ABSTRACT
This chapter considers clinical supervision for nurse educationalists. It sets
such practice within the context of a postgraduate mental health nursing
course. It provides some background to the development of the course, identi-
fies the nature of the supervision provided and goes on to discuss the value of
supervision for nurse educationalists. The chapter also points out the differ-
ences in the organisational structure between universities and the NHS. As a
result, the well documented problems that arise from a person having the dual
roles of clinical supervisor and line manager may not be as significant an
issue for university staff as they could be for NHS staff.
