Ms Denielle Beardmore, Director of Nursing Clinical Education and Practice Development Ballarat Health Services, Ballarat

Dr Debra Schulz, Director Allied HealthBarwon Health, GeelongHWA Conference

Adelaide, 20th November 2013

National Clinical Supervision Competency Resource

• Clinical Supervision Support Program

• National Clinical Supervision Competency Resource

• National Clinical Supervision Competency Resource validation project

Today’s agenda

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To expand clinical supervision capacity & competence across the educational & training continuum by supporting measures to:• Prepare & train clinical supervisors; &

• Deliver & develop a competent clinical supervision workforce that delivers quality clinical training

Aim of the Clinical Supervision Support Program

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• Clarity – role & function of clinical supervisor

• Quality – of clinical supervision

• Culture – recognise the value & contribution of clinical supervisors

National Clinical Supervision Support Framework

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• Released May 2013 the Resource: – Identifies & describes the professional expectations of

current & future supervisors

– Provides a baseline for uniform quality & the potential to develop clinical supervision for the Australian Health system further

– Contributes to interprofessional learning, teamwork and interprofessional understanding through the identification of core competencies for clinical supervision across all health disciplines

National Clinical Supervision Competency Resource

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National Clinical Supervision Competency Resource

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National Clinical Supervision Competency Resource

• Foundation – support

• Intermediate – conduct

• Advanced – lead and influence

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Using the National Clinical Supervision Competency Resource

• Common language

• Training programs

• Development of clinical supervisor

• Clarity, quality and culture

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National Clinical Supervision Resource validation pilot project

• Self assessment tool (SAT)

• Education and training opportunities

• Evaluation

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Validation pilot – self assessment tool

• Adapted from Clinical Supervision – Self Efficacy Tool (Finlay, Schulz, Smith, Patton & Walker, 2011)

• Indication of knowledge, skills and confidence

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Self Assessment Tool I have the knowledge

I have the skills

I am confident to perform this task

Yes No Yes No Yes With support

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Clinical supervision – Prepare and planDevelop positive and effective relationships with the student, staff, managers, clinical teams and university/ education provider staff

Develop a learning plan with the student that is manageable, realistic and appropriate for my clinical setting

Identify and clearly articulate to the student the boundaries of our respective roles and relationship

Validation pilot – workshop delivery

• Allocation of one day workshop conducted by providers on the HWA multi use list (MUL)

• Delivered at foundation and intermediate level

• Post workshop participants completed the 2nd SAT

• Returned to clinical environment to supervise students and complete 3rd SAT 4 weeks later

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Innovation in clinical supervision• Support clinical supervision across all locations and healthcare

provider disciplines

• Establish consistent and transparent approach to the provision of quality clinical supervision

• Provide a benchmark against which organisations can assess investments in clinical supervision training

• Provide a benchmark for clinical supervision performance

• Provide the basis for the development of self assessment tools to enable supervisors to identify training needs and to confirm and/or further develop competency

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Innovation in clinical supervision

• Provide greater uniformity in the content and quality of clinical supervisor competency

• Provide clarity to the organisation, deployment and management of clinical supervision resources

• Promote interprofessional team learning of core competencies• Foster a reflective approach to personal and professional practice

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Links to BPCLE• The BPCLE Framework was developed in Victoria as a

guide for health services, in partnership with education providers, to coordinate and deliver high-quality clinical placements for health learners

• The BPCLE Framework ensures the creation and maintenance of positive education cultures and assist organisations to improve the student experience through strategies and mechanisms that monitor the quality of the clinical education environment

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Links to BPCLE

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www.hwa.gov.au or CSSP@hwa.gov.au