Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SOVA) Level 3 Training – Skills for Health CSTF Aligned

Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SOVA) Level 3

You will be able to provide you with the underpinning knowledge to support you and your organisation in your responsibilities to protect vulnerable adults in the health and social care setting;

• Know the legal and professional issues underpinning SOVA Describe the term “safeguarding” State who is vulnerable from abuse Must be able to recognise situations that may lead to safeguarding; State reasons where abuse could happen State the role of the Disclosure and Barring Service After completing this training , you must be able to manage the reporting and referrals; procedures involved in safeguarding in the workplace. Must be able to identify adults who maybe vulnerable and increase the knowledge and awareness of safeguarding adults based on the need for a person-centred approach in providing a supportive and trusting relationship with the person who has been identified as potentially at risk of abuse or harm.
• You must be able to manage the reporting and referrals; procedures involved in safeguarding in the workplace.

Course Content:

• Legislation and National Guidelines
• Professional Code of Conduct
• Principles of Nursing
• Need of Safeguarding
• Duty to Safeguard Adults
• Basic Requirement of Modern Healthcare Services
• Risk assessment and Patient Safety
• Legislation and Professional Accountability
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Safeguarding Principles
• Assessment and responding to the level of risk
• Adult Safeguarding Investigation
• Groups of Adults at risk
• Employee and Management Roles and Responsibilities
• Professional Duties and Responsibilities
• Prevalence of Abuse
• UK Abuse Survey Findings
• Dignity of Care
• Role of the Disclosure and Barring Services
• Definition of Terms-Abuse, Vulnerable, Safeguarding
• Introduction and recognising the abuse
• Categories of Abuse
• Use of Restraints
• Rights, Risks and Restraints in Elderly Care
• Understanding Restraint
• The Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
• Harm and Significant Harm
• Situation when Abused could happen in care settings
• Indicators of all types of abuse
• Communication, Information Sharing and Confidentiality
• Concerns and Disclosure
• Nursing and Midwifery Code
• Duty of Candour
• Procedures for Reporting and Recordkeeping
• Developing Code of Behaviour
• Recruitment and Selection of Staff
• Safeguarding Adult Cases Review and Group Discussion
• Knowledge Competency (with 3 hours Participatory)