Practice Learning Guidelines

A Practice Supervisor is a registered healthcare professional who supports and supervises students, providing feedback on their progress towards, and achievement of, proficiencies and skills (NMC 2018). A student may work with several practice supervisors during a placement. A Practice Supervisor can be any registered practitioner (NMC, GMC, HCPC).

A Practice Assessor is a NMC registrant who conducts assessments to confirm student achievement of proficiencies and programme outcomes for practice learning (NMC 2018). The student will have one practice assessor for a placement or set of placements, who will assess the student’s progress.

In order to undertake the roles of Practice Supervisor or Practice Assessor, the NMC expect that clinicians will have been appropriately prepared. In collaboration with practice placement providers and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) we have developed resources to prepare you for these roles.

This short, pre-recorded presentation provides key information on the supervision and assessment process for nursing & nursing associate learners, as well as an overview of the curriculum requirements. This resource is suitable for staff who are new to supervision or existing assessors who need to update themselves on the requirements of the latest curriculum.

SSSA online update

This free online course facilitates staff to explore the roles of Practice Assessor & Supervisor, and is suitable for staff who wish to undertake either role.

To access the online course Visit the course homepage by opening the links below in a new window, then carefully follow the on-screen instructions:

Practice Supervisor/Practice Assessor course

Please make sure that you have the facility to listen to audio content and are able to take screenshots and download materials as required.

Before undertaking the workshops:

• Confirm with your employer which role you need to prepare for;

• Confirm with your employer to evidence that you have completed the appropriate preparation;

• Identify if there are additional requirements that your employer expects.

The Multi-professional Principles for Practice Learning (.pdf) is an East of England tool to reflect the shared commitment required of the region’s stakeholders to ensure practice learning is valuable, meaningful, and safe, with inclusion and partnership sitting in the centre of everything we do. This document will support collaboration in a variety of ways, from a guide to support conversations and partnership working between stakeholders, to helping to prepare learners for practice learning, with clear responsibilities for each stakeholder and for a fully successful practice learning experience.