Carer attempted to get woman to bite her hand
When confronted by other members of staff she started to shout and swear at them
ACARER has been warned after trying to force a vulnerable woman to bite her own hand. According to a watchdog, Kirsty Baird pushed the resident’s hand towards her mouth while repeatedly saying “bite that, bite that”.
When challenged by fellow colleagues for her actions, she began to shout and swear, stating: “I am f ****** sick of this place.”
The disturbing incident happened while employed as a care assistant in Glasgow around February 11, 2020.
Baird’s actions were fully investigated by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
She has now been slapped with a warning which will last for two years after it was seen as an “isolated incident”.
It comes as the body slammed her for “placing service users and colleagues at a risk of emotional and physical harm”.
The SSSC said: “You did inappropriately interact with a vulnerable service user exhibiting challenging behaviour by forcing their hand towards their mouth and telling them to bite themselves.
“When challenged by your colleagues you responded by shouting and swearing in the presence of your colleagues and a service user.
“Service users should feel safe and protected from harm in their own environment.
“You are an experienced registered social service worker, who has been registered with the SSSC since January 2017 and you should have been aware of the standards expected of you.”
They added: “The public would expect the SSSC to make a finding of impairment to your fitness to practise and to mark that conduct of this nature by a registered social care worker is unacceptable and must not happen again.
“There is a requirement to reaffirm clear standards of professional conduct.
“It is likely that your behaviour would damage the reputation of the profession and the SSSC should no action be taken.”
“The behaviour breaches the trust and confidence placed in you and took place during the course of your employment while caring for a vulnerable service user.
“Service users should feel safe and protected from harm in their own environment.”