Manage an Inter-Professional Team in a Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Setting

Unit summary

The purpose of this unit is to assess the learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills to manage an inter-professional team in health and social care or children and young people’s settings.

Learning outcomes

1 Understand the principles of inter-professional working within health and social care or children and young people’s settings

2 Be able to manage service objectives through the interprofessional team in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

3 Be able to promote interprofessional team working in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

4 Be able to manage processes for inter-professional work with individuals in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

5 Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of interprofessional team work in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

Assessment

1.1 Analyse how inter-professional working promotes positive outcomes for individuals

1.2 Analyse the complexities of working in inter-professional teams

1.3 Explain how inter-professional teamwork is influenced by:

- legislative frameworks

- regulation

- government initiatives

- professional codes of practice or professional standards

- service objectives

2.1 Work with others to identify how team objectives contribute to service objectives

2.2 Establish plans to meet service objectives

2.3 Allocate roles and responsibilities to meet service objectives

3.1 Establish governance arrangements within interprofessional working arrangements to include:

- accountability

- lines of communication

- professional supervision

- continuing professional development

3.2 Establish protocols within inter-professional working arrangements to include:

- confidentiality and information sharing

- record keeping

- resources

- concerns and complaints

3.3 Identify supports available to enhance inter-professional working

3.4 Support others to understand distinctive roles within the team

3.5 Facilitate communication within the inter-professional team

3.6 Work with the team to resolve dilemmas that may arise

4.1 Ensure that plans for individuals are based on a formal assessment

4.2 Work with the team to identify the lead practitioners for the implementation of individuals’ plans

4.3 Agree roles and responsibilities of all those involved in implementing plans

4.4 Ensure that information pertinent to the implementation of plans is exchanged between those involved

4.5 Develop processes for the review of individuals’ plans

5.1 Work with others to monitor the effectiveness of the interprofessional team against service objectives

5.2 Work with others to identify:

- areas of best practice

- areas for improvement

5.3 Work with others to develop an action plan to improve inter-professional team work