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Standard 1
Role of the health and social care worker
Your Name:

Workplace:

Start Date:

Completion Date:

Contents
1.

Responsibilities and limits of your relationship with an individual

2.

Working in ways that are agreed with your employer

3.

The importance of working in partnership with others

4.

Be able to handle information in agreed ways

5.

Questions

CIS Assessment Induction Workbook – Standard One

Standard 1
Role of the health and social care worker
1.

Responsibilities and limits of your relationship with an individual

1.1 Know your main responsibilities to an individual you support
Working in health and social care you will have many responsibilities to your employer and to
the people you support. You may work with different individuals each with their own
preferences, wishes and needs. You will find out about these by reading individuals’
care and support plans as well as communicating with them when you are together. It is
important that you follow care and support plans and understand and respect
what the individuals you work with say they need.
Skills for Care provide a Code of Practice setting out your responsibilities.
These are some of the responsibilities you will have to individuals you support:
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Protect their rights and promote their interests

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Establish and maintain their trust and confidence

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Promote their independence and protect them as far as possible from danger or harm

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Respect their rights and ensure their behaviour does not harm themselves or other
people

In your role, you will also be expected to:
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Uphold public trust and confidence

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Be accountable for the quality of your work and take responsibility for maintaining and
improving your knowledge and skills

Your employer may have a set of values for the service you will be providing.

Locate and read your employer’s values
Think about how you will adopt these values
You may wish to discuss your responsibilities
and the values with your supervisor / manager...