Responsibilities of organisations towards people who work in health and social care setting Flashcards
How may you Implement the organisations code of practice?
Health and social care act 2008 and linked regulations of 2014 requires that registered providers of care services must ensure that they have sufficient number of appropriately qualified staff to meet the needs of service users at all times. They must provide/support training and professional development to ensure staff can carry out care role.
In Social care settings, new staff are required to complete induction programme to meet the Common Induction Standards (2010) requirements within weeks of commencing new job. Requires manager to ensure employees know how to implement codes of practice in workplace and how to meet the current National Occupational Standards (NOS) for their role.
What are National occupational standards?
National Occupational Standards describe best practice. They are the standards of professional practice that should be met in the workplace. The NOS for people working in the health and social care sector are applicable through the UK and were updated in 2012.
NOS underpins the codes of practice in care settings and the curriculum for the training of practitioners and covers the standards that are also included in codes of practice for professional bodies, like NMC (Nursing and midwifery council).
What does it mean by Undertaking Continuous Professional Development?
In order to maintain the high sector standards they need to continually update their skills. This will ensure that they are following the best practice and most up-to-date procedures, based on recent research.
The GMC,NMC,HCPC are required to complete regular professional training to remain on registers.
Care managers are responsible in ensuring support staff who aren’t members of professional organisations regularly update and extend their skills.
What is Supporting and safeguarding employees in health and social care?
Internal and external complaints
All care organisations are required by their regulators (Includes professional organisations and inspection agencies) to have formal complaints procedures.
Allegations of poor practice against staff, normally addressed through organisations disciplinary systems, however in more serious circumstances these will be addressed through regulatory bodies such as GMC,NMC,HCPC.
If there’s assault or death allegations due to negligence or abuse, police may be involved.
What is membership of trade unions or professional organisations?
Many practitioners will be members of trade unions or professional organisations, which support them of accusations of professional misconduct or if they’re in conflict with employer in other ways.
Many doctors belong to British Medical Association (BMA) , nurses may belong to royal college of nursing (RCN) midwives may belong to royal college of midwives (RCM) and social workers are often members of UNISON trade union
What is following protocols of regulatory bodies?
Protocols are accepted codes of practice and behaviour required of professionals by their regulatory bodies (GMC,NMC,HCPC).
These regulatory bodies also provide employee protection by ensuring expectations and standards are clear.
As part of induction, health and care practitioners must fully understand their personal responsibilities and protocols they must practice.
