Clinical Supervision.Pdf
ROYAL COLLEGE OF N URSI NG
ROYAL COLLEGE OF N URSI NG
Clinical supervision in the workplace
Guidance for occupational health nurses
Clinical supervision in the workplace
Guidance for occupational health nurses
Contents
2 Introduction 3 How will clinical supervision help you? 3 Why have clinical supervision? 3 Introducing clinical supervision into your practice 4 Choosing the right model 5 Structuring clinical supervision sessions 6 Legal position 7 Further information 7 Bibliography
Introduction
Clinical supervision in the workplace was introduced as a way of using reflective practice and shared experiences as a part of continuing professional development (CPD). It has the support of the NMC (formerly the UKCC), and fits well in the clinical governance framework, whilst helping to ensure better and improving nursing practice. This leaflet has been developed by the RCN Occupational Health Managers forum and is designed as an introduction to clinical supervision. It aims to stimulate ideas and to encourage occupational health (OH) nurses to set up supervision practice in their workplaces. Clinical supervision isn’t a management tool, but can be used as a support and prompt to professional practice in a creative way. There is no one model of clinical supervision to follow, so the leaflet has been designed to help you with some of the basic questions and answers: ✦ what is it and how will it help? ✦ why have it? ✦ how can it be implemented? This leaflet also provides some ideas and solutions to developing your own models, and recommends selective reading from a variety of sources.
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ROYAL COLLEGE OF N URSI NG
How will clinical supervision help you?
Clinical supervision is,“a formal process of professional support and learning which enables individual practitioners to develop knowledge and competence, assume responsibility for their own practice and enhance consumer protection and safety of care in complex clinical situations”. (DH, 1993)
ROYAL COLLEGE OF N URSI NG
Clinical supervision in the workplace
Guidance for occupational health nurses
Clinical supervision in the workplace
Guidance for occupational health nurses
Contents
2 Introduction 3 How will clinical supervision help you? 3 Why have clinical supervision? 3 Introducing clinical supervision into your practice 4 Choosing the right model 5 Structuring clinical supervision sessions 6 Legal position 7 Further information 7 Bibliography
Introduction
Clinical supervision in the workplace was introduced as a way of using reflective practice and shared experiences as a part of continuing professional development (CPD). It has the support of the NMC (formerly the UKCC), and fits well in the clinical governance framework, whilst helping to ensure better and improving nursing practice. This leaflet has been developed by the RCN Occupational Health Managers forum and is designed as an introduction to clinical supervision. It aims to stimulate ideas and to encourage occupational health (OH) nurses to set up supervision practice in their workplaces. Clinical supervision isn’t a management tool, but can be used as a support and prompt to professional practice in a creative way. There is no one model of clinical supervision to follow, so the leaflet has been designed to help you with some of the basic questions and answers: ✦ what is it and how will it help? ✦ why have it? ✦ how can it be implemented? This leaflet also provides some ideas and solutions to developing your own models, and recommends selective reading from a variety of sources.
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ROYAL COLLEGE OF N URSI NG
How will clinical supervision help you?
Clinical supervision is,“a formal process of professional support and learning which enables individual practitioners to develop knowledge and competence, assume responsibility for their own practice and enhance consumer protection and safety of care in complex clinical situations”. (DH, 1993)
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