Cumbria Children S Services Audits Supervision

Appendix 7

Cumbria Children’s Services Audits – Supervision

The audit tool is designed to enable managers at all levels in Children’s Services to audit supervision practice in Child and Family Care. It is based on the Children’s Services, Policy and Practice Guidance:

Part 1: Directs the designated auditor to evaluate the general and practical aspects of professional supervision.

Part 2: Requires the designated auditor to consider workload and practice of the practitioner receiving supervision and evaluate against the audit tool indicators.

Supervisor
Supervisee
Team
Designated Auditor
Date audit completed
Case Number (if appropriate all staff)

Part 1 – Supervision (General)

Audit Area / y / n / na / Auditor Comments
1. / Is there a supervision agreement on the supervision record?
2. / Is the frequency of supervision as per policy/procedure occurring?
3. / Is there evidence of a joint supervision agenda?
4. / Is the documented record of supervision compliant with policy/ procedure?
5. / Are supervision records signed by both supervisor and supervisee?
6. / Is there evidence that supervision covers:
Staff care (e.g. Work related stress/anxiety)
7. / Is there evidence that supervision covers health and safety (e.g. Health issues, case related risk)
8. / Is there evidence that supervision covers absence /sickness management
9. / Is there evidence that supervision covers annual leave and flexi time
10. / Is there evidence learning & development is discussed?
11. / Is there a current annual appraisal completed?
12. / Is there evidence of valid DBS (expiry date and date seen in appraisal) – if appropriate
13. / Is there evidence of current HCPC registration (expiry date and date seen in appraisal)
14. / Is there evidence of driving licence and relevant business insurance (date seen in appraisal)
15. / Is there evidence on the supervision record of review of tasks/targets set in appraisal?

Part 2 – Social Care Staff only

Audit Indicator / y / n / na / Auditor Comment
1. / Is the practitioner current caseload reviewed and accurate?
2. / Is there evidence on reviewed cases of allocation discussion between manager and practitioner which gives clear direction for the case?
3. / Is there evidence that individual case plans and agreed actions from last session are being reviewed?
4. / Following case/actions review further actions and timescales are agreed and recorded?
5. / Is there evidence in selected review cases of ongoing management oversight?
6. / Is there evidence from the selected review cases or supervision record of reflective practice?
(eg. Analysis of case facts, situations, developments & appropriate social work approaches to progress the case).
7. / Is there evidence in the cases considered of risk review and analysis updated?
8. / Is there evidence that case allocation is considered and deemed appropriate?
9. / Is there evidence of the voice of the child?
Auditor Summary: