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Staff name: Job title: Venue of assessment:

Assessor’s name: Job title: Date of assessment:

(Must be competent in the subject area)

Form 6.7-63 – Person-centered care competence assessment

Suitable for all providers.

Competent = 
Not competent =
Underpinning knowledge 
Not applicable =
n/a
1. The staff member can identify the key legislation.

2. The staff member can explain what person-centred care means in practice.

3. The staff member can explain the link between the needs assessment and the care plan.

4. The staff member can explain what is meant by the term risk assessment.

5. The staff member can explain the link between the risk assessment and the person-centred care.

6. The staff member can explain what outcome-focused care planning is.

7. The staff member can explain what confidentiality means in practice.

8. The staff member can explain why good, accurate, objective case recording is important in care planning and the provision of
care and support.
Policy and procedures
(The assessor should have a copy of the organisation’s policy and procedures to hand during the assessment.)

9. The staff member can identify where the organisation’s care planning policy and procedure is located.
10. The staff member can explain the key needs that service users have. These will be the sections in the care plan.

11. The staff member can explain the organisation’s procedure for the review of care plans.

Competence – determined by direct observation of staff

(This MUST be undertaken under direct supervision of a competent person – i.e. the assessor.)

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12. The staff member can demonstrate that they read the care plan and case recording before providing care.

13. The staff member can demonstrate that they follow the care plan and if there are any deviations from the care plan they record
the reasons for this.
14. The staff member can demonstrate that they provide care and support to service users in a person-centred manner.

15. The staff member can demonstrate that they can identify the person’s wishes using tools such as MAPS and PATH.

16. The staff member can demonstrate that they can support the service user to create and maintain a personal profile.
Outcome of Not yet competent Action plan completed
Competent
assessment: (complete action plan)
Staff Assessor
Signatures

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