Inverness care worker issued with warning by Scottish Social Services Council after falling asleep at work
An Inverness social care worker has been issued with a warning after falling asleep during a night shift.
Daniel Grant, who previously had an unblemished career, was issued with the warning by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
It said his sleep during a wakened night shift while responsible for a service user, who required 24-hour support, impaired his fitness to practise due to his misconduct.
The warning, which came into effect on August 22, will remain on his registration for 24 months.
The SSSC said the incident happened on or around July 13 and 14 2023 while he was employed as a support worker by G.O.L.D Healthcare Solutions at Community Integrated Care, in Inverness.
It described the behaviour as “serious” as the supported person being cared for at the time was a risk to himself and other conditions and, therefore, did not understand the risks and dangers associated with some behaviours.
In issuing its decision, the SSSC said: “You have shown insight into your behaviour and provided references to show that you are hard-working and respected within the profession.
“You have shown insight which demonstrates some understanding of the impact of your behaviour. However, from your own comments, you attribute blame for having slept on shift to the service you were working with at the time.
“Because of this, despite the fact you have what looks to be an otherwise unblemished career, we cannot take any assurances that behaviour of this nature would not happen again.”
But in outlining factors in his favour, the SSSC acknowledged he had co-operated during its investigation and said the incident was isolated.
It said: “You have shown some insight, regret and apology into your actions.
“You have no previous misconduct cases and your career within social services is unblemished
“Your references and feedback provided from your recent nursing placement are positive and demonstrate you are a competent, hard-working person.”