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Duty of Care - Level 1 - Online Course - CPD Accredited

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Mandatory Training Group

Summary

Price
£19.99 inc VAT
Study method
Online
Duration
1 hour · Self-paced
Access to content
365 days
Qualification
No formal qualification
CPD
1 CPD hours / points
Additional info
  • Exam(s) / assessment(s) is included in price
  • Tutor is available to students

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Overview

Duty of Care - Level 1 - Online Course - CPD Accredited.

Welcome to The Mandatory Training Group's online Duty of Care training course for front-line healthcare and social care providers. All our online training courses, programmes and qualifications are accredited by the CPD Certification Service (CPDUK).

The “duty of care” refers to the obligations placed on people to act towards others in a certain way, following specific standards. The term is sometimes used to cover both legal and professional duties that health care practitioners may have towards others, but there are distinctions between the two.

All health and social care workers need to understand their duty of care within their work environments.

Duty of Care - Level 1 - Online Course - CPD Accredited.

Study method – Online, self-paced

Estimated duration (Verifiable CPD hours) – 1 hour

Course format – Online (24/7 access)

Entry requirements – no prerequisites required

Assessment type – Complete end of course assessment (80% needed to pass and gain CPD certificate)

Certification/Qualification – Downloadable CPD certificate

Cost(s) of assessment and certification – Assessment and certification costs included in the course price

Course accreditation – CPD Certification Service (CPDUK)

Course access – Part-time (1-year access)

Course delivery – via desktop PC/MAC, laptops, tablets or smartphones.

Duty of Care - Level 1 - Online Course - CPD Accredited.

CPD

1 CPD hours / points
Accredited by The CPD Certification Service

Course media

Resources

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Description

Course content

This online duty of care training course covers the following:

  • Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice;
    • Define ‘duty of care’,
    • Describe how the duty of care affects their work role.
  • Understand the support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise about duty of care;
    • Describe difficulties that may arise between the duty of care and an individual’s rights,
    • Explain what they must and must not do within their role in managing conflicts and dilemmas,
    • Explain where to get additional support and advice about how to resolve such difficulties.
  • Deal with Comments and complaints;
    • Demonstrate how to respond to comments and complaints in line with legislation and agreed on ways of working,
    • Describe who to ask for advice and support in handling comments and complaints,
    • Explain the importance of learning from comments and complaints to improve the quality of service.
  • Deal with Incidents, errors and near misses;
    • Describe how to recognise adverse events, incidents, errors and near misses,
    • Explain what they must and must not do concerning adverse events, incidents, errors and near misses,
    • List the legislation and agreed on ways of working concerning reporting any adverse events, incidents, errors and near misses.
  • Deal with confrontation and difficult situations;
    • List the factors and difficult situations that may cause confrontation,
    • Describe how communication can be used to solve problems and reduce the likelihood or impact of confrontation,
    • Describe how to assess and mitigate risks in confrontational situations,
    • Demonstrate how and when to access support and advice about resolving conflicts, and
    • Explain the agreed ways of working for reporting any confrontations.

Course aims

You have a duty of care to all those receiving care and support in your workplace. This means promoting well being and making sure that people are kept safe from harm, abuse and injury. Duty of care is a legal requirement; you cannot choose whether to accept it. It applies as soon as someone has care or treatment. Breaking this duty, for example, through negligence, could result in legal action.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this online Duty of Care training course, the learner will:

  • Be able to define the duty of care,
  • Know what duty of care is in practice,
  • Know how to raise concerns,
  • Be prepared to support people to live independently,
  • Be able to encourage people to make decisions,
  • Know the importance of mental capacity and decision making,
  • Know the importance of raising concerns, comments and complaints,
  • Understand the complaints handling process,
  • Know the importance of recording incidents, errors and near misses,
  • Understand the legislation covering incident reporting,
  • Know how to manage conflict in the workplace, and
  • Know how to handle challenging behaviour in the workplace

Duty of Care - Level 1 - Online Course - CPD Accredited.

Who is this course for?

This online Duty of Care training course should be completed by those who work in health and social care services, including:

  • New members of staff in Healthcare Support Worker roles,
  • New members of staff in Adult Social Care Worker roles, and
  • Any staff members who provide direct care to patients or individuals needing support.

This online Duty of Care training course will also be useful for:

  • Staff moving into new roles within their organisation,
  • Refreshing the knowledge of any member of staff,
  • NHS nursing, AHP and care staff,
  • Agency care workers,
  • Healthcare assistants (HCAs),
  • Support workers,
  • Care assistants, and
  • Community services.

Duty of Care - Level 1 - Online Course - CPD Accredited.

Requirements

Learn anywhere, anytime on any device

You will need access to a desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone device to complete these online courses. You can start, pause/stop and return to where you left off.

Our courses utilise responsive design features, making them available on any device of your choice.

Duty of Care - Level 1 - Online Course - CPD Accredited.

Career path

Our online courses and programmes range from introductory modules at Level 1 (awareness/beginner) to advanced and expert modules up to Level 6.

Our e-learning modules count towards CPD hours for professionals in various sectors as well as meeting mandatory and statutory requirements (where relevant).

Duty of Care - Level 1 - Online Course - CPD Accredited.

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FAQs

Study method describes the format in which the course will be delivered. At Reed Courses, courses are delivered in a number of ways, including online courses, where the course content can be accessed online remotely, and classroom courses, where courses are delivered in person at a classroom venue.

CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. If you work in certain professions or for certain companies, your employer may require you to complete a number of CPD hours or points, per year. You can find a range of CPD courses on Reed Courses, many of which can be completed online.

A regulated qualification is delivered by a learning institution which is regulated by a government body. In England, the government body which regulates courses is Ofqual. Ofqual regulated qualifications sit on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), which can help students understand how different qualifications in different fields compare to each other. The framework also helps students to understand what qualifications they need to progress towards a higher learning goal, such as a university degree or equivalent higher education award.

An endorsed course is a skills based course which has been checked over and approved by an independent awarding body. Endorsed courses are not regulated so do not result in a qualification - however, the student can usually purchase a certificate showing the awarding body's logo if they wish. Certain awarding bodies - such as Quality Licence Scheme and TQUK - have developed endorsement schemes as a way to help students select the best skills based courses for them.