Duty of Care
Unit 54 – Principles for Implementing Duty of Care in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings.
Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice
1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role.
A duty of care is an obligation that any child or young person that is in your care is well looked after and is not harmed in a particular task. Within the setting in which I work I would carry out daily checks to ensure that my setting from the inside and outside are safe before the children arrive. I would also make sure that I keep up to date with my first aid and that the first aid box is fully stocked. Finally I would also make sure that accident forms are completed in the event of an accident occurring and that all parents are fully informed, who then sign any forms that would need to be filled out.
1.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals.
In your role you have a duty of care to raise any concerns you may have about any aspects of your work. This could be poor working conditions, poor equipment, poor practice by other members of staff and also raising concern about potential abuse cases and signs of neglect. As a nursery practitioner it is my duty of care to safeguard individuals from harm. All employees should report any signs/ concerns of abuse. These might include evidence or suspicions of bad practice by members of staff and managers, or abuse could be by another individual, another worker or it could be anyone. If you have any concerns at any time, you should discuss this matter with your manager.
Know how to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care.
2.1 Describe potential conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care.
Conflicts and dilemma that may arise between the duty of care and individuals rights could be staff having a difference of opinion over an
Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice
1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role.
A duty of care is an obligation that any child or young person that is in your care is well looked after and is not harmed in a particular task. Within the setting in which I work I would carry out daily checks to ensure that my setting from the inside and outside are safe before the children arrive. I would also make sure that I keep up to date with my first aid and that the first aid box is fully stocked. Finally I would also make sure that accident forms are completed in the event of an accident occurring and that all parents are fully informed, who then sign any forms that would need to be filled out.
1.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals.
In your role you have a duty of care to raise any concerns you may have about any aspects of your work. This could be poor working conditions, poor equipment, poor practice by other members of staff and also raising concern about potential abuse cases and signs of neglect. As a nursery practitioner it is my duty of care to safeguard individuals from harm. All employees should report any signs/ concerns of abuse. These might include evidence or suspicions of bad practice by members of staff and managers, or abuse could be by another individual, another worker or it could be anyone. If you have any concerns at any time, you should discuss this matter with your manager.
Know how to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care.
2.1 Describe potential conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care.
Conflicts and dilemma that may arise between the duty of care and individuals rights could be staff having a difference of opinion over an