Your Role
Supervision Hub
Whatever your role in health and social care, supervision is relevant to you. Working in different roles we may have different supervision needs and the following options may make it easier to find what parts of the Supervision Hub is most relevant to a particular role regardless of what roles you might have.
Supervisor
- Educate yourself as to the various models, tools, and themes commonly used in supervision
- Evaluate the recommendations for supervision setting, frequency, duration, and so on
- Utilise a contracting or supervision log template
- Focus on the restorative wellbeing of your supervisee
- Look to improve the quality of the service you and your supervisee contribute to
Multi-professional Supervisor
- Start by looking at what your professional body has to say about supervision and maybe comparing that to others
- Educate yourself on what supervision is, find out more about different models, tools, or themes
- Be more aware of differences in language when a supervisor and supervisee are from different professions
- Evaluate how different professions can have different approaches to supervision in general terms
- Find out more about how Restorative Clinical Supervision (RCS) is available to different professions
Healthcare Support Worker
- See what the relevant professional body has to say about supervision for registered professionals
- Educate yourself on what supervision is, find out more about different models, tools, or themes
- Explore courses to help you learn how to make the best use of supervision
- Understand more about roles and standards in supervision
- Find resources for contracting and a supervision log template
- Learn how to restore your own wellbeing
- Discover other ways to improveyourself
Educator
- Focus on the educating function noting the various models, tools, and themes commonly used in supervision
- Consider how supervising students differs from other professionals
- Evaluate the recommendations for supervision setting, frequency, duration, and so on
- Utilise a contracting or supervision log template
- Focus on the wellbeing of your supervisee via the restorative function
- Look to improve the quality of the service you and your student contribute to
Clinician
- Educate yourself as to the various models, tools, and themes commonly used in supervision
- Evaluate the recommendations for supervision setting, frequency, duration, and so on
- Utilise a contracting or supervision log template
- Focus on the restorative wellbeing of your supervisee
- Look to improve the quality of the service you are a key part of
Administrator
- Educate yourself as to the various models, tools, and themes commonly used in supervision
- Evaluate the recommendations for supervision setting, frequency, duration, and so on
- Utilise a contracting or supervision log template
- Focus on the restorative wellbeing of your supervisee
- Look to improve the quality of the service you are a key part of
Supervisee
- See what your professional body has to say about supervision
- Educate yourself on what supervision is, find out more about different models, tools, or themes
- Explore courses to help you learn how to make the best use of supervision
- Understand more about roles and standards in supervision
- Find resources for contracting and a supervision log template
- Learn how to restore your own wellbeing
- Discover other ways to improve yourself
Advanced Practitioner
- Start by looking at what your professional body has to say about supervision and maybe comparing that to others
- Educate yourself on what supervision is, find out more about different models, tools, or themes
- Be more aware of differences in emphasis for advanced practice
- Understand why professional supervision is essential while working in a multi-professional team
- Evaluate how different professions can have different approaches to supervision
- Find out more about Restorative Clinical Supervision (RCS) if you are receiving this
Professional
- Start by looking at what your professional body has to say about supervision and maybe comparing that to others
- Educate yourself as to the various models, tools, and themes commonly used in supervision
- Understand what professional supervision is and why it can be essential
- Explore courses relevant to your profession to help you learn how to make the best use of supervision
- Evaluate how different professions can have different approaches to supervision
- Find out more about Restorative Clinical Supervision (RCS) if you are receiving this
Student
- See what the professional body has to say about supervision for students
- Educate yourself on what supervision is, find out more about different models, tools, or themes
- Explore courses to help you learn how to make the best use of supervision
- Understand more about roles and standards in supervision
- Find resources for contracting and a supervision log template
- Learn how to restore your own wellbeing
- Discover more about the transition from student supervision to professional supervision
Peer Worker
- Educate yourself as to the various models, tools, and themes commonly used in supervision and how these might differ for someone with lived experience
- Evaluate the recommendations for supervision setting, frequency, duration, and so on
- Utilise a contracting or supervision log template
- Focus on restoring your own wellbeing
- Use your lived experience to improve the quality of the service you are a key part of
Manager
- Start by looking at what your professional body has to say about supervision and maybe comparing that to others
- Educate yourself as to the various models, tools, and themes commonly used in supervision
- Understand what professional supervision is and why it can be essential
- Explore courses relevant to your profession to help you learn how to make the best use of supervision
- Evaluate how different professions can have different approaches to supervision
- Find out more about Restorative Clinical Supervision (RCS) if you are receiving this
The focus for a supervisor is on supporting staff in their personal and professional development and in reflecting on their practice. The kind of supervision needed by each practitioner will be dependent upon the role that they hold and their level of experience
Should you require any further information, please contact HEIW.MentalHealthWorkforcePlan@wales.nhs.uk 
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