Practical strategies to strengthen workplace teaching, supervision and clinical learning
Specially designed for clinicians involved in workplace teaching, supervision and assessment, this interactive online workshop will explore useful approaches to supporting learners effectively within busy healthcare environments.
As an intentionally multidisciplinary workshop, this training is suitable for clinicians involved in day-to-day supervision of learners across many healthcare settings, including prescribing trainees, students, foundation professionals, and developing practitioners.
Education in the clinical setting
Actionable approaches to improving workplace teaching and learner support
This interactive online workshop will explore realistic approaches for effective workplace learning, supervision and assessment within pressured clinical services. Key learning outcomes include:
- Understanding how adults learn in clinical environments
- Exploring practical approaches to teaching efficiently during routine clinical work
- Identifying teachable moments within busy healthcare settings
- Strengthening confidence in clinical supervision and learner support
- Developing psychologically safe learning environments
- Improving constructive feedback and reflective conversations
- Managing challenging supervision situations and struggling learners
- Supporting prescribing trainees and developing professionals safely
- Building confidence as a clinical educator across multidisciplinary teams
Live online learning
Interactive discussions and real-world leadership case study learning
This educational online workshop will combine presentations, facilitated discussion and practical case study learning exploring current challenges in workplace supervision, teaching and learner support.
On the day, you will have the opportunity to:
- Join online with clinicians and practice educators from across the UK
- Take part in interactive benchmarking discussions exploring workplace teaching and supervision challenges
- Ask questions and gain practical insight from Professor Jane Portlock, Professor of Pharmacy Postgraduate Education, University of Reading
- Explore real-world supervision scenarios, feedback challenges and assessment dilemmas
- Reflect on challenges within your own organisation and identify practical improvements you can implement immediately
- Share learning and practical strategies across multiple healthcare professions
In-house training
Available as bespoke training to teams of 25 or more people. Please do contact us if you would like this course delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.
Learning & development
Oncology National Networking Forums are pleased to be featured on the ACCEND Greater Manchester ePortfolio
The ePortfolio platform is available via the Greater Manchester Cancer Academy and supports professional development in cancer care.
This forum and all of our events are mapped to the ACCEND Framework and can be recorded in the Greater Mancester ePortfolio to help you evidence your learning, reflections and competencies.
To find out more, click on the ACCEND tab.
| 9:30 |
Registration, technical support and networking opportunity. Icebreaker discussion:
Jane Portlock, Professor of Pharmacy Postgraduate Education, University of Reading
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| Foundations of effective clinical teaching | |
| 10:00 |
Opening remarks and workshop overview
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| 10:20 |
Principles of effective workplace teaching
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| 10:55 |
Questions and answers with Jane Portlock
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| 11:00 |
Interactive discussion: Sharing practical strategies from different professions
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| 11:20 |
Screen break
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| Supporting learners and giving feedback | |
| 11:35 |
Effective supervision in clinical settings
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| 12:10 |
Delivering meaningful feedback
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| 12:45 |
Questions and answers with Jane Portlock
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| 1:00 |
Lunch break
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| Assessment, professionalism and clinical education challenges | |
| 1:30 |
Practical approaches to workplace assessment
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| 2:10 |
Case-based workshop: challenges in clinical supervision. Participants will work through practical scenarios involving:
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| 2:50 |
Screen break
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| Developing confidence as a clinical educator | |
| 3:00 |
Developing your own teaching and supervision framework
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| 3:20 |
Final reflections and take-home messages
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| 3:30 |
Close of day
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Your expert course leader
Professor Jane Portlock has extensive experience across postgraduate healthcare education, workplace learning and professional development, supporting clinicians and organisations to strengthen workplace teaching, prescribing supervision and educational practice across clinical settings.
Jane Portlock
Professor of Pharmacy Postgraduate Education
University of Reading
Pricing structure
- £399+VAT - one NHS or Public Sector place
- £299+VAT - two or more NHS or Public Sector places
- 4th place free! Book 3 NHS or Public Sector places and get the 4th for free
- Commercial companies are invited to sponsor this day. Please email Vanessa Jarman for further details.
Stretch your NHS training budget further
At SBK Healthcare, we understand how important it is to invest in staff development across a range of specialties. To help you maximise your budget, we offer NHS group discounts that can be applied across one or multiple events.
If you’re interested in making a group booking - whether for a single course or several different events - please email Nichola Cadwallader or call Nichola on 01732 897788 to discuss the best options for your team.
Associations and networks
If you belong to an alliance, association or network please email Nichola Cadwallader to see how we can work together on a mutually beneficial basis.
This course is available for in-house training
Available as a bespoke course to teams of 25+ people. Please do contact us if you would like this training delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.
You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding.
If your funding has not yet been secured or you would like to hold your place with no obligation whilst waiting for your study leave to be approved, you can reserve your place with us. Please email the reservations team at SBK Healthcare with your details:
- Booking contact: name, job title, department, email and telephone number
- Event(s) to reserve for: title and date
- Delegate details (for each delegate): name, job title, department, email and telephone number
- Organisation details: name and address
Alternatively you can make a confirmed booking by emailing the above information to the bookings team.
Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.
If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.
Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.
On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.
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Certification of attendance
A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.
Registration fees
You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.
Modify registration
To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email the bookings team.
Cancellations and substitutions
A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.
Event changes
It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavor to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavor to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.
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Expected attendees
Connect with clinicians and practice educators supporting workplace learning across healthcare services
This workshop offers an opportunity to connect with clinicians and practice educators from across the UK, share experiences and explore practical approaches to strengthening workplace teaching, supervision and learner support within pressured healthcare environments.
The workshop would be suitable for:
- Pharmacists
- Nurses
- Advanced Clinical Practitioners
- Allied Health Professionals
- Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPPs)
- Designated Medical Practitioners (DMPs)
- Clinical supervisors
- Practice educators
- Clinicians supporting workplace learning
The workshop avoids positioning itself as solely a DPP course and instead focusses on broader clinical education and supervision skills applicable across healthcare professions.
If you have a team that is 25 people or more, you can have a bespoke course delivered online to your team alone. Please contact Sarah Kemm or telephone 01732 897788.
Past attendee feedback
This online study day follows on from a history of successful independent prescribing workshops. Don’t take our word for it, check out some of the feedback:
About the ACCEND Framework
The ACCEND Framework is designed to enhance cancer care by providing a structured approach to education and professional development for healthcare professionals.
- It defines the essential Cancer Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) and offers a tailored educational structure to support progression at every stage of a cancer care career.
- Launched in January 2023, the framework aims to transform career pathways and improve training and development opportunities across the cancer workforce.
- It provides access to the education and training needed to meet role-specific competencies and includes dedicated resources for nurses, allied health professionals and those in cancer-related support roles.
- The ACCEND Framework delivers a nationally agreed career and education structure underpinned by clearly defined capabilities in practice.
Map your learning
All Oncology National Networking Forum courses listed on the ACCEND Greater Manchester ePortfolio are fully aligned with the ACCEND Framework.
You can easily log your attendance and map your learning to the Cancer Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) through the ACCEND Greater Manchester ePortfolio.
To do this:
- Register and log in to the Greater Manchester ePortfolio
- Click ‘Add Entry’
- Select 'Choose an item from the library'
- Change the provider to Oncology National Networking Forums
- Choose the relevant event you have attended (or plan to attend)
This tool offers a central space to track your professional development, reflections and achievements - supporting your ongoing career in cancer care.
Click here to access the Greater Manchester ePortfolio
Sponsorship engagement
Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing oncology delivery forums offer dedicated presentations, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be fully immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.
Your event, managed by us
SBK Healthcare also provides in-house forums. Working closely with you as the client we can research, produce, market and deliver the conference or online forum that best suits the audience and meets your goals.
Reach out today
If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact:
Vanessa Jarman
Contact: 01732 897788
Email: Vanessa.Jarman@sbk-healthcare.co.uk