Description
Welcome to the Halo Staffing Care Workforce Pathway eLearning course on Understanding your role as a Personal Assistant (PA).
We will begin this course by establishing some basic terminology.
We will then inform you about the values and behaviours expected from you as a personal assistant (PA).
We will also inform you about the list of legislations and guidelines to be observed in the UK.
At this point, we will explain the role and list out the responsibilities of a PA.
The next section will inform you about the working relationship between you and the person you support.
We will also you about working in ways that have been agreed with your individual employer and/or the person you support (IE or not).
Finally, we will inform you how to develop your own knowledge and skills be a successful personal assistant.
Is this for me?
This course has been carefully designed for organisations who want to learn about the Care Workforce Pathway – Understanding your role as a personal assistant. As specialists in providing staffing solutions Halo Staffing’s courses are relevant for many industries including health and social care for carers, support workers, nurses and managers. Completing this course will ensure that you are fully up to date with relevant content to provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in your field. On successful completion of this course, you will be issued with a certificate and digital badge valid for 1 year.
Why should I take this course?
You should take this course if it’s necessary for you or your team develop and clear understanding of ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion are a part of your practice. Keeping in line with the Care Workforce Pathway guidelines, Skills for Care guidelines, The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, The Mental Capacity Act 2005, The Health and Social Care Act 2008(Regulated Activities) Regulations– Regulation 9 and The Care Act 2014.
What are the benefits of taking this course?
This course helps personal assistants understand their responsibilities and boundaries in their role. By learning how to deliver safe and effective support, PAs can avoid risks and improve consistency. It also supports professional behaviour and communication. Overall, the course builds confidence and ensures high quality, person centred care.
What will I learn?
This course will provide you and/or your team with a clear understanding of the role as a personal assistant, values and behaviours expected from you as a personal assistant (PA), the relevant legislations and guidelines to be observed in the UK, list of responsibilities of a PA, the working relationship between you and the person you support, how to work in ways that have been agreed with your individual employer and/or the person you support, how to separate working relationship between you and your individual employer (IE) where the IE is separate from the person you support and how to develop your own knowledge and skills.
Course Duration: 1 hour.
