Work in partnership in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

The Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care Unit ‘Work in partnership in health and social care or children and young people’s settings‘ explores the learner’s understanding and skills around partnership working with colleagues, professionals and others.

It is comprised of 4 learning outcomes, each with several assessment criteria.

1. Understand partnership working
   • 1.1 Identify the features of effective partnership working
   • 1.2 Explain the importance of partnership working with colleagues, other professionals, and others
   • 1.3 Analyse how partnership working delivers better outcomes
   • 1.4 Explain how to overcome barriers to partnership working
2. Be able to establish and maintain working relationships with colleagues
   • 2.1 Explain own role and responsibilities in working with colleagues
   • 2.2 Develop and agree common objectives when working with colleagues
   • 2.3 Evaluate own working relationship with colleagues
   • 2.4 Deal constructively with any conflict that may arise with colleagues.
3. Be able to establish and maintain working relationships with other professionals
   • 3.1 Explain own role and responsibilities in working with other professionals
   • 3.2 Develop procedures for effective working relationships with other professionals
   • 3.3 Agree common objectives when working with other professionals within the boundaries of own role and responsibilities
   • 3.4 Evaluate procedures for working with other professionals
   • 3.5 Deal constructively with any conflict that may arise with other professionals
4. Be able to work in partnership with others
   • 4.1 Analyse the importance of working in partnership with others
   • 4.2 Develop procedures for effective working relationships with others
   • 4.3 Agree common objectives when working with others within the boundaries of own role and responsibilities
   • 4.4 Evaluate procedures for working with others
   • 4.5 Deal constructively with any conflict that may arise with others