Clinical Supervision
Clinical Supervision
What is it?
It is a safe, supportive environment to make sense of your work, it includes: reflection on clinical situations; action planning; role development and identification of training needs. Members are encouraged to keep a personal record of their supervision attendance and a brief self-reflection on the session. Respect for others and confidentiality is a given expectation by its members. It is important to commit to the group and plan ahead so you are able to attend. You should be given dates several months in advance so that you can plan these into your work schedule.
Clinical supervision can be delivered in small groups (maximum 8), or individually. In-person or virtually via Microsoft Teams. If delivered virtually access to a camera and microphone is imperative.
What are the benefits of participating?
Research has identified that clinical supervision can:
Increase job satisfaction and staff retention
Reduce stress and anxiety
Improve the uptake of workplace policies as supervisees understand the importance and reason for the policies
Increased quality of care delivery
Reduces feeling of isolation when working in general practice
Supports the delivery of safe patient care
Although there are plenty of benefits to being part of a Clinical supervision group, it is recognised that the main barrier to attending is lack of time and heavy workload as well as a lack of support from employer.
Clinical Supervision Resources
Settling-up a Clinical Supervision Group
This could be within a practice, or across several practices or a PCN, ideally individuals should not work directly with each other. Clinical supervision groups should have a trained facilitator.
See research article here: Practice Nursing - A guide in undertaking core clinical supervision: Supervisors' experiences in implementing core clinical supervision in general practice
Training as a Clinical Supervision Facilitator
The following Clinical Supervision training is APT accredited. It is suitable for senior registered practitioners who want to make sure they provide supervision as well as they can. There are several course options.
For information click on link: Clinical Supervision Training Course | APT – Apply for funding to attend: Training and Development