Description
Welcome to Halo Staffing Care Certificate Standards: Standard 1 – Understand Your Role.
We will begin by exploring the key duties, responsibilities and expectations associated with your role in health and social care. You will gain an understanding of the professional standards, codes of conduct and agreed ways of working that help ensure safe, effective and high-quality care for the people you support.
Throughout this course, we will help you reflect on how your personal values, beliefs and experiences can influence your practice, while also explaining your employment rights and responsibilities. We will introduce the aims, objectives and values of your organisation and show how these contribute to delivering person-centred care and support.
We will also explore the importance of following workplace policies and procedures, explain your responsibilities to individuals and others involved in their care, and highlight opportunities for ongoing learning, professional development and career progression within the health and social care sector.
Is this for me?
This course has been carefully designed for carers, support workers, healthcare support workers, nurses, and managers who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding of Care Certificate Standard 1 – Understand Your Role, aligned with the March 2025 update from the Department of Health and Social Care. As specialists in workforce and staffing solutions, Halo Staffing delivers training that is relevant across a range of sectors, particularly health and social care. This course has been developed to help learners understand their roles and responsibilities, work in accordance with agreed ways of working, build effective professional relationships, and contribute positively to person-centred care. It also supports individuals in understanding professional standards, workplace expectations, and opportunities for ongoing learning and development, helping them perform confidently and effectively in their roles. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded a certificate, which will be valid for 1 year.
Why should I take this course?
You should take this course if you or your team need to develop a clear understanding of your role, responsibilities, and professional standards within health and social care. This course supports learners in providing safe, effective, and person-centred care by helping them understand agreed ways of working, professional boundaries, workplace expectations, and the importance of working collaboratively with others. It is aligned with key legislation and guidance, including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Equality Act 2010, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK GDPR. Completing this course will help you work confidently within the scope of your role, meet your professional responsibilities, and contribute to delivering high-quality care and support.
What are the benefits of taking this course?
This course helps learners develop a clear understanding of their role, responsibilities, and professional boundaries within health and social care. It supports individuals in working confidently in accordance with agreed ways of working, organisational policies, and professional standards, while promoting safe, effective, and person-centred care. By completing this course, you will gain a better understanding of how to work collaboratively with colleagues, individuals, families, advocates, and other professionals, helping to improve communication, partnership working, and care outcomes. The knowledge gained will also support your ongoing professional development, enhance workplace confidence, and help you contribute positively to a high-quality, respectful, and accountable care environment.
What will I learn?
This course will provide you and/or your team with a comprehensive understanding of your role within health and social care and the responsibilities that come with providing safe, effective and person-centred care. We will begin the course by exploring the duties and boundaries of your role, where to find information about your responsibilities, and the standards, codes of conduct and agreed ways of working that guide professional practice. We will then examine how personal values, beliefs, attitudes and experiences can influence the care and support provided, as well as the importance of understanding your employment rights and responsibilities, organisational values, and workplace policies and procedures. The course will also cover professional development opportunities, raising concerns appropriately, maintaining professional relationships and boundaries, and working effectively in partnership with individuals, families, advocates, colleagues and other professionals. In addition, learners will develop the knowledge and confidence to contribute to high-quality care, support positive outcomes for individuals, and work safely, professionally and responsibly within their role.
Course Duration: 30 minutes.
