0 the person who is directly responsible for managing the work of someone else in a company or business, and who is one level above that person
2 someone in charge of a production line:
A greenhouse operates three transplanting lines with four seasonal employees per line supervised by a new line manager.
Liaise with the next line manager to determine appropriateness of course.
It was noted, however, that the post-holder's line manager identified tensions between being supportive and being a manager.
In terms of effectiveness the line manager had no hesitation in stating that the post is highly cost effective.
Formal aspects of support related to the clinical supervision sessions with the line manager once every two months.
Both the post holder and line manager were asked to define the specific role.
Initially, it felt uncomfortable to be looking at a health care service in the same way as a production line manager might in order to provide a more efficient service.
Although both the post-holder and line manager acknowledged that the specialist nurse role extended beyond traditional nursing boundaries, they both noted that the role was still essentially nursing.
It was clear from interviews with both the post holder and the line manager that the post holder had substantial autonomy within professional nursing boundaries and beyond.