The employer also has a duty of care for staff members, to ensure that working conditions are safe, and suitable to deliver the service. 1.2. Describe how duty of care affects own work role. My duty of care means that I must aim to provide high quality care to the best of my ability and say if there are any reasons as to why I may be unable to do so. My organisation and I have a duty of care to ensure that the service users we care for are safe, protected from abuse by other service users, staff, carers, friends and family.
The term “duty of care” in my mind best describes the way in which you treat the persons in your care. You should always be willing to be supportive to people in your care and enable them to live free from prejudice and keep them safe from abuse. It is your duty to do everything reasonable in your job role to make this happen. In essence, “duty of care” means you must provide care and support individuals within the law, including those defined in your employers’ policies, procedures and agreed ways of working. The company and you will have a duty of care to ensure that the service users you care for are safe and protected from abuse by other service users, staff, carers, friends and family.
Within our work setting we carry out regular checks to ensure our working environments are safe before carrying out any tasks. We also have daily cleaning rota’s within clients homes to reduce the spread of any infections within the workplace. Describe how the duty of care affects your own work role: The duty of care I have within my work role is to keep myself and my service user safe at all times. I must also do the following: * Always act in the best interests of my clients and there care needs * Always act within my competence and decline to take on something which I don’t believe I can carry out safely * Keep my knowledge and skills up to date * Keep accurate records for clients * Only delegate or accept work when it is safe to do so * Protect all confidential information except where it conflicts with public interest or safety * Always wear correct PPE provided by my employer Every health worker has a duty of care not just towards clients but to themselves and their colleagues. It can be applied to every aspect of work, from duties to undertake, to equipment that they may need to carry out working safely.
The legal requirements and codes of practice also ensure care workers protect daily recordings by keeping them in a secure place where they can only be accessed by those necessary. For example GP’s, district nurses and social workers. 3. Explain two ways of helping other practitioners to understand the importance of handling information securely. Explain the correct procedures for handling information and the potential consequences if this is done incorrectly.
UNIT 4222-209 Handle information in health and social care settings Outcome 1 All recording storing and sharing of information is to be done properly as it is vital to the vunerable individuals that i and others care for, their information should be well documented and always locked away. This is a vital legislation and is included in the policys and procedures. This information protects the individual and is not for just anyone to look at ,then the only people who can see this are the people that are careing for the person ,this protects me as a part of the team caring for the individual ,the information is also covered by the government data protection act 1998. Outcome 2 To access guidance and infortmation on handling the information i would have to speak with the people who are involved in the individuals care.This is stored in the care plans and this is in the nurses office which is locked if she is not in there .I can also access other information that is in the policys and procedures file which i can locate in the staff room that only the carers can use . If there is any concerns over any information that is stored or shared and recorded i would immediatly inform the senior/nurse and the manager ,to get the problem sorted out,I would also record and document it in the care plan and check that the individuals file was updated.
The duty of care affects my own work role by following all policies and procedures set by Mirus, going on training days when needed, always ensuring the service users are safe within their environments and respecting the rights of each service user. Outcome 2 – Understand support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise about duty of care 2.1. ‘It is my duty of care to support service users with their medication and to ensure that they are in good health. A dilemma could be if the service user refused me to administer the medication. I encouraged him and explained to her that he needs to take it so that he can keep in good health but he still refused.
Task1 Duty of care means that you must do everything that you can to keep the people who you care for safe from harm.It is not only the care establishment that needs to prioritise safety, welfafre and the intrests of the people using its services but also the care workers of the establishment. Also your employer has a duty of care to their staff to ensure that their working conditions are safe ans suitable. The duty of care affects my own work role as i am a support worker so i have to ensure i carry out a duty of care to all the clients i work with for example if one of the clients had 3 seizures in a row lasting over 3mins and i didnt ring an ambulance because another tennent ( their partner) told me they would be fine and not to, i would be breaching my duty of care becaus esomething could be seriously wrong with that tenannt and i would putting them in danger. The dilemmas that may arrise between the duty of care and the individuals rights for example could be, two of the tennants are in a relationship. But one of the tennants keep making accusations of their partner inapproperiately touching them then retracting what they saying and saying they lied.
Within my work role duty of care sets routine and requirements I have to adhere to in the process of giving my services to the service user. For example keeping up to date on all training available to me, preventing cross contamination by washing hands regularly, being confidential with user information as it could be used to cause harm in many ways such as emotionally or physically. 2. Understand support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise about duty of care. 2.1 Describe dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individual’s rights.
I am expected to ensure that all patients are treated fairly and with dignity and respect, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and diagnosis, and always act in the best interests of the individual whilst allowing them to be as independent as possible. I assist with activities of daily living, giving them choices regarding their care, such as what food they would like to eat or what clothing they would like to wear. Observation skills are very important when taking care of vulnerable adults, such as listening, paying attention to detail, being vigilant and aware of surroundings. Looking for triggers in patients that may lead to aggressive or agitated behaviours. 1.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals Having a duty means that it is
1.1 Duty of care means that they must do everything they can to keep the people in their care safe from harm. It is not only the care establishment that needs to prioritise the safety, welfare and interests of the people using its services, but also the care workers of the establishment. My employer also has a duty of care for staff members, to ensure that working conditions are safe, and suitable to deliver the service. 1.2 The duty of care affects own work role by making sure you keep yourself safe and your service user safe. It means being updated on any new training, following all and any security procedures in order to keep things safe.