As a nurse or midwife, you dedicate your life to caring for others, but who supports you?
Discover how clinical supervision helps navigate the challenges you face as a nurse or midwife.
As a nurse or midwife, you dedicate your life to caring for others, but who supports you? Engaging in regular, facilitated discussions with a trained clinical supervisor can help you to navigate practice challenges, support your wellbeing, maintain safety and standards of practice, and develop knowledge and skill.
Discover the benefits of clinical supervision
- Receive support to explore the complexities of the work you do, in a safe and confidential space
- Receive support to find your own solutions to the challenges of the work you do, allowing you to “let go” of them
- Develop new skills and build confidence as a nurse or midwife
- Receive support and restoration and reduce the emotional burden of your work, preventing burnout and compassion fatigue
- Improve communication and collaboration within your team
What makes these sessions unique?
- A voluntary, culturally safe, and respectful experience tailored to your needs
- Open to all nurses and midwives, regardless of role or experience level
- A regular, ongoing process designed to foster growth and development by a trained clinical supervisor
- Facilitated by a trained supervisor who is not your line manager, educator, or direct colleague
- Focused on your professional practice and the person you provide care to (patient, resident, woman, consumer). It is not a system of monitoring, assessment, or performance management.
Engaging in clinical supervision
- Clinical supervision is a voluntary process and as a nurse or midwife you choose to engage
- Choose your own clinical supervisor and set the agenda for each session
- Reflect on your practice, explore challenges, and discover solutions
- Clinical supervision is for all nurses and midwives- regardless of their role or specialty. In the case of graduate nurses, clinical supervision has been shown to support and retain a graduate workforce.
- Maintain professional boundaries and provide the highest quality of care to your patients
The evidence is clear: clinical supervision works
Invest in yourself and your practice through engaging with clinical supervision. Join the countless nurses and midwives who have experienced the benefits of this essential professional development activity. Embrace the opportunity to restore, grow and develop your practice, and support the care you provide.