This person will supervise the F2 doctor for the whole year and is responsible for the overall development of the programme through all three placements. At present, this is usually a nominated consultant at the Acute NHS Trust.

The Educational Supervisor MAY also be the Clinical Supervisor for one post in the rotation. This is not always the case. Currently, there are many different arrangements for supervision of F1 and F2 doctors. It is hoped that eventually there will be one Educational Supervisor for each trainee for the whole Foundation Programme.

The Educational Supervisor has regular meetings with the trainee and should be in contact with each Clinical Supervisor when the trainee is in post.  He/She is responsible for signing the Foundation Achievement of Competency Document (FACD) at the end of the F2 programme.

The Educational Supervisor liaises with the Foundation Programme Director in the Trust.  There is an expectation that they will have experience of managing trainees in training posts and have some knowledge of educational theory. They should have completed a course to qualify as an Educational Supervisor.