The Care Certificate and Social Care Commitment
Dec 31, 2015
The Care Certificate and Social Care Commitment
Applicable across health and social care Portable/transferable Build on the Common Induction Standards
(CIS) and National Minimum Training Standards (NMTS)
Contain competences mapped to existing qualifications
Train people to be caring, and equip them with the skills to be able to provide quality care
Principles of the Care Certificate
1. Understand your role
2. Your personal development
3. Duty of care
4. Equality and diversity
5. Work in a person centred way
6. Communication
7. Privacy and dignity
8. Fluids and nutrition
The Standards
9. Dementia and cognitive issues
10. Safeguarding adults
11. Safeguarding children
12. Basic life support
13. Health and safety
14. Handling information
15. Infection prevention and control
The Standards cont.
Within a care setting In practice With people who use services/patients And should be completed face to face by
an occupationally competent assessor
Assessment
• The employer is responsible for assuring the quality of the teaching and assessment of the Care Certificate
• Certification should be recorded by the employer
Quality Assurance
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How to find out more
The Social Care Commitment
Quality People, Quality Care
• Sign up to the seven “I will…” statements
• Employers promise to give their workers the development they need
• Employees promise to put their values into practice in their daily work
• Guidance and resources to support employers and employees
The employer commitment is a promise to:
Make sure staff understand safety and quality standards
Help staff develop their skills
Take responsibility for how staff work
Recruit staff who care
Provide thorough induction training
Support staff to put their commitment into practice everyday
Supervise staff properly
The employer commitment is a promise to:
Increase your confidence in your skills and abilitiesand get more out ofyour role.
Uphold dignity
Work co-operatively
Communicate effectively
Work responsibly
The employee commitment is a promise to:
Continue to learn
Treat People Fairly
Protect privacy
The employee commitment is a promise to:
Why should I sign up?
• Easy to access
• Sector-wide suitability
• Potential to generate better workforce practices
• Raise care standards
• Act as a beacon of quality when choosing care
• 95% of employers who have signed up and made their commitment said sign up is straight forward
• 85% said they have already seen or expect to see an improvement in the quality of care they deliver
• 83% said it has lead or will lead to improvements to staff training and development
That’s great but I don’t have the time to sign up!
Are you sure you still don’t have time?
Conclusions
• It’s quick and straightforward to sign up
• The resources for employers and employees and the support available from the Social Care Commitment Team is really helpful
• The Social Care Commitment has already delivered tangible benefits and the breadth and intensity of these is to increase in the future
www.thesocialcarecommitment.org.uk
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