patterns or trends.
Confidentiality is based on: Privacy, which is related to the notion of respect for the person - people have a right to decide how much information about themselves should be shared with others, and public interest. Keeping information secret means that it should not be discussed in any circumstances other than with the person the information was meant for. Confidentiality is not only a matter of keeping information secret. It also rquires that anyone keeping information in the course of performing his or her work will not use the ifnormation given for personal advantage or fo the advantage of anyone else. In care settings when situations of stress or need occur, service users might need to share personal information with their carers.