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In my organisation we have quarterly Oh meetings, and some kind people have also set up local groups to enable more convenient meetings. However - the quarterly meetings are in London, up to fairly recently we were all given time to attend and travelling to London was funded by the employer as this was considered essential for CPD purposes, and also as its a changing environment with politicalpressures etc so it was considered better in London to enable key people/speakers to attend. However - this situation has changed, colleagues have not been allowed time to attend in work time,  and if they do take leave to attend then they have to bear the costs of  the travel as it is considered "non - essential". In effect this means that unless they source supervision themselves ............... 
 
I think that its easy to forget that many OHAs work in non clinical environments, private companies, manufacturing, local authority. With the financial cosh banging down repeatedly on employers heads and budget cuts aplenty, we may need to think outside the box
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:30:26 +0000
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Clinical supervision for me is only if I can find another OH to discuss things with and no time in work hours is set aside for it. I work alone and have to find support myself....If you work for NHS or some contractors they may allow time for this. But I notice over the last 10years roles are being cut back 'in house' operations or being contracted out. My place has the same amount of employees and used to have 2 fulltime OHA'a and now I am it 22hours per week....I work in a remote area with only a handful of OHA's locally.
It is isolating and I think Sharon has a point. Supervision is fine in theory  but not always as easy in practice. I am part of the OH group locally but this is only quarterly meetings and normally have a set agenda. Sometimes its just nice to speak to soemone there and then and locally if possible... Maybe we could buddy each other more. I bagsey Sharon!
 
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Sent: 26 February 2011 15:54
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yes i was going to mention supervision in my original post (but forgot) - based on the anecdotal stories i am hearing, its not working to the extent that its maybe needed on the day for that individual. I am not thinking clinical supervision -  I am thinking more like answers to queries/frustrations you would rather not have to make.  With supervision - can we be sure that everyone gets it? Can we be sure that people are allowed time out to have it? A fab process undoubtedly in organisations like the NHS, but for a lone practitioner trying their best in isolated locations? 2 mails I have had today would indicate that its either not in place or that  there is not great confidence in the processes that are in place
 
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:39:43 +0000
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Isn’t this what supervision is for?

 

From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of sharon naylor
Sent: 26 February 2011 15:22
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Dear all
 
in recent months but especially over the last 24 hrs (following epic list activity on the employee who has tasted blood.....) I am somewhat overwhelmed by the amount of "off list" emails and on occasion calls  received from list subscribers regarding problems, pressures and other work related issues that do not appear to be appropriate to post onto Jiscmail. Some of them are very personal, some contain a few choice words that echo the individuals feelings, some are sent in an attempt to "vent" I imagine about frustrations/clients/management styles  people encounter within their workplace. They are all valid issues, and the frustrations are very real - but there is a reluctance to " go public" for a variety of reaasons - because of the  nature of Jisc (its not within its designated purpose), people do not want to air their views because of who may be viewing the list (sensible)  or they feel their query is too "stupid". I think that many OH professionals work in isolation and this adds to the problem, especially if there is organisational pressure on the individual to (eg) do something they are not comfortable with, or they think that may have made a mistake and want to know how to rectify it
 
Is there is the need for a safe haven for such queries and statements that do not belong within this forum, as some form of informal peer support network? If there is, anyone got any ideas about how it could be done? Obviously all the usual professional parameters would have to be applied re confidentiality etc
 
Answers obviously off list please........
 
Regards
 
Sharon

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