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.
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.
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.
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.
RBCS workshop: Building Capacity, Enabling Sustainability
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People who have previously completed RBCS Participatory Learning training via Hospice UK and the FoNS are invited to join a new, two-part workshop. This workshop will take place in September 2025.
This workshop has been designed to support people to train and develop your own facilitators. It is essential that participants attend both parts of the training.
Our goal is to provide the knowledge and resources needed to help you successfully grow capacity in your hospice to support implementation of the model, and enabling sustainability for the future.
The workshop will be delivered virtually.
This workshop is designed to support hospices to train their staff in RBCS. Participants must have completed the RBCS Participatory Learning training, via the Foundation of Nursing studies (FoNS) or Hospice UK and be familiar with the model to take part.
More than one person can attend from each hospice.
The programme is only open to members of Hospice UK.
This workshop will be delivered in two parts and will:
look at the ethos of the model
describe the purpose of each of the five training sessions
look at the resources you will be able to access
look at do’s and don’ts
look at ways you can make the training your own
listen to case studies from other facilitators
be able to ask questions and talk to colleagues
The aims of this workshop are:
To build confidence in the model by providing the knowledge and skills you will need to train colleagues
To provide slide sets for you to adapt and use
To provide other resources such as video guides and suggestions from grounding and check-ins
To build connections with other hospices
You will need to attend both sessions.
Part one will focus on how the training is delivered. Content of the day will include:
An overview of the ethos of the model focussing on the cascade
Do’s and don’ts when delivering training
The aims and objectives of each of the five learning sessions together with the resources that are available to use
A case study from a hospice who are delivering the training
Opportunities to raise questions and
Part two will focus on how the training can be adapted for your hospice. Content will include:
A review the learning from part one. With the opportunity to answer any outstanding queries.
Consideration of how the model can be adapted.
Provide helpful hints to help build confidence and create collaboration
Exploration of advanced challenges, such as managing acute distress, cliques or unhelpful group dynamics, difficulties getting senior support etc
Both sessions will be interactive and provide opportunities for you to network with colleagues.
Resources from these sessions will be available on the website.
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Book your place: RBCS workshop: Building Capacity, Enabling Sustainability
Please note: this workshop will take place in September 2025 with exact dates still to be confirmed.
To attend, please book your place and you will be notified of the new dates by email once they are confirmed. If you are unable to attend once dates are confirmed, you will be able to cancel your booking.
