Reflecting on activities from work and also other places is a great way to develop the things that you know, and also discover what you don’t know, allowing you to set your mind on ways to develop your knowledge and fill in any gaps in your knowledge. Learning to properly reflect on what has happened is in the past is one of the most valuable personal skills, and it’s a way that an individual can develop themselves without the need for textbooks and training, merely learning not to repeat mistakes you’ve made, and recognising actions as mistakes in the first place goes a long way to making a person more efficient at their job role. It’s important to access the skills you have, and also the skills you lack to know where improvement is needed, and knowing exactly what you want to learn is useful in reducing the time necessary in producing a new skill. Along with having knowledge and skills, knowing how and sometimes more importantly when to use them is just as important, such as recognising how we behave or the certain ways in which we
Two Different Representative Bodies within my area of work are CQC Care Quality Commission HSE Health and Safety Executive Describe the Role of the Two Representative Bodies as above. CQC is a regulator for all health and social care services in England. Their job is to make sure that throughout England compulsory safety standards set out by government standards or rules about care are met in all areas including respect and dignity, hygiene, infection procedures. They provide reliable independent information based on its inspections. They can also advise people what to expect and offer reassurance that their care will be met with proper standards.
* Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations. * COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations) * Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) * Health and Social Care Act. * Family Law Reform Act. * Children’s Act 1986 and Children’s Act 2004 For each of these legislations as a company caring for children and young people we have a responsibility to adhere to them and make staff aware of what their responsibility are and how they can put them in place, this is why we have policies and procedures and risk assessments that all staff must read and sign and have available to look at as and when needed. Health and Safety at Work Act.
Unit 502- Promote professional development 1.1 Explain the importance of continually improving knowledge and practice It is very important to continually maintain and more importantly improve their knowledge and the practice of the staff team and ourselves. This is so that staff work consistently with each other and are working in a way that meets legislation, policy and the service user needs. If staff do not improve or refresh their knowledge then their work practice could be out of date and no longer meet legal requirements as well as the requirements of the service users. By developing staff knowledge this could ensure that their work morale is kept positive and that they are motivated to complete their job correctly as this could empower them in their job role. Most importantly improving knowledge and practice ensures that the service users are getting the care they need in a correct manner.
PWCS 38 Understanding how to handle information in social care settings Identifying legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in social care settings. Data Protection Act 1998 Freedom of information act 2000 Essential standards and the codes of practice for social care workers. The Health and Social care act 2008 Explain how legal requirements and codes of practise can inform practice in handling information. Codes of practice GSCC The General Social Care Council is the social care workforce regulator for England. The GSCC is a Non Departmental Public Body established in October 2001 under the Care Standards Act 2000.
Many employers now evaluate the applicant’s credit report, although it does the employer no good knowing what companies you have or have not paid it tells them a whole lot about how responsible the person is; which is one of the most essential skills needed to be successful in today’s workforce. In my opinion, the most ideal employee will have the skills of being punctual, honest, responsible, kind, being able to work well with others, and being willing to further their education. They will also have the knowledge of knowing when to use their resources and where to find the information needed, and to not be fearful of the consequences when they make a mistake and being honest enough to verbalize it. The skill of being punctual speaks for itself when working any job it is important that you are clocked in and ready to work when you shift starts. Not only because you have a job of which, is organized based on your scheduled hours, but also for the respect of your co- workers.
Unit 202 - Principles of personal development in adult and social care settings Outcome 1 - Understand what is required for good practice in adult social care roles 1.1 - Identify standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out The standards which influences the way the work role is carried out are: Regulations: Health and Safety at work Act 1974 Care Standards Act 2000 Manual Handling operations regulations NHS & Community Care Act Food Safety Act Management of Health and Safety at work Codes of Practice: Codes of Practice for Social Care Workers and Employers General Social Care Council Standards of conduct Standards of Conduct Performance & Ethics: Health Professionals Council National Occupational Standards: Health and Social Care 1.2 - Explain why reflecting on work activities is an important way to develop own knowledge and skills Reflecting on work activities in an important way to develop knowledge, skills and practice it enables us to reach our goals, achieve a better understanding of ourselves, self-awareness, strengths and weaknesses. To be able to reflect on how individuals are doing and to transfer knowledge to our practice. The things that I know or what I don’t know, how to achieve some goals, achievements and where I need to improve. 1.3 - Describe ways to ensure that personal attitudes and beliefs do not obstruct the quality of work To be able to ensure that personal attitudes and beliefs do not obstruct the quality of work you must not let your own personal feelings get in the way of doing your job correctly, treat everybody as an equal and work to support the residents needs, have a positive attitude towards all of the residents we take care of, ensure we follow all policies and procedures of our work setting without making any expectation. Also to respect the rights of each of
· Environmental Protection Act 1990. 1.2 Explain how the health and safety policies and procedures protect those in social care settings. All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety. Every piece of legislation describes not only clear guidance of responsibilities but also how should we maintain health and safety to eliminate risks for the people using social care settings. Let alone, Food hygiene regulation 2005, which explains the responsibilities, involves handling food safely in order to avoid contamination and food poisoning.
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995- sets out what needs to be reported. - Communicable diseases and infection control - Working Time Regulations 1998 - Care Standard Act 2000 - Control of exposure to Hazardous to Health 1999 Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Hygiene Regulations 2005. - Environmental Protection Act 1990 1.2 Explain the main points of health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer All of the above mentioned legislations are crucial part of health and safety. Every piece of legislation describes not only clear guidance of responsibilities but also how should we maintain health and safety to eliminate risks for the people using social care settings. Let alone, Food hygiene regulation 2005, which explains the responsibilities, involves handling food safely in order to avoid contamination and food poisoning.
Unit 4222-306 Promote and implement health and safety in health and social care (HSC 037) Outcome 1 Understand own responsibilities, and try the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety Identify legislation relating to health and safety in the health and safety work setting 1. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 2. Reporting of Injury, Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) 3. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) 4. Food Safety Act 1990 5.