Introduction To Personal Development In Health Social Care

Describe the duties and responsibilities of own role My duties as a care worker involve giving clients personal care, such as assisting with washing, dressing, toileting requirements Including catheter and convene care. Assisting with nutritional requirements such as meal planning/preparation/feeding, prompting/administering medication, slipping, 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. 1. 2 – Identify standards that influence the way the role is carried out

Work Act 1974, Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Codes of Practice, National Occupational Standards. 1. 3 – Describe ways to ensure that personal attitudes or beliefs do not obstruct

the quality of work The easiest, most reliable way to ensure personal attitudes or beliefs do not obstruct the quality of work is to leave those personal attitudes and beliefs at home, where they belong but some beliefs and personal attitudes should be taken to work with o, as these may be the very things that make you perfect for the Job.

The best way is to be dedicated to excellence. Personal attitudes can be changed through education. That is an important way. It helps to develop a good work ethic. Focus on the Job that you are doing, and not on how you may feel in your Job. Feel love and compassion and nothing will obstruct the quality of work like a Care.