Palliative Care

Clinical supervision

However good your clinical staff are at their jobs, supporting them to develop their knowledge and skills can only improve outcomes, for them and their patients. Our clinical supervision service provides one-to-one continuous professional development, to help doctors and ANPs operate at the top of their licence.

Consultant-led
The challenge

Why you might need us

It can be hard for medical staff to discuss personal goals or challenges, or raise gaps in their knowledge, alongside their day-to-day colleagues. And the pace of change within palliative care means that even the best clinicians may need help staying up to speed. If you’re not able to provide these opportunities, you’re limiting their and your unit’s potential.

Two clinicians reviewing notes together in a hospital corridor
A doctor in a one-to-one meeting with a colleague
Our approach

What we offer

Our clinical supervision service offers regular one-to-one sessions with one of our expert consultants, away from the stresses and strains of the frontline. They will act as a coach, mentor and sounding board, giving guidance and support on everything from career development and future pathways to specific tasks or cases. This will help your clinicians grow into leadership roles, and bring their increased knowledge and confidence back into the team.

The benefits

What you will get from us

Partnering with us for your clinical supervision will help you:

Create a safe space for your clinicians to discuss their goals, priorities and fears

Provide a support mechanism for any struggling members of your team

Develop and empower more confident and committed clinicians

Reduce the risk of clinical incidents as your team become more skilled

Gain a reputation for wellbeing and CPD, supporting recruitment and retention

Deepen the levels of trust between your team and SCUK consultants

Engage and motivate your clinicians to pursue their professional goals

Our consultants

Who’s on the team?

We’ve brought together a team of senior palliative medicine consultants with many years of experience, backed up with in-depth knowledge of the latest developments in their field.

Dr Marie-Claire Rooney
Dr Marie-Claire Rooney
Consultant in Palliative Care
Dr Sunitha Daniel
Dr Sunitha Daniel
Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Dr Gilli Erez
Dr Gilli Erez
Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Dr Jennifer Brennock
Dr Jennifer Brennock
Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Dr Emily Collis
Dr Emily Collis
Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Dr Julia Grant
Dr Julia Grant
Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Dr Daniel Soutar
Dr Daniel Soutar
Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Dr Matt Carey
Dr Matt Carey
Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Dr Anne-Louise Jennings
Dr Anne-Louise Jennings
Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Dr Jonathan Martin
Dr Jonathan Martin
Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Dr Emma Frampton
Dr Emma Frampton
Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Dr Sophie Rayner
Dr Sophie Rayner
Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Having access to such experienced and eminent palliative care consultants brings real benefits for our staff and patients, and gives our management team peace of mind. I would highly recommend Supportive Care UK to other hospices.

Viv Culleton· CEO, Halton Haven Hospice

Let’s talk about your team

Find out how one-to-one supervision with our consultants could help your doctors and ANPs grow in knowledge, confidence and leadership.