Follow the conversation using #CareCert CARECERTIFICATE UPDATE #CareCert
Follow the conversation using #CareCert Background Camilla Cavendish review of healthcare assistants and social care support workers Proposed a ‘Certificate of Fundamental Care’ now known as Care certificate Standardised and portable training
Follow the conversation using #CareCert The Care Certificate A key part of induction A step towards meeting the standards required by Care Quality Commission To be introduced in April 2015
Follow the conversation using #CareCert Principles Applicable across health and social care Portable/transferable Based on competences Builds on existing induction standards Mapped to existing qualifications Trains people to be caring, and equips them with the skills to be able to provide quality care
Follow the conversation using #CareCert Standards Based on competences All standards = Care Certificate May be used as “standalone” competences for other staff Content builds on the existing and tested Common Induction Standards (CIS) and National Minimum Training Standards (NMTS)
Follow the conversation using #CareCert 15 Standards (1-5) 1.Understand Your Role 2.Your personal development 3.Duty of Care 4.Equality and diversity 5.Work in a person centred way
Follow the conversation using #CareCert 15 Standards (6-10) 6. Communication 7. Privacy and Dignity 8. Fluids and Nutrition 9. Awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disabilities 10. Safeguarding Adults
Follow the conversation using #CareCert 15 Standards (11-15) 11. Safeguarding Children 12. Basic Life Support 13. Health and Safety 14. Handling Information 15. Infection Prevention and Control
Follow the conversation using #CareCert Assessment must… Be within a care setting Be in practice Involve people who use services, patients Be completed, where possible, face to face by an occupationally competent assessor
Follow the conversation using #CareCert Field Testing the Standards Formal pilot – 29 sites, 530 participants Comments via specific inbox SfC online survey Employers, staff - ‘a good thing’, “will help to deliver effective care”
Follow the conversation using #CareCert Quality assurance Employer is responsible for assuring the quality of the teaching and assessment of the Care Certificate CQC may require evidence at inspection Recordable – ESR or NMDS
Follow the conversation using #CareCert Free resources Guidance on standards & assessment Downloadable PDF workbook FAQs Certificate Template
Follow the conversation using #CareCert Impact upon care 3 million care workers Portable between sectors Start of a learning journey
Follow the conversation using #CareCert Find out more (websites) Skills for Care Skills for Health Health Education England