Responsibilities, Care Values & Safe Practice

Role

Worker’s job or junction

Responsibility

A duty the worker is expected to carry out safely and professionally as part of their role

Accountability

Being answerable for your decisions, actions and omissions - to your employer, the service user and (where relevant) your professional body

Different Between Role And Responsibility

Role is what the job is; a responsibility is what the worker must actually do within that job.

Why Does Accountability include “omissions”

Failing to act when you should have - not reporting a hazard, not reporting a concern, not escalating a safeguarding disclosure - is just as much your responsibility as doing something wrong.

Who Can A Care Worker Be Accountable To

The employer, the service user, and a professional regulator such as the NMC, HCPC or GMC

Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)

Professionals from different disciplines working together to plan, deliver and review a person’s care

“Person-Centered “Care

Care tailored around the individual’s own needs, preferences and choices - not delivered to a standard template

Example Of A Barrier It Independence

A mobility problem, an inaccessible building, lack of transport, a communication difficulty, poor confidence, cost of equipment

How To Write About Responsibilities In Exams

Name the responsibility and then explain how it protects or supports the service user