1 Knowledge, skills and behaviours of effective supervision
In this section you will undertake learning which meets the following outcomes:
- develop an understanding of the NMC Future Nurse Standards 2018 to support student nurse learning
- be able to explain the roles and responsibilities of Practice Supervisors, Practice Assessors and Academic Assessors
- be able to describe ways that student nurses can be supported to meet the learning proficiencies; 7 platforms and annex A and B outlined in the NMC (2018) Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses.
In May 2018 the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) published new standards which outline the skills and knowledge that nurses of the future will require to care for people. These standards are known as the Future Nurse Future Midwife Standards.
Please watch this video outlining The Future Nurse Standards for Proficiency [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .
The NMC (2018) has clear guidance about how student nurses and midwives must be supported in practice learning which can be found on the NMC website.
In particular the NMC highlight the following sections of The Code which directs registrants to their obligation to support students in their learning:
Section 9: Share your skills, knowledge and experience for the benefit of people receiving care and your colleagues.
Section 9.4: Support students’ and colleagues’ learning to help them develop their professional competence and confidence.
Section 11: Be accountable for your decisions to delegate tasks and duties to other people.
Section 13: Recognise and work within the limits of your competence.
Section 14: Be open and candid with all service users about all aspects of care and treatment, including when any mistakes or harm have taken place.
Section 16: Act without delay if you believe there is a risk to patient safety or public protection.
Section: 20.8: Act as a role model of professional behaviour for students and newly qualified nurses, midwives and nursing associates to aspire to.
Section 25: Provide leadership to make sure people’s wellbeing is protected and to improve their experiences of the health and care system.
Platform 5: Leading and Managing nursing care and working teams.
Outcome 5.8 Support and supervise students in the delivery of nursing care, promoting reflection and providing constructive feedback, and evaluating and documenting their performance.
Outcome 5.9: Demonstrate the ability to challenge and provide constructive feedback about care delivered by others in the team, and support them to identify and agree individual learning needs.
Outcome 5.10: Contribute to supervision and team reflection activities to promote improvements in practice services.
Annex A: Communication and relationship management skills.
At the point of registration, the registered nurse will be able to safely demonstrate the following skills:
1; 4.1: Demonstrate effective supervision, teaching and performance appraisal through the use of Annex A section 4.1.1 to 4.1.5