Clinical supervision for nurses working in mental health services

This guidance document outlines the evidence underpinning all aspects of clinical supervision; it offers a definition, model, rationale, addresses ethical considerations, and provides operational guidance for its establishment in Mental Health Services. It also supports Area Directors of Mental Health Nursing, service managers, supervisors and those receiving supervision (supervisees) in the integration of clinical supervision into every day professional practice. This practical guidance enhances and builds on the previous HSE Clinical Supervision Framework for Nurses Working in Mental Health Services (HSE, 2015a) and the HSE Circular 002/2015: Supervision for Health & Social Care Professionals (H&SCPs) (HSE, 2015b).