A care home worker who caused a disabled woman to fall and fracture her knee has been issued with a warning.
Maryanne Goodwin lifted the resident alone in a hoist when she should have sought help.
She also failed to check the straps were secure and the resident fell to the floor.
During an investigation into the incident in the Hepburn Court care home in Glenrothes she falsely claimed a colleague had tied the straps and was present in the bathroom just prior to the fall.
Following a hearing the Scottish Social Services Council, which registers workers in the care industry, found her fitness to practice was impaired.
A warning was placed on the registration of Ms Goodwin, 50, of Glenrothes, for two years.
The SSSC told her: “This behaviour constituted a careless failure in your duty of care which placed a vulnerable resident at unnecessary risk of harm.”
Ms Goodwin was a support worker at the Leonard Cheshire home for adults with physical and sensory disabilities when the incident occurred between April 2 and May 5, last year.
The resident, referred to as AA, was admitted to hospital with what was described as a significant injury.
The SSSC said Ms Goodwin had shown disregard for risk assessment and support plans, the resident’s having stated that two members of staff were needed for her transfer.
Although she had shown insight and regret, it said she had taken no remedial steps, such as training or learning.
It also said her behaviour was serious and her behaviour afterward dishonest.
It said: “Acting dishonestly is a breach of the trust and confidence placed in your as a social service worker.
“By lying during your employer’s investigation, you sought to place responsibility on to your colleague and conceal your own wrongdoing by stating that your colleague had fixed the straps and was in the bathroom around the time that the incident occurred.”
Ms Goodwin, who is no longer working in social care, declined to comment when contacted by The Courier.
A spokesperson for Leonard Cheshire Disability said: “A full investigation was carried out into this incident.
“Maryanne Goodwin is no longer employed by Leonard Cheshire.”
