Work in Partnership in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings

Unit summary

The purpose of this unit is to assess the learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills required to implement and promote effective partnership working.

Learning outcomes

1 Understand partnership working

2 Be able to establish and maintain working relationships with colleagues

3 Be able to establish and maintain working relationships with other professionals

4 Be able to work in partnership with others

1.1 Identify the features of effective partnership working

1.2 Explain the importance of partnership working with

- colleagues

- other professionals

- others

1.3 Analyse how partnership working delivers better outcomes

1.4 Explain how to overcome barriers to partnership working

2.1 Explain own role and responsibilities in working with colleagues

2.2 Develop and agree common objectives when working with colleagues

2.3 Evaluate own working relationships with colleagues

2.4 Deal constructively with any conflict that may arise with colleagues

3.1 Explain own role and responsibilities in working with other professionals

3.2 Develop procedures for effective working relationships with other professionals

3.3 Agree common objectives when working with other professionals within the boundaries of own role and responsibilities

3.4 Evaluate procedures for working with other professionals

3.5 Deal constructively with any conflict that may arise with other professionals

4.1 Analyse the importance of working in partnership with others

4.2 Develop procedures for effective working relationships with others

4.3 Agree common objectives when working with others within the boundaries of own role and responsibilities

4.4 Evaluate procedures for working with others

4.5 Deal constructively with any conflict that may arise with others