The benefits of joining the Responsible Individuals (RI) community

09 September 2024

What is the community?

The Responsible Individual role can feel isolating at times. Our community of practice brings Responsible Individuals (RIs) together.

Our regular meet ups give an opportunity to see other RIs and chat about topics that are relevant to the role. For example:

how to prepare for inspections
approaches to RI visits
different ways to do quality of care reviews
how members have achieved ‘excellent’ ratings.

Our online platform offers a private online space where people can share resources, post on our forum and keep up to date with news.

How can the community help me as an RI?

Belonging to the RI community could help you:

Feel more connected – you’ll have more people to call on when you feel stuck, and a safe place to ask questions.

Feel supported – our members help each other, we share good practice, tips, what’s working, and what’s not working.

Make your role easier – understanding the different ways people approach the role means you won’t have to reinvent the wheel as often.

Increase your confidence – being part of a group and growing your knowledge will help you feel like you’re doing the ‘right thing’ at work.

What our members say

We asked members of the RI community what the benefits of joining had been for them:

"My inspector told me that since I’ve joined the community, my reporting has improved."

"I’m not scared to speak because of this group. I feel I know a bit more and I’m more confident to bring things up with inspectors."

"Nice to know we’ve all got issues, and the issues are similar."

"It’s good to hear from other members. When you’re sitting alone doing it yourself it’s so much harder, when coming on calls hearing what other people have done, it’s good to know we’re all in the same boat."

"It’s great knowing you’re there."

"It was truly lovely to see everyone and engage in thoughtful discussions."

Join the community

Become a member today, sign up to the community here. Or get in touch with mathew.morgan@socialcare.wales for more information.

Key contact

Mathew Morgan

Community manager

mathew.morgan@socialcare.wales

I've recently joined as the community manager for the RI community. Before this, I worked in our fitness to practise hearings team. Prior to joining Social Care Wales I worked as an RI at the Swansea-based housing charity Goleudy. The charity specialises in supporting adults in transitional supported living settings. I oversaw the establishment of the RI role, the re-registration of services with Care Inspectorate Wales, the registration of domiciliary care staff with Social Care Wales and led the response to COVID-19.