* Recording and maintaining accurate written records. * Participating in training and development programmes as highlighted through staff supervision and appraisal. * Attend and contribute to regular staff meeting. * Liaising and maintain links with outside agencies, external professionals and family members, attendance and participation in review or other meetings. 1.2 Explain expectations about own work role as expressed in relevant standards.
Engage in personal development in health, socialcare or children’s and young people’s settings 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role My duties as a Healthcare Assistant involve giving clients personal care, such as assisting with washing, dressing, toileting requirements. Assisting with nutritional requirements, such as meal planning/preparation/feeding, prompting and cleaning. It is my responsibility to ensure that the client maintains an acceptable level of health and to promote the clients well-being. It is also my responsibility to ensure that all company policies and procedures are carried out and to maintain records for the service delivered, along with responsibility for ensuring that my training needs are kept up-to-date so that I am at the level of standards required to undertake my role. Finally, it is my duty and responsibility to treat clients with respect and dignity at all times.
This includes acting in the best interests of the patients and ensuring their health, safety and welfare. I must be observant to make sure my knowledge and skills are updated on a regular basis. I must observe all areas of confidentiality at all times. I must also have the confidence to voice any concerns I may have. I must make sure I have access to available resources and equipment that will assist me in my role.
Supervisions are regular, between myself and my manager. They are designed to help improve the way I work, they offer practical and guidance and support in areas that I need to improve. After supervisions are the appraisals. They evaluate what was covered in the supervisions to make sure that improvement is occurring and to set new goals. My supervisions are taken on shift, my manager will watch how I work, how I integrate with the team of staff and with the clients in the care home and put forward any ideas on what I could do differently but also explain what I am doing well.
If a client is in need of extra support I mentor and support the client though there needs. We provide after care on a range of subjects, where we discuss and process saturations that arise. I facility house meetings, where house maintenance issues are recorded, staff and client concerns are discussed. Answer the phone and recording messages, liaising with members of staff, booking in one to one appointment, and providing information for clients providing help and guidance. I carry out health and safety checks, which also make sure the clients, are using the properties correctly and cleanliness is recorded.
1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own role I work with clients with physical disabilities, within a supported home setting. My current job role is as a ‘support assistant’. I am responsible for providing support to the service user’s, which includes; Personal care, assisting with meal preparation, organising service users finances, assisting with meal planning, and maintaining records for service delivered. I receive regular supervision with my line manager, where I can discuss any problems, and get support. I can also request training, and my manager can highlight areas where he thinks I would benefit from further training in.
Engage in personal Development in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People Setting (CU1531). 1) 1.1- Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role As a carer I support individuals to maintain their independence whilst they live in their own homes. This involves daily routines such as: * Preparation of meals * assist in domestic household chores * Assist in personal care and clothing * To prompt medication. I have responsibilities and a duty of care towards individuals to ensure that they receive the care needed and are up to a high standard and that they are treated equal and their choices and rights are respected. Safeguarding and protecting the service user is very important part in the care sector I have a duty of care to the service user and to the organisation to make sure that any accidents, concerns or incidents that may take place and put the individual or you at risk to be reported to my line manager using the appropriate method as stated in the employees handbook.
In a social work environment communication can be an essential tool in order to meet the needs of a vulnerable adult. It is a basic requirement in the social care role to communicate with the individuals you care for their families and also with other members of staff involved with their care on a daily basis. Communicating with the other staff members you work with shows team working and continuity of care. It also ensures health and safety issues are recognised and reported. One form of this communication is a verbal handover at the beginning and end of each shift, there is also the filling in of relevant communication books and care plans for each of the individuals you care for, this keeps others in the knowledge of the current situation in the work place with service users.
Communication is used between colleagues, the service users, line managers, GPs, families and agreed others who have an active role in the service users life. Communication is used on a daily basis via many different means. It is important for staff to communicate with one another to establish what possible health and safety issues are and that they are recognised and reported promptly and correctly, to stay up to date and have an understanding of the service users individual needs and provide continuity of care. It is also important to uphold and maintain professional relations between colleagues. When working in a care setting, it is hard to always communicate to the person you need to on that day or the next time they are perhaps on shift, this is why many settings have regular staff meetings, diaries and communication books.
My Role as a Care Assistant During my time as a care assistant working within the care home, I have come to understand the different aspects of my role. As a care assistant, it is a part of my role to work independently and as part of a team to ensure that the needs of the residents are identified and met. According to the Royal College of Nursing, the role of the care assistant should involve working as an “integral part of the nursing team.” I agree with this statement because as I have progressed within this job role, I have come to understand the importance of liasoning with the nurse on duty. As a care assistant, it is vital that I ensure I report any concerns I have about any of the residents’ health. For example, if a resident was developing a pressure sore, it would be my responsibility to report this concern to the nurse on duty.