It also forms part of The codes of practice for social care
workers to keep skills and knowledge up to date. I believe that I
should take responsibility for my own learning and development. I’m
always looking for ways to improve my knowledge and aid my
development, do this by looking for training opportunities and
requesting from my line manager to attend such courses. By taking
responsibility for my own development it allows me to set myself
goals that I know I’m able to achieve.
There are sometimes barriers in my personal development due
to mainly financial restraints and not enough money in the training
budget to enable me to do everything In the time that I would Like_
Also my role Is very hands n so sometimes I have to priorities
which is more important. My personal development or the tenants I
support. My tenants will always come first before my own needs.
Also another barrier have with regard to my personal development is
that there are currently no vacancies for me to progress in this
region unless the company expands. Lam as always optimistic that
this will eventually happen.
To lad my development I have volunteered to organism things
such as recruitment days. This has allowed me to take an active
lead In recruitment within the organization. The last recruitment
day I held was a great success and we managed to fill the charity
of our vacancies. Not only that but some of the staff that were
selected are entitled to wage incentives and training incentives so
I have managed to earn the company over EYE in incentives for
taking on these people. Since this recruitment day I have been
asked by my locality manager to organism another recruitment day
for a service In west Wales.
I thrive with the extra responsibility and I feel It Is ladling
my development. I also try to take an cave role In the referral and
assessment process to assist in furthering my knowledge. I have now
completed several referral assessments and two of these have
resulted in positive placements within my service. As part of
taking an active role in the recruitment process I also complete a
one day training room based induction with all new starters. The
induction day I devised myself and put a power point presentation
together.
On this day I cover codes of practice Romulus standards
professional boundless, Ethos of supported living, Policies and
procedures, Journal and incident writing and also information on
The Regard Partnership. The regional director for Wales sat in on
my first induction and gave positive feedback on the induction.
Also after the induction all staff fill out evaluation forms, All
of which have been extremely positive. As always my line manager is
very supportive with my personal development and she sets me goals
at on the look out for training opportunities for me to assist in
my development.
At my next supervision I am going to request that between us
we draw up an action plan to also aid my development. My manager is
a great mentor and is always available for advice or guidance
either in person or on the telephone. Between my manager and the
locality manager they give me the opportunity to complete tasks
that will aid my development. For example I had to carry out a
probation review for a staff member who had been under performing
and despite additional training and support still failed to meet
the standards expected. As a result I took the lead in carrying out
his probation reviews and in terminating his employment.
This significantly helped in my own development as I knew
this staff member on a personal level outside of work. It taught me
how to separate professional and personal feelings. There are
always tools to assist in my development both within the
organization and externally. My line manager has managed to source
a management and leadership training course externally which I will
be attending as part of my development. I have also registered with
an employment agency to enable me the opportunity to work with
different client groups, This will help me gain a better knowledge
within my role.
When selecting opportunities I need to bear in mind the
following: Is the training relevant to my role Is the cost within
budget Is the training mandatory What do I want to get out of the
training What I can offer the company once training is complete Is
the training beneficial to the tenants and staff team When setting
goals and targets for my own development I need to ensure that
musicales are realistic and that my own needs are not impacting on
the tenants and the staff that I support.
Each training that I attend means that I’m not in the service
for a day at a time, Therefore I need to ensure that my workload is
still completed and that my absence does not have a negative impact
on tenants activities or staff working hours. I have a sound
knowledge of CASSIS minimum standards, mental capacity act, human
rights act DOLL’S as well as my own organizations polices and
procedures. Part of my induction that I do with new starters
explains and goes through the minimum tankards/codes of practice.
See below: Minimum Standards are set by the Welsh assembly to
ensure all service provisions provide a good service to the people
we support. These standards are the minimum expectations that an
inspector will look for when inspecting a service. They look at all
areas from how we support our tenants to staff training and also
service development. The standards are also in place for referral
and assessment transition visits through to daily living and end of
life care. Codes of practice have been put in place by Care council
for Wales for social care workers to adhere to.
There are six expectations which are: Protect the rights and
promote the interests of service users and careers Strive to
establish and maintain the trust of service users and careers
Promote the independence of service rights of service users whilst
seeking to ensure their behavior does not harm them or others
Uphold public trust and confidence in social care services Be
accountable for the quality of their work and take responsibility
for maintaining their knowledge and skills. The mental capacity act
was put in place to empower and protect people who may lack
capacity to make decisions for themselves.
Doll’s forms art of the mental capacity act and is in place
to ensure we do not where practical use restrictive ways of working
or deprive someone of their liberty. There are exceptions to this
and it is normally when there is a risk of harm to the individual
or others that restrictive practices can be used. If this is the
case then there should be written evidence from your local
safeguarding team agreeing the ways of working. All of the above
are in place to ensure the way we work gives the best care and
support to people we support with the aim to empower, promote
independence and offer choice to all the people we support.
