NHS Employers: Clinical supervision models for registered professionals (1 December 2022)

Summary

Learn about some of the clinical supervision models used for registered healthcare professionals to enhance personal and professional development.

Content

Clinical supervision establishes a formal process of support, reflection, learning and development that is of benefit to both newly registered and experienced health professionals by supporting their individual development. 

There are multiple different clinical supervision models that can be considered which will be suited to different team dynamics and organisations. NHS Employers have outlined some of these models, providing a basis for employers to consider the implementation of a clinical supervision model in their own workplace:

• Proctor's three-function models.
• Resilience-based Clinical Supervision (RBCS).
• Restorative supervision: A-EQUIP model.
• Johns reflective model.
• Nicklin practice-centered model.
• Rogers & Topping Morris problem-focused model.
• Action learning sets.