A Glasgow carer has been struck off after going to work drunk and swearing at people under his care.
Colin Dickinson arrived at work under the influence of alcohol on two separate occasion and said "you b******" to a service user. The incidents occurred between January 2020 and February 2021.
The decision to remove Mr Dickinson from the register was made by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) due to the severity of his behaviour and concerns it would be repeated if he was allowed to continue in his current role.
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The hearing stated: "Your behaviour is serious. You deny the allegations but have shown little insight as to why the behaviour would be unacceptable.
"This makes us think that you will repeat this behaviour in the future".
It continued: "You went to work twice while under the influence of alcohol and a key part of your job was providing care to vulnerable people. During one of those shifts you did provide care to vulnerable service users while under the influence of alcohol.
"Your actions placed the service users, your colleagues and yourself at a risk of harm as alcohol is likely to affect your judgement. Service users, their families, and the public must be able to place their trust and confidence in social service workers.
"Attending work while under the influence of alcohol is a breach of that trust and confidence placed in you by service users, their families, your employer and the SSSC. Your behaviour, by saying, “you b******” to a service user, albeit while they were physically assaulting you, could have placed him at a risk of emotional harm.
"Your response raises concerns about your attitude and temperament. This behaviour goes against the values of a caring profession and is incompatible with the behaviour that we expect from a registered worker.
"Your behaviour is serious. You deny the allegations but have shown little insight as to why the behaviour would be unacceptable.
"This makes us think that you will repeat this behaviour in the future. We need to find your fitness to practise impaired to protect the public.
"If we don’t take action, the public will think that the SSSC is not an effective regulator."
Mr Dickinson was struck off immediately, with the decision coming into effect on June 23.
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