Evaluate the impact of national and local strategies and priorities on resource planning and management in relation to: • financial resources • physical resources • human resources
Level 5 in Leadership and Management in Adult CareUnit 4: Business and Resource Management Unit 12: Leading the Vision in Adult Care |
Learning Resources
Website and resource
Recruitment law guidance
https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/fundamentals/emp-law/recruitment
What should the vision be for Adult Social Care
https://www.scie.org.uk/news/opinions/vision-social-care
Adult Social Care reform white paper
Referencing
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Consistency is key, so be diligent in following the Harvard referencing style throughout your academic journey, ensuring that your references are accurate and complete. Remember, proper referencing not only strengthens the validity of your work but also demonstrates academic integrity and respect for the intellectual contributions of others.
Plagiarism and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Helpful hints and tips
Section 1
National and local strategies and priorities on resource planning and management:
Care Act 2014, Care Quality Commission, Department of Health’s A Vision for Adult Social Care (2010), Individualised care planning, Personal budgets, Integration and Better Care Fund.
Accurate forecasting: Business planning, forecasts indicate increases in: Elderly population, adults with complex learning and physical disabilities who require support, adults unable to fund own care into old age.
Legislation, regulations and guidance: May include, but is not limited to: Equality Act 2010, Working Time Regulations 1998, CQC regulations, Disclosure and Barring Service checks, confirming identity and seeking references.
Managing changing circumstances: Understanding change, change management strategies, strategies for responding to emergencies.
Performance management procedures: The policies and procedures used within the service to plan, monitor, develop and improve employees’ performance.
Drivers: May include but are not limited to national policy or local initiatives and which may impact planned and expected outcomes or activities.
Integrated health and social care system: Better outcomes for people through a seamless experience. Systems work together in a coordinated way. Builds support around the individual.
Local and national initiatives: May include, but are not limited to: Integrated care systems, sustainability and transformation partnerships, primary care networks, Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework Ageing Well programme.
Section 2
Vision: Plans for the future: short term, long term, nature of vision; types; qualities, e.g. adventurous, broad, different, allowing for imagination and innovation. Ideas; developing strategies, expressing the vision to others; developing statement of purpose, engaging others in the vision and developing clear values-based ideals.
Effect of own role -Leadership style
Democratic
Autocratic
Laissez-Faire
Strategic
Transformational
Transactional
Coach-Style
Bureaucratic
Range of factors: New funding streams, social enterprise activities, changes in staffing and patterns of service delivery, legislation and government policy.
Evidence-based research: Developing action research, based on existing research, allowing for new research opportunities.
Monitoring developments: Checking vision continues to meet needs, being prepared to change/start again, encouraging teams/organisations to take ownership and shape service delivery
KNOWLEDGE TASKS
Please take note of the following command verbs that you will come across in the knowledge activities below and what they mean in terms of the level of detail your answer requires:
Describe – In order to describe something, you must give a detailed account of it. This must be written in full sentences and paragraphs.
Explain: You need to ensure that your answer is clear, revealing relevant facts. This must be written in full sentences and paragraphs.
Identify – Your answer should establish who or what something is. This can be in a list format.
Summarise - Write down briefly the main points or essential features.
Evaluate- You are required to look back on the effectiveness of something. When answering evaluate questions, you need to: make a judgement. Support this judgement with evidence that shows why you said it was effective or ineffective.
Analyse- You are required to break down each topic into fundamental parts and critically examine each, providing in depth discussions.
Section One
- Evaluate the impact of national and local strategies and priorities on resource planning and management in relation to: • financial resources • physical resources • human resources
- Explain the importance of accurate forecasting for resource requirements
- Analyse the value of using assets and resources outside traditional services and in the community
- Evaluate the place of technology as a resource in service delivery and service management
- Explain the meaning of sustainability in terms of resource management in adult care
- Analyse roles, responsibilities and accountabilities for resource management within the organisation
- Explain the importance of business continuity planning and the processes available
- Explain legislation, policy and practices underpinning safe and fair recruitment
- Evaluate approaches known to improve recruitment and retention of adult care staff
- Explain recruitment, selection and induction processes in the organisation and own role in them
- Explain the importance of ensuring employment practices are free from discrimination and harassment
- Explain how to identify the numbers and patterns of staffing required to provide a person-centred outcomes-based service
- Analyse factors that could influence staffing requirements and patterns
- Explain how to manage staffing patterns and adjust them to meet changing circumstances
- Analyse succession and contingency planning in relation to workforce
- Analyse the organisation’s performance management procedures, and own role in these
- Analyse the organisation’s conduct, discipline and grievance procedures and own role in these
- Explain how services are commissioned, procured and funded
- Analyse current drivers shaping adult care, funding mechanisms and related services gaps in current market provision
- Explain how own service relates to the wider market and needs of the local population now and in the future
- Explain how own service will need to evolve to meet demand for social care services now and in the future
- Explain what is meant by an integrated health and social care system
- Explain the rationale and legislative context for integrated approaches to service provision
- Evaluate local and national initiatives to better integrate health and social care systems and services
- Analyse the impact of more integrated systems and processes on working practices and relationships
Section Two
- Analyse own role in developing a vision for the service
- Evaluate how the vision, and future of the service, may be affected by a range of factors
- Analyse how to ensure the vision and future direction of the service remains compatible with internal aspirations of the service and the external adult care system
- Review and monitor stages of the plan, adapting approaches where needed
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Unit 4 |
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Unit 12 |
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