Specialist Community Practice (District Nursing)

As a practice assessor or supervisor of Specialist Community Practice District Nursing students, the following pages will provide you with additional support.

If there is any information that you think would be useful to add, please contact Course Leader Kellie Norris at [email protected]

Information to support supervision and assessment in practice

• Support and supervision in practice: who's who
• Supporting and assessing students: your role
• Your professional responsibility as a supervisor or assessor
• Flow Chart Development Plan (previously known as cause for concern)
• Professional Behaviour/Competency Issues Form (previously cause for concern)
• Supporting Evidence Template – Professional Behaviour/Competency Issues (previously cause for concern)
• Formative Assessment and Action Plan

Other useful course-related documents

• SPQ/DN NMC Standards of Proficiency (from 2022)
• Student Handbook
• Community Assessment & Management of People with Health Needs in the Community - Practice Assessment Document (PAD)
• Practice Assessment Document (PAD)