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Training
In this section you can find Resource links and guidance to:
- LBS resources
- Skills For Care mandatory training and good practice
- Social care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) Skills checks
- Underpinning Legislation
A robust programme of staff induction, training, skills and knowledge refresher updates and competency checks is essential to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and good practice.
LBS
- Training matrix example (to follow)
- M&H Record of Hoisting Competency form and visual check of slings form recommended by LBS Manual Handling Advisor and Trainer – (Please feel free to adapt the forms to better suit your needs or just compare to your existing competency form)
SKILLS FOR CARE
- Core & mandatory training guide plus also: The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training from 1 July 2022
- Refreshing the learning
- Guidance on creating staff learning plan
- Care Certificate – Skills For Care FAQs (see number 10) recommends full delivery of the Care Certificate (the workplace assessments as well as the e-learning) should be delivered over a period of around 12 weeks allow sufficient time for workers to assimilate the necessary knowledge ” Timescales will depend on a number of factors (including the prior knowledge of the learner)
SCIE
- SCIE Skills check 01: Talking about the Principles of Care
- SCIE Skills check 02: Reading about the Principles of Care
- SCIE Skills check 03: Working Together
- SCIE Skills check 04: Health and Safety Responsibilities
- SCIE Skills check 05: What Is Effective Communication?
- SCIE Skills check 06: Preventing Abuse and Neglect
- SCIE Skills check 07: Developing Yourself
- SCIE Skills check 08: Safety Information
- SCIE Skills check 09: Care Plans
- SCIE Skills check 10: Different Ways People Communicate Feelings
- SCIE Skills check 11: Understanding Written Policies
- SCIE Skills check 12: How to Deal with Complaints
- SCIE Skills check 13: Filing Records
- SCIE Skills check 14: Reporting an Incident
- SCIE Skills check 15: Making an Entry in the Communications Book
- SCIE Skills check 16: Write a Formal Letter
- SCIE Skills check 17: Recording Information on Charts
- SCIE Skills check 18: Using Numbers in Care Work (A)
- SCIE Skills check 20: Using Numbers in Office Work
- SCIE Skills check 21: Using Numbers in Ancillary Work
- SCIE Skills check 22: Briefing Colleagues on Policies and Procedures
- SCIE Skills check 23: Supervising Staff
- SCIE Skills check 24: Interacting with People from Other Cultures
- SCIE Skills check 25: Speaking Politely
- SCIE Skills check 26: Organising Staff Rotas
- SCIE Skills check 27: Following Travel Directions
- SCIE Skills check 28: Supervision Notes
- SCIE Skills check 29: Responding to Concerns and Complaints
- SCIE Skills check 30: Reading Signs
- SCIE Skills check 31: Your Role at Work
- SCIE Skills check 32: Personal development
- SCIE Skills check 33: Communicate effectively
- SCIE Skills check 34: Equality and inclusion
- SCIE Skills check 35: Duty of Care
- SCIE Skills check 36: Safeguarding
- SCIE Skills check 37: Person-centred Care and Support
- SCIE Skills check 38: Health and Safety in Adult Social Care
UNDERPINNING LEGISLATION:
- Health and Care Act 2022
- Section 181 NEW LD and Autism training legal requirement
- Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018
- Equality Act 2010
- Health and Social Care Act 2008
- (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
- Regulation 13 – Safeguarding service users from abuse and improper treatment
- Regulation 18 – Staffing
- Regulation 19 – Fit and proper person employed
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and the Protection of Freedoms Bill (recruitment practices)
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Food Safety Act 1990
- Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995 and Food Safety (Temperature Control) Regulations 1995
- Mental Health Act 1983
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (amended 2002)
- Regulation 4 – Duties of the employer – 3 (c ) Knowledge and training
- HSE guidance 65-71 (page 18) on Regulation 4 (3)(c)
- The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018
- HSE guidance – PPE at Work
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002
- HSE guidance –Training for employees working with substances hazardous to health
- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Hse guidance – managing risk and risk assessment at work
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) Regulations 1995
- HSE guidance – Types of reportable incidents
- Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989
- HSE guidance
- Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
- HSE guidance
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