working while suspended

gmcn1965

Thanks all for expanding the story. I am sure gross misconduct so will resign with a very short email today. No I am not sure that care work is for me! Any further thoughts are very welcome. I think agency will fire me too. Pls reiterate for me : will i be put on the list of bad employees by Dbs in future? Somehow I think this is very likely - things are not looking good for me at all just now. I should stick to washing dishes and shouting happy nonsense in big kitchens.

sangie595

gmcn1965 wrote: »

Thanks all for expanding the story. I am sure gross misconduct so will resign with a very short email today. No I am not sure that care work is for me! Any further thoughts are very welcome. I think agency will fire me too. Pls reiterate for me : will i be put on the list of bad employees by Dbs in future? Somehow I think this is very likely - things are not looking good for me at all just now. I should stick to washing dishes and shouting happy nonsense in big kitchens.

That would be pretty much the worst thing you could do. You will end up with a bad - or no- reference, so the chances of that job washing dishes may be a long time coming.

The DBS is a check on criminal activity (or, in some cases, activity that is suspected) - it is not a list of bad employees. But if you resign facing a charge relating to safeguarding, then that is tantamount to agreeing you are guilty. That will end up in the records and you will likely never work in care or with any vulnerable groups again.

gmcn1965

sangie i can see your reasoning, but i think you have black and white thinking regarding the meaning of a resignation. If i jump the gun, suspecting 90% that i will get the bag for being so stupid, then which is the best exit from this company? i am not cut out for this work at all - so many pitfalls , which are avoidable if you have a little tact....
i have 4 agencies and this support work as a permanent position. i think they may well all give me the heave-ho.

ohreally

Do not make a rash decision rushing into a resignation.

Have you received appropriate, quality, aggression training - http://www.calmtraining.co.uk/testimonials.php (others are available).

Is there adequate supervision, if so where was it?

Are you working at a level commensurate with you knowledge, training and experience?

What did the risk assessment say about working with this individual?

Are the risk assessments reviewed and are they suitable and sufficient?

sangie595

gmcn1965 wrote: »

sangie i can see your reasoning, but i think you have black and white thinking regarding the meaning of a resignation. If i jump the gun, suspecting 90% that i will get the bag for being so stupid, then which is the best exit from this company? i am not cut out for this work at all - so many pitfalls , which are avoidable if you have a little tact....
i have 4 agencies and this support work as a permanent position. i think they may well all give me the heave-ho.

I think you will find that there is no "best exit" which is what I have been telling you. If you resign then your references will say that you resigned pending a disciplinary - and every employer will take it that you did something really bad because you resigned rather than face up to it. That is just as bad as being dismissed. But you are also leaving under a cloud about safeguarding, which could mean that you end up being sanctioned by the regulatory body - without any chance of defending yourself. The only way in which this situation gets better is if you do not get dismissed, and that is definitely not going to happen unless you defend yourself.

scooby088

Unless you are arrested and charged for the incident a dbs check will show nothing, as for working that is a no no whilst suspended on full pay and that could see you getting sacked. If you work in a care home more than likely you will just have a slap on the wrist, its only when family install their own surveillance anything is really done.

OP it is never acceptable to put your hands on any elderly or infirm person even in self defence, the advice is always to walk away.