NHS Self-Appraisal and Team Dynamics in Health and Social Care

nhs
Health and Social Care

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1 SELF-APPRAISAL FORM.................................................................................................4
TASK 2 – CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT........................................................11
TASK 3 –COLLABORATIVE TEAM DYNAMICS JOURNAL..........................................................14
CONCLUSION.......................................................................................................................... 18
REFERENCES........................................................................................................................... 19
APPENDIX............................................................................................................................... 20
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INTRODUCTION
Self-appraisal being in the health and social care services becomes a way to evaluate a
person’s own performances, strengths and weaknesses for the improvement of NHS
services of the UK. In this assignment, my role would be as an NHS staff member is really
being critical to evaluate the diverse contrasts for preparing my self-appraisal form. Being in
the social care sector we should be well aware of the responsibilities of the sector. This
assignment is being made with a view to assessing an understanding of own responsibilities
and performance in the social care workplace. The skills required for making the
performance appraisal are exchangeable, relational, communication and leadership skills. It
is one of the important responsibilities of NHS service provider to serve with the excellent
services and superiority care to the service user.
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TASK 1 SELF-APPRAISAL FORM
Name:
Job Title: Care Worker or Assistant
Organisation: NHS
Date at work:
Time: 38 hours a week
TABLE 1
Column A
Key
responsibilities
at work and
Performance
objectives at
work
[AC1.1]
Column B
Evaluate your
own
effectiveness
against your
objectives
[AC1.2]
Column C
Make
recommendations
for your own
improvement.
[AC1.3]
Column D
Effective
motivational
techniques
you use at
work
[AC1.4]
Column E
Communication
skills needed at
work
[AC2.2]
Being a care
worker the
foremost
responsibilities
are supporting
people with
various aspects
of their routine,
it involves
social as well as
physical
activities,
providing
delicate care to
them, motion
and mealtime.
Primarily,
Communication:
Good at making
communication
with several
people in the
suitable manner
and situation,
developing
effective
communication
through
communication
skills, managing
barriers to
them.
Personal &
people
Being a part of
NHS as a care
assistant, I need
to develop the
usage of medical
devices (e.g.
hearing aid loops)
and information
technology used
in the home-
based health care.
Adopt the
motivational
strategies that
help in
providing
career
development
opportunities,
ensuring
enough
compensation,
and develop
positive
workplace
along with
helpful
supervision.
Through making
changes in the
surroundings
the
communications
barriers could
be removed for
example,
through
removing poor
light it is easy to
have a non-
verbal
communication.
Developing a
deep
understanding
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Performance
objective is to
have
performance in
line with the six
essential
dimensions of
the KSF
(Knowledge
and Skills
Framework) of
NHS this should
be achievable
in coming one-
year time span.
development:
Doing job better
as per KSF
guidelines
discussing it
with the
reviewer and
identifying
learning needs,
producing
personal
development
plan before
them, active
participation in
learning
activities and
proper
evaluation of
the
effectiveness of
such
participation for
overall
development at
the job.
Health, safety
and Security:
acting in the
manner to have
consistency with
the policies,
Getting
knowledge
that there is a
scope in care
worker’s
career would
be the critical
factor in
motivating a
care assistant
and helpful to
meet out the
ever-changing
medicinal
needs of their
patients and
service user.
Improving job
opportunities
that may be
contributing to
the NHS
hierarchy or
providing the
capability to
learn
something new
is one of the
pointers for
occupational
satisfaction.
of the
preferences and
language needs.
For example,
patients
impacted from
communication
disabilities
(suffering from
autism,
disabilities or
any type of
sensory
impairment) are
difficulty in
making
communications
for which we
need to adopt
suitable
communication
strategies and
develop the
appropriate
skills needed.
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procedures, and
legislation to
maintain
security, safety,
and health.
Supporting to
maintain an
environment
that minimises
risks and
reporting
emergency
issues in relation
to safety,
security and
health of the
people.
Service
improvement:
Discussing the
changes to be
made in own
practice along
with the reasons
with the
supervisors,
adapting with
own agreed
practice with
any needed
support,
carrying out
With the help
of career
planning at the
individual or
organisational
level, the care
assistants
learning and
occupational
commitments
got increased.
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