Unit 304

1. Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role.

So DUTY OF CARE ensures that safeguarding is a priority as it is upheld in practice. When I am engaging with an individual it is my duty to have an understanding of what is required for the well being of the individual, when I’m on duty in my workplace, I will observe and record, how the individual

Duty of care is a requirement to exercise reasonable care, attention and caution to avoid negligence which would lead to the harm of other people.

The duty of care affects my own work role as its my duty of care to ensure that the service users in the organisation I care for are safe and protected from any sort of abuse. It is important that I receive training so that I am able to recognise and understand signs of abuse. It is also my responsibility and duty to record all information if an accident or incident occurs. I must protect the service users as well as respect their needs.

1) As a care worker, you must protect the rights and promote the interests of service users and carers.

1.2 Explain how health and safety policies and procedures protect those in social care settings.

Unit title: principles of implementing duty care in health, social care or children’s and young people settings

Explains what it means to have a duty of care in your own work role.

1. Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role (1.1.1)

The duty of care is a legal commitment for everyone for example instructors/teachers etc... This is because if they a class to care for they have a legal commitment to get rid of all the dangers/ risks possible. By higher duty of care it means also caring for children,young people and disabled

To have a duty of care means you must aim to provide a high quality of care to the best of your ability, not act in a way that could case harm and always act in the best interest of the individual.

In my workplace there are policies and procedures to ensure that the rights of the people we look after are protected, and that we are working according to the relevant legislation. Every care staff has the duty of care, which is the legal obligation to make sure the

exercise duty of care in relation to what is reasonably expected, taking into account the degree of control you have over work activities and work environment;

Explain the purpose and benefits of planning work, and being accountable to others for own work

The legal definition of a duty of care and negligence is very complex. It primary concerns itself with relationship between the defendant and the claimant, it must be established that there is an obligation upon the defendant to take proper care to avoid causing injury to the claimant in all circumstances.