AHPs in Wales consist of 13 professions who work to improve public health, impacting people's physical, mental, and social well-being.

AHPs are part of a group called the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). You can find helpful advice about supervision on the HCPC website. .

Art Therapy

• The British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT)

Dramatherapy

• The British Association of Dramatherapists (BADTh)

Dietetics

• Practice Supervision guideline for the dietetic workforce (BDA)

Music Therapy

• British Association of Music Therapy (BAMT)

Occupational Therapy

• The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)

Orthoptics

• British and Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS)

Paramedic science (see Ambulance Service Roles)

• College of Paramedics

Physiotherapy

• Clinical Supervision Brief Overview (CSP)
• Support, supervision and self-development for physiotherapists trained overseas (CSP)
• Supervision, accountability and delegation of activities to support workers - a guide for registered practitioners and support workers (CSP)
• Supervision and my role (CSP)

Podiatry

• The Royal College of Podiatry (RCPod)

Prosthetics and Orthotics

• British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO)

Psychology (see also Psychological Professions)

• Assistant Psychologists: Ensuring Quality Supervision and Service Provision (ACPUK)
• Practice Guidelines (BPS)
• Supervision guidance for psychologists (BPS)

Speech and Language Therapy

• Information on Supervision (RCSLT)

An AHP can get special training to help people with serious mental health problems. This job is called an 'Approved mental health professional' .

These include the following areas of work that may require managerial supervision by a line manager: administration, communications, finance, legal and risk services.

The following roles have specific guidance on supervision:

Management

• Association for Project Management (APM)
• Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
• Coaching and mentoring (CIPD)
• Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)

Estates and facilities roles can include the following: building maintenance, estates manager, domestic services staff, hospital chef, linen services, security officer, porter, ward hostess.

Healthcare science includes roles such as: bioinformatics, clinical engineering and medical physics, laboratory sciences, life sciences, operating department practitioner, physiological sciences, physical sciences and biomedical engineering.

The following roles have specific guidance around supervision:

Biomedical Science

• Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS)

Healthcare Science

• Healthcare Science Practitioner Register - Standards, Rules & Guidance (AHCS)
• Higher Specialist Scientist Register - Standards, Rules & Guidance (AHCS)
• Clinical Scientists (HCPC)

Radiography

• Clinical Supervision in Radiography (SoR)
• Professional Supervision – Advice and Guidance Document (SoR)

Some Healthcare Scientists are part of a group called the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). For them there is helpful advice about supervision on the HCPC website .

Health informatics can include: library and knowledge management.

Different specialities of medicine may have different guidance on supervision such as:

Anaesthetics

• Guidance on supervision arrangements for anaesthetists (RCoA)

General Practice

• RCGP Mentoring (RCGP)

Physicians

• The Royal College of Physicians (RCP)
• Medical Trainer Support (HEIW)
• Online Development Resources (HEIW)

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

• The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)

Paediatrics

• The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
• Educational supervisors - what is expected (RCPCH)

Psychiatry

• Psychiatry Silver Guide (RCPsych)

Physician Associate

• The College of Medical Associate Professionals (CMAP)

Operating Department Practitioner

• The College of Operating Department Practitioners (CODP)

Radiology and Clinical Oncology

• Mentoring Schemes (RCR)
• Support and Wellbeing (RCR)
• Guidance for UK supervising consultants (RCR)

Doctors, physician associates and anaesthesia associates are registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) .

All Trainee Doctors can access support from the Professional Support Unit (HEIW) .

Nursing makes up the largest proportion of the health workforce in Wales.

• An all-Wales career spanning approach to preceptorship and clinical supervision in Nursing (WG)
• Standards of proficiency for registered nurses (NMC)

There are a range of roles that can be considered as psychological professions, many of these offer specific guidance on supervision:

Counselling and Psychotherapy

• The Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) Supervision Policy
• The Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy (ADMPUK) Clinical Supervision Guidelines
• British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Supervision Guidance
• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Supervision: Information and resources for practitioners and supervisors
• College for Child and Adolescent Psychotherapies (CCAP) Supervision document
• EMDR Association UK (EMDRUK)
• IPTUK
• The Importance of Counselling Supervision (NCPS)
• UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Supervision

Psychology

• Assistant Psychologists: Ensuring Quality Supervision and Service Provision (ACPUK)
• The British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Supervision guidance for psychologists (BPS)

While many of the categories of roles presented already can be found in the third sector, the following are some other examples: development worker, health and social care facilitator, charity support worker, advocate, peer mentor, peer support worker, family worker, children's workers, peer supervision/manager, trainer, peer group facilitator, project manager, counsellor/therapist, creative arts facilitator, administrator.

Roles in the Ambulance service include: ambulance care assistants, call handlers, emergency medical dispatch, emergency medical technicians, non-emergency transport services (NEPTS), NEPTS call handlers.

The following roles have specific guidance on supervision:

Paramedic Science

• College of Paramedics

Roles in the dental team include: clinical dental technician, dental nurse, dental technologist, dental therapy and hygiene, dentist, orthodontic therapist.

All Trainee Dentists can access support from the Professional Support Unit (HEIW)

The eye care team includes a range of roles that may have specific supervision policies such as:

Dispensing Optician

• Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO)

Ophthalmology

• The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth)

Orthoptics

• British and Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS)

Optometry

• Supervisors - College of Optometrists

Healthcare support work can work in a wide range of areas supporting registered professionals from a number of the other roles detailed here. See Healthcare Support Workers - HEIW for more information.

People with lived experience can be found working throughout health and social care.

For more information about supervision for the Lived experience workforce see the National Recovery College (HEIW) .

There are various roles in which Midwives work.

Midwifery

• Standards of Proficiency for Midwives (NMC)
• Clinical Supervision For Midwives (NMC)
• Clinical Supervision for Midwives in Wales (WG)

Roles in Pharmacy include: pharmacist, pharmacy support staff, pharmacy technician.

Pharmacy

• Strengthening Pharmacy Governance (Supervision) (RPS)
• RPS responds to supervision consultation (RPS)
• Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists (RPS)

All Trainee Pharmacists can access support from the Professional Support Unit (HEIW) .

There are a range of different social care roles. For specific supervision guidance see:

Social Work

• Effective supervision in social care, early years and childcare (SCW)
• Codes of Practice and guidance (SCW)

A social worker can get special training to help people with serious mental health problems. This job is called an 'Approved mental health professional' .