Resilience-Based Clinical Supervision support

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Resilience Based Clinical Supervision (RBCS) is a model of supervision for anyone whose role is influenced by the emotional consequences of demands at work or in their personal life. 

Find out how we can support Hospice UK member organisations to deliver the RBCS model.

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What is RBCS?

This video, produced by the Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS), the University of Nottingham and the Burdett Trust for Nursing, gives a short summary of what RBCS is and how it can benefit your workforce. 

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Read about RBCS in Nursing Times

Co-authored by Grace Cook from FoNS, Anita, Cat and Amber, this article published in Nursing Times in June 2026 explains how our RBCS project has supported the development of capacity and capability for restorative clinical supervision amongst hospices.

Read the article on the Nursing Times website

RBCS training

The Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS), offers training programmes in RBCS which focus on the emotional wellbeing of all staff and creating a sustainable, compassionate service for patients and families.

Visit the FoNS website to for more information and to book your place on a training course.

Once initial facilitators have been trained in RBCS, they can cascade the model within your organisation. This enables and empowers teams to offer peer-led sessions that complement any existing wellbeing strategies at your hospice.

Funding support

Members of Hospice UK may be eligible for a professional development grant from the Masonic Foundation to support them to undertake this course. 

When making an application for this funding, it is important to be specific in your free text answers. Mention how the model would work in your hospice and the benefit to staff and patients.  

Please visit our Grants page to find out more and apply.

RBCS facilitators network

All trained RBCS facilitators are invited to join our RBCS facilitators network for ongoing peer support.

Group sessions take place quarterly  via MS Teams. Meetings will either take the form of a reflective discussion, or be topic based. There will be opportunities for members to actively take part in the planning and delivery of these sessions.

To join, please complete the form online.

Next meeting 

The next network meeting takes place on Monday 6 July at 14:30. 

This meeting will be a facilitated reflective discussion session following the RBCS model, allowing facilitators to talk in a safe environment.

Future meeting dates

All meetings are 90 minutes and could be subject to change nearer the time.

Date Time
15 Jan 2026 11.30
22 April 2026  14:30
6 July 2026 14:30
14 October 2026 11:30

Resource library

Slides, recordings and resources from previous community of practice meetings are shared in the RBCS online resource library.

Visit the resource library.

To access the resource library you will need to log in to the Hospice UK website or create an online account. If you have any problems accessing the resource library, please contact us.

Contact us

If you have any questions about how we can support RBCS at your organisation, please contact us.

Further resources

Your wellbeing and resilience

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FoNS Clinical Supervision resources

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