Duty of Care contributes to safeguarding individuals by obligating a level of care towards them as is reasonable in all circumstances to avoid injury to either themselves or their property. It is supported by the health and safety act and the health and social care act. By following their guidance we will ensure that we abide by the social care workers code of
Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role. All service users should be supported and enabled to live in an environment which is free from prejudice and safe from abuse. My responsibilities under the duty of care is to do everything reasonable within the definition of my job role to make this happen. A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on a carer requiring that they adhere to a good quality and standard of care. It is my duty to take care of vulnerable adults and to ensure that their needs and well-being are looked after.
Duty of care is central to all that you do at work, it is not something extra. 1.2 - Duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals by keeping individuals safe whether it is illness, abuse, harm or injury. We can do this by involving families, health care professionals and other external agencies into the individuals care plan. Duty of care is a legal requirement and there are policies, procedures, code of conduct and legislation around safeguarding and protecting your service users. Following these guidelines is showing that we are providing the best care possible.
Unit 13 principles for implementing duty of care in health and social care 1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role A duty of care is a requirement that all health and social care professionals and organisations providing health and care services, must put the interests of the people who use their services first. Your duty of care underpins, everything that you do. It is what underlies the Codes of Practice and it should be built into your practice on a day to day level. People have a right to expect that when a professional is providing support they will be kept safe and not be neglected or exposed to any unnecessary risks. Duty of care is not only about physical risks, you also have a duty of care to treat people with dignity and respect.
This could reassure them that nothing is being hidden from them. | The Right To Dignity | Dignity is an important aspect of being a care provider because you should help the service user maintain their dignity and self-respect. | Being Able To Communicate Using Preferred Method | Every individual has the right to communicate in the way they prefer whether verbally, sign language, written etc. The care provider should always know other ways of communication than verbal. | Protection From Harm Or Danger | Both the service user and the service provider have the right to be in a safe environment.
They should always be present throughout their Planning session. The focus of all person centred approaches is the whole person – irrespective of the label they carry. Consent Aiii Consent means the Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. Why consent is needed Aiv It is extremely important and a legal obligation that a social worker gains the consent of an individual when providing care or support. This is because you are not allowed to violate the person or privacy without their consent.
1.2 Knowing that you must exercise your duty of care towards everyone you work with provides a clear guide to how you should behave, and how much you consider those you work with. Following a code of practices and thinking about your duty of care means that your practices will be safer because you will stop to think if you are working in the best interest of the person you are supporting and if you are keeping them from harm. 2.1 Exercising a duty of care is not about wrapping people in cotton wool or preventing them from taking any risks. Just participating in everyday life involves risks – for example, crossing the road is a risky business. There has to be a balance and you need to consider the risks.
Firstly protecting the rights and promoting the interests of service users and care workers. This means that the social care worker has to allow the service user to have the rights that they are allowed. Also allow them to carry out their interests if it is allowed. Also, the social care workers managers should also understand that the social worker has rights and is allowed to do anything within their rights, unless being instructed to do otherwise by a senior care worker. It is especially important for the social worker to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of service users.
Unit 12 Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings. 1 Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice. 1.1 Explain what it means to have duty of care in own work role. Duty of care is putting the interests of patients first and is required in all health and social care roles and all organisations that provide health and social care services. This also means doing everything in their power to keep patients safe from harm.
Providing support for vulnerable individuals should always be aimed to respect privacy, rights and choices and recognise the importance of individual values and diversity. This also highlights the importance of communication in awareness of the individual’s needs, their preferences and choices. Empowering individuals to make choices and decisions about their own life and to set and achieve goals means an independent life can be supported. 2.1 Communication is essential in person-centred approaches as it is a vital tool is assessing an individual’s preferences and choices as well as the needs they express. This may include sharing decision making with the individual being supported to ensure their choices are incorporated into the care and support they receive.