Evaluating an initiative: clinical supervision in a community health trust

Abstract

This article describes the implementation and evaluation of a pilot project for clinical supervision in a Community Health Trust involving health visitors, district nurses and clinic nurses. The project represented collaboration between educationalists, clinicians and managers interested in establishing a working and sustainable culture of clinical supervision. The article provides an overview of a small scale study designed to chart the process of an innovation to implement clinical supervision in the practice setting. The findings demonstrate that despite some increase in negativity towards clinical supervision, overall, the participants felt that supervision was of benefit to them and their practice particularly in terms of its support function. The process of establishing clinical supervision is complex and requires careful and considered implementation.

Efficacy of clinical supervision: influence on job satisfaction, burnout and quality of care

“…We also found that supervisees have quite different experiences, and evaluations vary depending on previous experiences of CS, form and group size, frequency, duration and place of sessions (see also Draper et al. 1999, Edwards et al.…”

“…We also found that supervisees have quite different experiences, and evaluations vary depending on previous experiences of CS, form and group size, frequency, duration and place of sessions (see also Draper et al 1999, Edwards et al 2005. In our survey, the most critical evaluations were given when supervisees' CS experience was <1 year and sessions were infrequent and long in duration.…”

“…To date, there have been few CS evaluation studies reported in the literature (Bowles & Young 1999, Butterworth et al 1999, Draper et al 1999, Lees 1999, Stanton et al 2000, Cheater & Hale 2001. The focus of these studies and the methods used to make the evaluations are varied.…”

“…To date, there have been few CS evaluation studies reported in the literature (Bowles & Young 1999, Butterworth et al. 1999, Draper et al. 1999, Lees 1999, Stanton et al.…”

Developing a Provisional Standard for Clinical Supervision in Nursing and Health Visiting: The Methodological Trail

“…Our methodological orientation at the time of the study was grounded in a value system and track record (Draper et al, 1999;Jenkins, 1998;Rafferty, Lewis, Mabbett, & Vine, 1996) best articulated by an ethos of action research, which rests on the principle that the best way to improve practice is by collaborative and democratic inquiry (B. Green, personal communication, January 1997).…”