1:1 Reflective & Restorative Supervision Sessions

COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges to everyone. At this time, in this current context, it is imperative that all staff working in health and social care address their wellbeing.

This includes registered managers of care services who have worked tirelessly to support their team, protect people from COVID-19 and manage the distress of clients and people through lockdowns and beyond. It has been a physically and emotionally exhausting period, leading to registered managers and other staff leaving the sector. Without that safe space to reflect on working practice and access vital support, burnout is the inevitable result. 

Regulation 18 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008, states that all staff, including registered managers, should receive supervision to support them to carry out their role and responsibilities. If the registered manager doesn’t receive effective supervision, there is a risk that the service will not meet the CQC expectations of being “Well-led’’.

What is supervision?

Supervision can take many forms and every manager will have different needs and each service will have its own unique challenges. The purpose of supervision is to provide a safe and confidential space for individuals to reflect on and discuss their work and their personal and professional responses to their work.

Supervision sessions can offer

• Protected time to reflect on physical and emotional health
• A safe, confidential, and non-judgemental space to explore the impact of work pressures
• An opportunity to discuss the challenges faced and new ways of working
• Time out to reflect on your work/life balance 
• A chance to explore feelings, concerns or worries and explore ways to help reduce stress levels
• Time to challenge your ideas and reframe ways of thinking to help improve outcomes
• An opportunity to encourage and enhance good working relationships both within the team and with those you support
• Clearer ways of thinking with improvements to general wellbeing and the service you provide
• An opportunity to feeling listened to and cared for

Benefits of effective supervision

• Develops resilience and improves wellbeing.
• Supports feelings of belonging
• Focuses on problem-solving and solution finding
• Increases feelings of competence
• Addresses barriers to productivity
• Improves management and communication skills

What will we do

Be flexible – find a time that works for you, without distractions. This is your time and space. Plan- we will have an agenda and prioritise what you need to talk about.

Offer personalised support – we will match you with a coach who can meet your particular needs.

Be open – we will look at all elements of wellbeing at work and discuss ways to self-care.

Promote positivity and a solution-based culture – by identifying achievements and working together to find solutions to things that are challenging.