1. Supervisor role and responsibilities
DN Regional Event
Workshop 3
Supervisor role and responsibilities
In this workshop session we are going to look at the role of the supervisor and explore what a discussion meeting might involve.

2. Discussion consider the supervisor role…
what might this look like, what are the key responsibilities and what might it involve?
To support learning and to foster a more positive experience we are recommending that a supervisor is identified for everyone undertaking the learning.
5 mins
Take a moment and consider the supervisor role, what might this look like, what are the key responsibilities and what might it involve?
Then review next slide with key aspects of the role and highlight any gaps etc..

3. Facilitating and supporting learning
Role of the supervisor:
to provide tailored support and guidance
regular contact/meetings e.g. initial meeting, review meeting and completion meeting
to facilitate constructive feedback and reflective discussion
to confirm that the learning outcomes have been achieved
One of the key aspects of the supervisor role is to provide support and guidance. This will be done via regular discussion meetings.
The frequency of the meetings is flexible, some examples of meeting frequencies might be after completing the self-assessment to review identified learning priority areas and agree an action plan, or after completing a section or pillar and then at the end to agree completion.
The supervisor where possible should be an experienced DN but does not have to be and it is the responsibility of the learner to select a supervisor. Ideally this would be done in conjunction with the team leader/manager and agreed before they undertake their learning.

4. Discussion meeting overview
The discussion is about:
sharing experiences and information
identifying strengths and areas for improvement
getting another person’s perspective
thinking about development and action planning for the future
gaining a greater understanding of the refocused role
Some questions to help structure the discussion:
What did you learn?
What effect did this have on you?
How might your practice change as a result ?
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5. Initial meeting overview
Supervisee led
Establish ways of working
Agree dates/timescale for review
Action planning element
Outcome focused
Reflective
Documentation – record of support and supervision
At the first meeting it is important to establish how you plan to work together and agree dates and timescale for future meetings.
The meeting should focus on reviewing and agreeing the priority learning areas and setting achievable learning objectives for an agreed time scale. The action planning template may be useful to help support the discussion and to record agreed learning – there should be a copy of this on the table.
The meetings should be driven by the supervisee and how often you meet will be determined by their learning needs.
Subsequent meetings will review progress against agreed outcomes, update action plan and agree any further outcomes.
All meetings should be documented and will form part of the practitioners portfolio of evidence. The record of support and supervision might be helpful for this

6. Discussion meeting topics
priority learning needs and planned actions to meet them
areas of strength, challenges and concerns
evidence to demonstrate meeting the learning outcomes of the resource
how learning could be shared with team
overall learning and experience of the resource
future development and aspirations
There is a range of different topics that may be explored at the support meetings and some examples are:
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7. Achieving the learning outcomes and resource completion
As a supervisor you would support completion through the facilitation of a discussion meeting to review evidence and once you are comfortable with the outcome then the supervisee would complete the self-declaration to confirm completion.

8. Discussion
What do you see as the the potential challenges and opportunities of the supervisor role for you and your team?
8 mins
Discuss the potential challenges and opportunities of the supervisor role.
e.g. development opportunity for supervisor, evidence for revalidation/PDP/appraisal, time for meeting, giving effective feedback…