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Managing clinical staffKey tasksThe administrative roleThe purpose of administration is to promote andmaintain good standards of work, including ethicalpractice, accountability measures and adheringto policies where they exist.When the clinical supervisor is also the line manager,this can include the following tasks in relationto the supervisee:• clarifying roles and responsibilities• workload management• review and assessment of work• addressing organisation and clinical practice issues.There are some administrative tasks requiredto support a supervisee which have an important rolein clinical education and training. These activities maybe performed by the line manager, supervisoror collaboratively between the two depending on localservice arrangements.Include but are not limited to:1. orientation;2. managing for performance (to promote andencourage progress);3. being or sourcing mentors, coaches and buddies;4. managing supervisees in difficulty. This can also formpart of the supportive role of clinical supervisionand is described on pages 61-62.FIRST EDITIONHETI The Superguide71