Document downloads - Social Work

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Procedures and guidance for Social Work staff

• Bribery Act 2010 (DOC size: 144 KB)


• Case recording procedures (DOC size: 216.5 KB)


• Effective risk assessment policy for Social Work (DOC size: 152 KB)


• Electronic communication (UK/DOWNLOADS/FILE/1832/ELECTRONIC_COMMUNICATION size: 143.95 KB)


• Guide to corporate standards (SLHSCP) (UK/DOWNLOADS/FILE/4411/GUIDE_TO_CORPORATE_STANDARDS_SLHSCP size: 750.08 KB)


• IT task request instructions (DOC size: 726 KB)


• Out of office assistant guidelines (UK/DOWNLOADS/FILE/1836/OUT_OF_OFFICE_ASSISTANT_GUIDELINES size: 58 KB)


• Protocol for requesting property related works (DOC size: 37 KB)


• Retention schedule (SWR) 2025 (XLS size: 269.5 KB)


• Supervision Policy for Social Work staff 2020 (DOC size: 183 KB)


• Use of mobile communication devices (DOC size: 42.5 KB)


• Voicemail user guide (SLHSCP) (UK/DOWNLOADS/FILE/4419/VOICEMAIL_USER_GUIDE_SLHSCP size: 124 KB)


• Workload management (DOC size: 93.5 KB)


• Writing style guide (UK/DOWNLOADS/FILE/1838/WRITING_STYLE_GUIDE size: 73.52 KB)

Personal Safety System

• Personal Safety System - Quick guide for SW Staff (DOC size: 61 KB)


• Personal Safety System - Guidance note for SW staff (DOC size: 172 KB)


• Personal Safety System - Alert upload form (DOCX size: 14.62 KB)


• Personal Safety System - Risk assessment form (DOC size: 41 KB)

Code of Conduct for Social Work staff

• Code of Conduct - Social Work employees (DOC size: 208.5 KB)


• SSSC Codes of Practice (revised 2016) (COM/ABOUT-THE-SSSC/CODES-OF-PRACTICE/WHAT-ARE-THE-CODES-OF-PRACTICE size: 258.02 KB)

Significant Occurrence Reporting

• Significant Occurrence Policy (DOC size: 141 KB)


• Significant Occurrence Form (DOCX size: 174.44 KB)

Social Work resource information briefs

• Energy Saving at Work 10.05.16 (DOC size: 31.5 KB)


• BHLS Postcode Checker (XLSX size: 92.67 KB)

Supervision for Social Work staff

• Supervision Policy for Social Work staff 2020 (DOC size: 179 KB)

Induction framework for Social Work and Social Care staff

• Induction Framework for Social Work and Social Care Staff (DOC size: 58 KB)

Social Work Health and Safety Risk Assessments

• Administration and Storage of Medicine Risk Assessment Childrens Houses (DOCX size: 45.29 KB)


• Behaviour that Challenges Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 41.62 KB)


• Care and Support Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 71.38 KB)


• Catering and Transporting of Food Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 47.82 KB)


• Children's Care Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 53.32 KB)


• Clearing of Snow and Ice Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 43.13 KB)


• Dealing with Waste Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 41.83 KB)


• Driving Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 42.22 KB)


• Driving, Passenger Assistance and Lone Working Risk Assessment (DOC size: 170 KB)


• Evacuation Equipment Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 45.7 KB)


• Family Support Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 51.41 KB)


• Fieldwork Risk Assessment (DOC size: 525 KB)


• Garden Tasks Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 46.04 KB)


• Housekeeping Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 49.36 KB)


• Housekeeping, Laundry and Cleaning Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 48.18 KB)


• Leisure Activity and Gardening Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 44.16 KB)


• Lone Working Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 44.73 KB)


• Manual Handling Risk Assessment (DOC size: 95.5 KB)


• Administration and Storage of Medication Residential Services Older People (DOCX size: 45.16 KB)


• Office Risk Assessment (DOC size: 1.08 MB)


• Outings Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 52.91 KB)


• Outings Trips Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 87.17 KB)


• Oxygen Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 44.16 KB)


• Use of Portable Heaters Residential Services for Older People (DOCX size: 45.92 KB)


• Safe Use of Portable Heaters Risk Assessment Childrens Houses (DOCX size: 45.99 KB)


• Use of Equipment Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 44.96 KB)


• Working at Heights Risk Assessment (DOCX size: 44.83 KB)


• Care at Home - General (DOCX size: 66.69 KB)


• Care at Home - PPE (DOCX size: 119.31 KB)

Microsoft Meetings/Video Call Social Work Guidance

• Microsoft Meetings/Video Call Social Work Guidance (DOCX size: 3.97 MB)

Safe Systems of Work - Social Work

• Safe System of Work - Adult and Older People's Day Services (DOCX size: 171.59 KB)


• Safe System of Work - Care at Home (DOC size: 790 KB)


• Safe System of Work - Children's Houses (DOCX size: 132.83 KB)


• Safe System of Work - Family Support (DOC size: 515.5 KB)


• Safe System of Work - Fieldwork (DOC size: 525 KB)


• Safe System of Work - Housekeeping and Catering for Residential (DOCX size: 1.43 MB)


• Safe System of Work - Office (DOCX size: 305.44 KB)


• Safe System of Work - Older People's Residential Services (DOCX size: 164.68 KB)


• Safe System of Work - Employee sign off (DOC size: 49.5 KB)


• Safe System of Work - Care and Support (DOC size: 278.5 KB)


• Safe System of Work - Caledonian System (CS) Groupwork (DOCX size: 29.02 KB)


• Sate System of Work - Blantyre Life Intermediate Care Service (DOCX size: 152.82 KB)


• Safe System of Work - Blantyre Life Intermediate Care Service - Housekeeping and Food Management (DOCX size: 114.19 KB)


• Safe System of Work - Blantyre Life Ground floor Hallkeeping (DOCX size: 134.53 KB)


• Safe Systems of Work Blantyre Life Ground floor (DOCX size: 127.96 KB)


• Safe Systems of Work - Unpaid Work (DOCX size: 2.35 MB)

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

• GDPR Process (DOCX size: 356.5 KB)


• GDPR Quick Guide (DOCX size: 17.16 KB)

COSHH Assessments Childrens Houses

• Flash all purpose floor cleaner (DOC size: 111 KB)


• Mr Sheen (DOC size: 114.5 KB)


• Harpic toilet cleaner (DOC size: 111.5 KB)


• Flash spray wipe done (DOC size: 110.5 KB)


• Oven Pride (DOC size: 110.5 KB)


• Febreze (DOC size: 111 KB)


• Windolene (DOC size: 110.5 KB)


• Finish powerball dishwasher tablet (DOC size: 110.5 KB)


• Finish dishwasher salts (DOC size: 110 KB)


• CIF cream (DOC size: 109.5 KB)


• Fairy antibacterial washing up liquid (DOC size: 110 KB)


• Fairy non bio pods (DOC size: 109.5 KB)


• Food safe sanitiser (DOC size: 109 KB)

Carers Week briefings

• Briefing - Financial wellbeing carers in employment (DOCX size: 21.62 KB)


• Briefing - health, social care and mental wellbeing (DOCX size: 27.25 KB)


• Briefing - Older and younger carers (DOCX size: 26.64 KB)

Risk Assessments - Blantyre Life Intermediate Care Service

• Cleaning and laundry tasks (DOCX size: 54.93 KB)


• Clearing of snow and ice (DOCX size: 45.27 KB)


• Dealing with waste (DOCX size: 51.1 KB)


• Driving (DOCX size: 45.4 KB)


• Evacuation equipment (DOCX size: 50.95 KB)


• Handling and storage of food (DOCX size: 52.8 KB)


• Lone working (DOCX size: 46.59 KB)


• Medication (DOCX size: 56.7 KB)


• Personal Care (DOCX size: 55.69 KB)


• Smoking e-cigarettes (DOCX size: 41.6 KB)


• Use of equipment (DOCX size: 55.81 KB)


• Use of lift (DOCX size: 54.58 KB)


• Use of medical oxygen (DOCX size: 54.35 KB)


• Using the defibrillator (DOCX size: 53.87 KB)


• Use of portable heaters (DOCX size: 51.13 KB)


• Working at heights (DOCX size: 46.96 KB)

Risk Assessments - Family Support

• Family Support (DOCX size: 61.79 KB)

Risk Assessments - Office

• Office (DOC size: 1.03 MB)

Risk Assessments - Care and Support

• Care and Support (DOCX size: 71.32 KB)

Risk Assessments - Fieldwork

• Fieldwork (DOCX size: 66.88 KB)

Risk Assessments - Childrens Houses

• Administration and storage of medicine (DOCX size: 45.2 KB)


• Behaviour that challenges (DOCX size: 41.57 KB)


• Children's care (DOCX size: 53.38 KB)


• Clearing of snow and ice (DOCX size: 43.13 KB)


• Driving a vehicle to perform work duties (DOCX size: 42.24 KB)


• Garden tasks (DOCX size: 46.05 KB)


• Housekeeping (DOCX size: 49.32 KB)


• Lone working (DOCX size: 44.62 KB)


• Manual handling (DOC size: 95.5 KB)


• Outings (DOCX size: 87.19 KB)


• Safe use of portable heaters (DOCX size: 45.99 KB)


• Working at heights (DOCX size: 44.8 KB)

Risk Assessments - Residential services for older people

• Administration and storage of medication (DOCX size: 51.42 KB)


• Catering and transporting of food (DOCX size: 54.19 KB)


• Clearing of snow and ice (DOCX size: 46.07 KB)


• Dealing with waste (DOCX size: 47.43 KB)


• Driving passenger assistance and lone working (DOC size: 166 KB)


• Evacuation equipment (DOCX size: 49.32 KB)


• Laundry and cleaning (DOCX size: 55 KB)


• Leisure activity and gardening (DOCX size: 47.88 KB)


• Outings and trips (DOCX size: 58.14 KB)


• Oxygen (DOCX size: 49.78 KB)


• Portable heaters (DOCX size: 49.98 KB)


• Use of equipment (DOCX size: 53.51 KB)


• Cleaning of social work care homes (DOCX size: 48.67 KB)

Risk Assessments - Adult and Older People Day Services

• Oxygen, medication and medical hazard waste (DOC size: 147 KB)


• Personal care of service users (DOC size: 145 KB)


• Transport of service users using fleet transport (DOC size: 141.5 KB)


• Outings (DOCX size: 73.18 KB)


• Safe use of portable heaters (DOCX size: 58.87 KB)


• Working at height - use of small ladders and step ladders (DOCX size: 57.44 KB)


• Clearing of snow and ice (DOCX size: 56.19 KB)


• Use of equipment (DOCX size: 68.55 KB)


• Smoking E-cigarette vapes (DOCX size: 62.09 KB)


• Garden tasks (DOCX size: 59.89 KB)

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