Safeguarding and Employer Responsibilities

This assignment delves into the crucial role of the NHS in safeguarding children from abuse, while also emphasizing the responsibilities of employers, including adherence to regulations, identification of risk factors, and regular risk assessments. It highlights the importance of collaboration and continuous monitoring to ensure the well-being of both employees and service users. The text references various books and journals that delve deeper into child protection, safeguarding adults with learning disabilities, and ethical considerations within social welfare.

Learner statement Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Learner Name: Raza Ali
Unit Title: 516 Understand safeguarding of people (for those working in the adult sector)
Learner statement
Assessor
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Assessment
Criteria Met
Learner to provide narrative under each statement of how they meet the criteria.
You must provide answers to each question that allow your assessor to properly assess what work duties
you are doing or what role you have within your work. It expected that you will need approximately 300
words per question. The more detail you provide the less likely your account will be sent back for more
clarification.
You must answer each question in your own words and written in the first person meaning “I do this”. A tip
is always to keep in mind the “who, why, how, where and when” in each answer.
INTRODUCTION
Safeguarding is all about working with young people or children to take all reasonable measures in minimising the
risk of harm to children’s welfare. There are many multi-agency approaches which needs to be address by NHS.
The concept of safeguarding is broader than ‘child protection’ which also includes prevention. There are many
guidelines which has been introduced for safeguarding and it also outline their aims. Some of them are; to ascertain
the needs of children, families with confident, implement a safeguarding agenda for children services and many
more. In this report, I have explained policies, procedures in regard to safe working of children and young people
while working in a Bradford District Care Trust with adult mental health people. Further, there is also discussion
about signs or symptoms which are causing concern in context of safeguarding. Apart from this, rights of children,
young people has been explained in detailed if abusing is taking place.

Learning Outcome 1- Understand the policies, procedures and practices for safe working with children and
young people
1.1 I can explain the policies, procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people
When I am working with adults, it is essential for me to ensure about safeguarding at place and each member
should be properly trained on constantly basis. While applying policies and procedures there is a lot of advantage
which can be gained by Bradford District Care Trust and ensure about that practices regarding safe working is
carried out properly. These will also ensure that every employee is working according to rules and regulations which
are set by care homes.
According to act of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adult Act 2006, it protects the right of vulnerable people who age is
above 18. This act is replacing barrier of vulnerable people which are facing by them in care homes (Brown, 2011).
Through this they can also get extra advantage in defend their rights. This act includes some of the following
provision which has to comply by mentioned NHS.
 It defined the terms in which employers have regulate and control their activities which are also performing by
employees.
 Right of appeal to care standard tribunals.
 Series of new criminal offence which are enforce under this scheme.
Care in adult placement are applying many policies through which they can give better treatment to them. It is also
responsibility of mine to ensure that the policies which are followed by workers or staff have to maintain them all the
times. If any accident has been occurred, then it is responsibility of staff to inform Local Authority Designated officer
on prior basis. Along with this if any abusing is taking place at care home then protection to children should be given
properly. The manager has to aligned some action against staff so that they can take appropriate actions whenever
it is required. While performing any task, it is responsibility of staff to keep all policies and procedures in their mind
so that they can work accordingly

Learning Outcome 2- Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has
been abused or harmed
2.1. I can describe the possible signs, symptoms, indicators and behaviours that may cause concern in the
context of safeguarding
There are several signs and symptoms which shows that there are many concern of safeguarding and these are
depend upon the types of abuse which are using by people. There are different types of abuse which has been
explained by me i.e. physical, emotional, sexual and neglect along with their signs and symptoms. As a creative
support staff, I think that it is important to understand symptoms and sign because sometime victim do not speak
about his or her problem. This work can be done by talking to them or by reading their behaviour.
Physical abuse – These include bruises to eyes, marks and burn, scarring from previous cuts or burn, broken
bones, kicking, hitting any child. These all sings are being physically abused and causing concern to take correct
steps in resolving the issues. When any children or adult get abuse from anyone in physical, then these are also
impacting on their health.
Neglect abuse - These involve over feeding, tired all the times, undernourished, wearing inappropriate cloths or
not giving any proper medical care, uncleanliness and so on. These all signs and symptoms are showing that
children or adult people need proper treatments.
Emotional abuse – These are concerned with low self-esteem, suddenly change in behaviour which is showing
rudeness, repeating negative actions again and again and many more. This can also give chance to child that not to
express their views so their behaviour is changing accordingly (Coleman and May-Chahal, 2013). These are
causing emotionally abuse which can also bring neurotic in nature of people.
Sexual abuse – These are related with inappropriate level of sexual information, abusive behaviour towards other
people, confidential disclosure where child can tell their story to staff or other that what is happening with them etc.

2.2. I can describe the actions to take if a child or young person alleges harm or abuse in line with policies
and procedures of own setting
The staff members are responsible for to properly treat with them and provide all services according to their
requirements. It is significant for manger if any allegation is taking place, then they have to identify factors which are
causing harm to them (Jenkins and Davies, 2011). Allegation on children and young people is harmed and abuses
from several factors, then following methods should be followed. It is important to take actions because it stops the
problem at the point of its generation. At the time of working on own case loads, this task can be done.
 Manager should know about the setting of policies and procedures for example, how to protect the children
from abuse, whistleblowing.
 I have to listen and respect every patient who are staying in care home for a long period of times. Whatever
child or adult people are saying, it is my responsibility to listen them properly and keep their point of views.
 They have to keep promises with them to keep their secrets confidential.
 Provide suggestions to them if they any incident had taken place.
 Manager have to stay calm and don’t pressurised them that you have conducted any wrong activity.
But there are several things which must be remember by staff not to perform following activities which is
causing harm to children or young person.
 The promises which has been done by them to keep their secrets confidential.
 There should not be delay in protecting the rights of child while providing any treatment to them.
 They have to keep all the information’s which includes dates and time along with drawing of child’s injuries. In
this they can safeguard the interest of child and provide them better facilities.
The policies and procedures which has been set out by care homes should be properly implied by us at care home.

Through this appropriate actions can be adopted by staff members to reduce the risk of harm or abuse which are
causing by other members.
2.3. I can explain the rights that children, young people and their families have in situations where harm or
abuse is suspected or alleged
The situations where harm and abuse is suspected or alleged where children and people can protect their rights
while setting out different policies by staff members. There are many policies which are line with NHS and they are
similar with most childcare provider setting. Describing these rights is important for reducing the cases of abusing.
Explanation about these rights can be given at the time of working as creative support.
The families are having right to protect the needs of children when abusing is taking place at anywhere. All adult,
young and children are having absolute rights to be protected from harm (Khadr, Viner and Goddard, 2011). It is
responsibility of service providers that take care them properly and ensure that they are adopting whatever steps
they are using should be measured on regular basis. It also enabling people to emotionally and physical safe from
abuse. Further, they are also having right to keep their information as confidential. Through this they can also
defend their human rights if these are neglected by others. Until and unless if child is above the age of 16 or able to
take any decision alone, then they are having right to get care from adults, or if they living in care home it become
my responsibility to properly take care them.
Apart from this, they are having right to involve in decisions which are made by adult person and should be fully
kept informed in process which allow them to express their personal views and opinions in front of others. Moreover,
if a young person or child is suspected from being abused, then it became the primary concern of staff or family
member to protect their rights from further abuse on priority basis. To protect the rights of children from any unlawful
activity, it also become the responsibility of family members to provide them all rights.
CONCLUSION
It can be understood from above report that staff member of NHS is playing an essential role in protecting the rights
of children from abuse. However, employers even me also have set out some rules and regulations to provide

services according to requirements of services users. Further, there is an identification of symbols or symptoms
which are creating concern for safeguarding the interest of child, young and adult people. Moreover, employer
should monitor risk assessment on regular basis so that they can retain employees for a long period of time and
also provide services in coordination.
REFERENCES
Books and journals
Brown, K., 2011. ‘Vulnerability’: handle with care. Ethics and social welfare. 5(3). pp.313-321.
Coleman, S. and May-Chahal, C., 2013. Safeguarding children and young people. Routledge.
Jenkins, R. and Davies, R., 2011. Safeguarding people with learning disabilities. Learning Disability Practice. 14(1).
pp.33-40.
Khadr, S. N., Viner, R. M. and Goddard, A., 2011. Safeguarding in adolescence: under-recognised and poorly
addressed. Archives of disease in childhood. 96(11). pp.991-994.
Pearce, J. J., 2014. ‘What's Going On’to Safeguard Children and Young People from Child Sexual Exploitation: A
Review of Local Safeguarding Children Boards’ Work to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation. Child
abuse review. 23(3). pp.159-170.
Phair, L. and Manthorpe, J., 2012. The use of the Mental Capacity Act among hospital patients: findings from a case
study of one Acute Hospital Trust in England. The Journal of Adult Protection. 14(6). pp.259-270.
Ray, M. and Phillips, J., 2012. Social work with older people. Palgrave Macmillan.
Smith, A., 2014. 16 Safeguarding the welfare of disabled people in sport. Safeguarding, Child Protection and Abuse
in Sport: International perspectives in research, policy and practice. p.153.
Stevens, E., 2013. Safeguarding vulnerable adults: exploring the challenges to best practice across multi-agency
settings. The Journal of Adult Protection. 15(2). pp.85-95.
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