Once a prospective supervisor has completed the appropriate course modules, they will be contacted by the local Programme team, to arrange an initial approval meeting.
The following evidence will need to be available on the day of the meeting:
- Current Equality, Diversity & Including certificate; this must be dated within the last 3 years.
- GMC number
- Date of entry to GP register
- Date started work in current organisation
- Modular Supervisors’ Course completion certificate
- Induction timetable
- DiT timetable
- Supervisor timetable
Please also have to hand your Prescribing Cost Centre Code and Practice Manager’s email address.
In order to maintain ongoing approval, all supervisors are required to submit an online annual self-declaration and participate in 3-yearly peer reviews; these are managed by the local Programme teams in Peninsula and Severn.
Maintaining Approval
As part of Stage 5 “Maintaining approval” Supervisors will need to demonstrate engagement with CPD on an annual basis, and as part of of the 3-yearly peer review.
The expectation is that all Clinical and Educational Supervisors undertake:
Relevant CPD (please refer to the Menu of Options below for an overview of examples of the range of CPD activities available which also includes, where relevant, further details of how to enquire about the various opportunities and support available to you)
Engage with the peer review process and be active members of a local trainer workshop as a community of practice.
To support this there is an expectation that Supervisors should have an agreement in their contracts for up to five days of professional study leave per year to support this role.
To engage with a trainer workshop in your patch, please contact your local programme manager / administrator.
Menu of options
| Opportunities within local education team, GP training scheme and/or local patch Engage in local GP education team opportunities eg. observing and co-facilitating a teaching session with GP trainees. By arrangement with your local Programme team. Enquire to attend as an ARCP panel member GP Practice visit (self-directed visit to a practice that has a different demographic profile to your own) NHSE SW GP trainer conference and events Postgrad Centre/Trust education updates |
| Specialist Trainer Workshop Sessions and Trainer Support Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Differential Attainment workshops Contact: Dr Silvana Romero Brown, GP Educational Supervisor and ED&I Training Programme Director South West silvana.romerobrown@nhs.net Overview Understanding the issues around Culture, Education and Health and how these influences both educational and healthcare outcomes, is a key aspect of providing high quality education and care. Proactively developing this knowledge and reflecting on our own experiences and those we witness is an important part of our ongoing CPD as educators. Please feel free to contact Silvana for further information and ideas on how to achieve this. Supporting our IMGs and sharing best practice – for educators Active Bystander training Learning from lived experiences Challenging conversations / difficult feedback |
| Regional & National Educational Events NHS Leadership Academy BMA events GMC events Attendance at Training Hub Course Other Medical Society seminars and/or conferences that offer educational content relevant for supervision Specialty School education updates e.g.RCOG eventsFSRH events Medical School teacher/tutor training Relevant online learning resources, modules and podcasts eg: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/ |
| RCGP Events Interested in becoming an MRCGP Examiner? Contact exams@rcgp.co.uk(NB: There are no pre-requisite CPD courses which potential examiners must undertake in order to be eligible) Royal College of General Practitioners Courses |
| Postgraduate Courses/Further Study Certificate/Diploma/Masters in Medical Education |
| Courses available to Primary Care Supervisors via Faculty Development & Learner Support Team If you would like to attend any course, you will need to have a MaxCourse account. Here is a link to our MaxCourse Guide. |