It also ensures any health and safety issues are recognized and reported. 2. Explain how effective communication affects all aspects of working in adult social care settings (1.1.2) I communicate using: Communication books, Handovers, Staff meetings, meetings with my home Manager. Effective communication is important as it ensures that information is: clear, concise, accurate, non-judgmental, and informative. This reduces the possibility of mistakes being made, and ensuring appropriate care service delivery.
This provides stability for them and a sense of belonging. Any personal care or any activities they are involved in is always documented in their careplans. 1.2 As a care practitioner i have a duty to protect elderly clients i work with. I should never put them in danger at anytime. I always ensure i read their care plans and risk assessments in order to care for them the way they want to be cared for and in a safe manner.
The focus of training tends to be on the staff group delivering the services, to ensure that all recommendations and standards are achieved. p.d.p is important for my career, increases my employability, and helps me progress and gain promotion within my work place. As a senior member of staff, I am responsible for others: Staff, residents, visitors, etc so it is paramount that I am knowledgeable in all areas of management, Also is important for me to ensure that staff recive the training to ensure that they are aware of and follow, the current health & social care standards, legislation, and guidelines for good practice. .This will ensure a good work force are following all the same standadrs to ensure that best practices are met and a high quality of care is given to the clients, I ensure the team of staff i supervise have regular traing some that is refresher training on a yearly basisfoe example manual handling/administration of medication and the medication error policy and procedure this is one i ensure ,as i dont want any medication error but if this was to hapen, as we are only human i want to stress the importance of reporting and what the out comes are if you dont report/safe guarding which is in house and deliverd by yearly trained D.A.P.A(DESIGNATED ADULT PROTECTUON .) /health and safty training and ensure my team have read or
CU1531 Engage in Personal Development In Health, Social Care Or Children’s and Young People’s Setting 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role To support the service users in my care with their daily living skills and support them as necessary. Ensuring all paperwork is clear and concise and is in line with the company’s guide lines and making sure that I follow care plans / helping and supporting the service users in my care achieve their short and long term goals. 1.2 Explain expectations about own work role as expressed in relevant standards · To provide personal, social, emotional and physical care to service users including palliative care. Also following training, administering of medication as prescribed. · Follow agreed standards and procedures as determined by the RNIB, CQC and other agencies.
Understanding Employment Responsibilities and Rights in Health & Social Care – Task B part 2 – your work role Bvi Explain how your role contributes to the overall delivery of the service provided. There are many things that I do that contribute to the overall delivery of the service provider, for example I provide the best possible care I can give to the service users & families of those service users by communicating effectively & being involved in their day to day activities and personal needs I may also write their daily reports in deep detail. I read and sign all the service users care plans to ensure I can provide the correct and safest care. Bvii Explain how you could influence the quality of the service provided by: a). Following best practice within your work role; As a guidance to follow the best practice I use the Codes of Practice and Care Quality Commission`s outcomes from which I can learn more to improve my practice.
Unit 40 P2, P3, P4, Unit 28- P3, P4 roles and responsibilities As a care worker I would have many roles and responsibilities within a care home. I would assist the residents in personal care, this can include washing, dressing, toilet need and eating. I would also respond to any calls made from the residents to me in an efficient manner. Any incidents or unexplained injuries that may happen I would report to the nurse or manager in charge. I would ensure that the residents would be presentable in their appearance at all times.
This is so we can reduce mistakes and hopefully stop problems from occurring, it also helps to ensure the highest level of personal care can be given. This must mean that information given in the various forms of communication is clear, to the point, accurate, informative and non-judgmental. Using these guidelines for communication all colleagues can work better together towards the same goals for the service users. Some ways I currently use effective communication in my job is by using the house communication book, service user’s daily diaries, staff meetings, handover briefings, 3 or 6 monthly personal reviews or even just asking things quickly with shift leaders or key workers. * An explanation of why it is important to observe an individual’s reactions when communicating with them.
They have different experiences, skills and knowledge that I can learn from. My manager/unit leader are sources of support as they can advise me and if required, arrange training or for duties to delegated to me, for me to gain more experience in certain areas. We also have a training department that organise annual refresher training, which includes taught sessions as well as e-learning programmes done on the computer. The process of agreeing a personal development plan is basically set within my supervision. During this I meet on a one-to-one basis with my supervisor – usually a senior support worker.
Samantha Mcintyre NVQ 3 Unit 2 – 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2 Task 1.2 Mentor Meeting It is important for a carer to obtain feedback as this will let them know where they are doing their job well and also to be aware of any improvement that can be made in order to meet the needs of the service users. Improvements could include attending training courses or changing their attitude in some way, or simply remembering the dress code for work. Everyone reacts differently to receiving constructive feedback. Some may listen to all that is being said and take it all in and understand the reasoning for this, they will then make any changes they need to improve themselves. Others can become defensive as they may feel that they are doing everything right and that there are no changes that need to be made.
Continually improving and adapting approaches benefits both service users and practitioners, ensuring that each individual needs are catered for. This will also enable you to establish what training or mentoring you need. How can standards be used to help a social care worker reflect on their practice? You need to know the standards to understand what is expected of you as a health and social care worker. Once you know these you will be able to reflect and ensure you are