As part of your job role in a health and social care setting, you are interested in taking responsibility for health and safety. You decide to carry out some research to show how to promote and implement
HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELLBEING IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS
Unit Reference Number | F/618/5292 |
Unit Title | Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Health and Social Care Settings |
Unit Level | 3 |
Number of Credits | 10 |
Guided Learning Hours (GLH) | 20 |
Total Qualification Time | 100 |
Mandatory / Optional | Mandatory |
Unit Grading Structure | Pass / Fail |
Unit Aims
The aim of this unit is to provide the learner with the knowledge and skills required to promote and implement health and safety in their work setting. The unit also addresses the important area of safeguarding individuals from abuse, identifying different types of abuse and the signs and symptoms that might indicate abuse is occurring.
Learning Outcomes – the learner will: | Assessment Criteria – the learner can: |
1. Understand responsibilities relating to health and safety in health and social care. | 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health and social care work setting. 1.2 Explain how health and safety policies and procedures and other agreed ways of working underpin practice. 1.3 Explain the main health and safety responsibilities of:
1.4 Identify tasks in the work setting that should not be carried out without training. 1.5 Explain principles for safe moving and handling. 1.6 Describe safe practices for handling hazardous substances. |
2. Understand how to minimise the spread of infection. | 2.1 Understand the principles of Chain of Infection 2.2 Understand the impact of breaking the chain of infection at any point 2.3 Explain own role in reducing the spread of infection. 2.4 Describe the recommended method for hand- washing. 2.5 Explain how to ensure that own health and hygiene do not pose a risk to an individual or to others at work. |
3. Know how to recognise signs of abuse. | 3.1 Define the following types of abuse:
|
|
3.2 Explain the action to take if there are suspicions that an individual is being abused. 3.3 Describe factors that may contribute to an individual being more vulnerable to abuse. 3.4 Explain the roles of different agencies in safeguarding and protecting individuals from abuse. |
Guidance:
You will summarise your findings in a portfolio of evidence to include a presentation with an accompanying report and a briefing report.
The portfolio of evidence you produce should contain the proof that you have attained, and can apply, the knowledge, skills and behaviours defined in the required standard.
Scenario:
As part of your job role in a health and social care setting, you are interested in taking responsibility for health and safety. You decide to carry out some research to show how to promote and implement health and safety in a work setting.
Task 1 of 2 – Presentation and Report
(ACs 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5)
Instructions:
Prepare a presentation and report, in which you explain ways health and safety can be monitored and maintained in health and social care settings. Include a summary report to support the presentation.
In your presentation and report you should:
- Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health and social care work setting.
- Explain how health and safety policies and procedures and other agreed ways of working underpin practice.
- Explain the main health and safety responsibilities of:
- Self
- The employer or manager
- Others in the work setting.
- Identify tasks in the work setting that should not be carried out without training.
- Explain principles for safe moving and handling.
- Describe safe practices for handling hazardous substances.
- Understand the principles of chain of infection
- Understand the impact of breaking the chain of infection at any point
- Explain own role in reducing the spread of infection.
- Describe the recommended method for hand-washing.
- Explain how to ensure that own health and hygiene do not pose a risk to an individual or to others at work.
Delivery and Submission:
- 1x Presentation file and speaker notes (500 words) and accompanying report – (1500 words) excluding diagrams, references, and appendices.
Task 2 of 2 - Report (ACs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4) Instructions:
The media is regularly reporting on incidents of harm and abuse. This can range from withholding medication, to unauthorised use of money and resources to harm caused by inflicting injury on a person. 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health and social care work setting.
Carry out research to explore this further. Present your findings in a report.
In your report you should
- Define the following types of abuse:
- Physical abuse
- Domestic violence or abuse
- Sexual abuse
- Psychological or emotional abuse
- Financial or material abuse
- Modern slavery
- Discriminatory abuse
- Organisational or institutional abuse
- Neglect or acts of omission
- Self-neglect
- Explain the action to take if there are suspicions that an individual is being abused.
- Describe factors that may contribute to an individual being more vulnerable to abuse.
- Explain the roles of different agencies in safeguarding and protecting individuals from abuse.
- 1x Report – 1000 words excluding diagrams, references, and appendices
- You should use and cite a range of academic and reliable sources.
- A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the work.
- Presentation file and speaker notes – 500 words
- Accompanying Report – 1500 words
- Report – 1000 words