INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT FORM

(PLEASE COMPLETE ONE ASSESSMENT FORM PER CANDIDATE)

CANDIDATE / POST NO. /
POST TITLE
INTERVIEWER
QUESTIONS / MODEL ANSWER
KEY WORDS / TICK/
SCORE / ANSWERS PROVIDED FROM CANDIDATE (NOTES)
How would you go about arranging care at home for a service user?
What policies, procedures or resource options would you use or take into account? / Icpa, CPA meetings, multi-disc working, FACS, assessment and care plan, risk assessment, carer assessment, SAP, mental capacity – IMCA? Carers? Carer assessment, costs, charging policy, day services, enablement, home care
What is your understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and its implications for practice and service users? / Assume have capacity, IMCA, best interests, mental capacity assessment/checklist
A Homecare agency has called to say that a care worker has identified some bruising on a service users arm this morning. You are the duty SW and you are allocated the case to investigate. What would you do? / Safeguarding Adult, refer to senior in team, establish facts, send out interagency alerter form, and check history – any previous incidents /previous SA? Strategy discussion? Arrange strategy meeting? – Discuss with PPU – who to interview? Keep senior informed.
You are arranging a placement for someone detained under s3 MHA. They lack capacity and are likely to try and leave the care home. Tell us about any current or new legislation and policy that the multi-disciplinary team would apply. / S117 Aftercare, care co-ordination, ICPA, Guardianship, MCA, IMCA service, DOLS – BIA
Direct Payments and Indirect payments are offered to service users and carers. Local government is also working towards personalisation, and individual budgets. What is your understanding of how that could be implemented locally, and any benefits for our service users? / Positive, choice and control, independence , flexibility, opens up options for enablement and support– dilemma – FACS, capacity to consent and to manage personal budget, monitoring of vulnerable adults if Safeguarding cases
Are there any other skills, knowledge or qualities that may not have been mentioned so far, that you think would make you an asset to this team? / IT, prioritising and managing caseload, communication, efficiency, knowledge, meeting deadlines, report writing, working under pressure, service user centred, support of other staff or students, equalities, awareness of race/cultural issues and acting upon, willing to develop e.g. AMHP training, practice teaching
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