High quality supervision for healthcare professionals moving into trainee advanced practice roles is essential for supporting the development of confidence and capability and underpins patient and practitioner safety. Health Education England’s (2020) Workplace supervision for advanced clinical practice provides further in-depth, evidence based information and recommendations on how to develop quality supervision in the workplace. The following guidance is for supervisors, managers, employers, and trainee advanced practitioners to advise of the Centre for Advancing Practice minimum expected standards for supervision.

This guidance sets out learning and development principles for practitioners who are supervising colleagues as they progress to advanced level practice. It should be considered in conjunction with Centre for Advancing Practice supervision guidance and minimum standards.