Supervision

Your workforce is your most valuable resource – supervision plays a key role in supporting your workforce to deliver high-quality care and support.

Supervision is a process that involves a manager meeting regularly and interacting with staff to review their work and provide support.

It may include reviewing their workload, setting the expected standards, monitoring and reviewing performance, identifying learning and development opportunities and keeping them informed with wider organisational news.

Usually carried out by one person with related knowledge and skills, who takes responsibility and accountability for supporting the wellbeing and performance of the person being supervised.

Effective supervision

Effective supervision supports good working relationships, helps you to address any issues and celebrate achievements. It provides the opportunity to discuss learning and development – and, if you’re a regulated provider, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) expects you to offer staff regular supervisions to ensure that they’re competent and confident to do their role. Below we have various bite-size resources and guides to help you. 

• Effective supervision recording template
• Practical ways to provide virtual supervision
• Quick guide to supervisions and one-to-ones
• Checklist - What to look for in a good supervisor

Webinar: Effective supervision: Developing supervision skills to support your staff

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