12. July 2010
The role of General Practice has never been more important in the training of new doctors irrespective of their chosen career path.
The Deanery is keen to encourage GPs to train as Clinical Supervisors for Foundation Doctors. Therefore, we are running courses at Wessex Deanery to train GPs for this role.
The criteria for eligibility for becoming a GP Clinical Supervisor (CS) are available on the Wessex Deanery website under Foundation School: (http://www.nesc.nhs.uk/primary_areas/wessex_deanery/wessex_schools/wessex_foundation_school.aspx) under GP in F2 and titled ‘Supervisor Application Form’.
The Process is simple. You need to attend a course which is held on 2 Wednesday afternoons at Otterbourne. Completion of the Course gains 10 CPD Credits and, providing you satisfy the criteria listed in the application form, you can complete the form.
The application form should be completed by you and your partners and practice manager and submitted together with supporting documents to your local Associate Dean’s Patch Office. The addresses are on the Wessex Deanery Website under Wessex School of General Practice. You can click on ‘Patch Offices’ on the Home page: http://www.nesc.nhs.uk/primary_areas/wessex_deanery/wessex_schools/general_practice/programme_contacts.aspx#PatchOffices
The Patch Office will check your application is complete and then the AD will arrange a visit to your Practice unless you are working in an approved GP-Training Practice which is known to the AD and the Deanery.
Following a successful Practice visit the AD will submit your application forms to the GP Specialty Training Committee at Wessex Deanery with a recommendation that you should be approved as an F2 CS initially for one year, and subsequently for 3 years.
The Practice inspection cycle will, thereafter, be once every 3 years.
GP-Trainers automatically qualify as CS and Training Practices will usually be suitable for Clinical Supervision of F2 doctors providing there is sufficient space for adequate supervision and learning.
R M Odbert