Courses for Clinical and Educational Supervisors
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Please note that there have been changes to the course descriptors following comments and feedback. They are noted as 2012 updates. |
The SWPD has agreed that training for supervisors is essential and that varying elements are mandatory for supervisors be they Clinical or Educational.
The courses run must fulfil the following:
1. Content must be relevant to the role and comply with the standards required by the regulator.
2. The training must be delivered in a fashion which is time efficient. It has been estimated that this would require the equivalent of 2 days (2012 update - now 1 day) training for Clinical Supervisors and 4 days (2012 update - now 2 days) for Educational Supervisors over a 3 year period. Courses will be in both an e-learning and face to face format.
3. Each course should have two components, firstly a knowledge base and secondly practical scenarios relevant to the work place.
The knowledge base will be delivered in an e-learning component. Its content will be developed by the Deanery and be available to supervisors in a format that will be easily accessible.
The practical component will be delivered face to face in a small group facilitated environment. Participants will be expected to bring examples of prior experiences or perceived potential concerns to these sessions. The examples will be relevant to the course objectives.
4. The knowledge component (e-learning) will need to be undertaken before participation in the face to face course.
5. Courses will be run in locations as near to participants as is practical.
Outline of Programme
The programme will be composed of 5 courses, courses 1-3 are mandatory for all supervisors (clinical and educational). Courses 4-5 are mandatory for educational supervisors and optional for clinical supervisors.
All supervisors will be required to have completed the mandatory element of the courses over a 3 year period. Alternative evidence for completion of the core standards will be accepted (for example attendance at courses run by other providers)
The time commitment for the mandatory elements, including the e-learning component will not exceed the duration stated above.
A brief description of each course is described below:
Course 1
Title: Training whilst ensuring safe, high quality patient care (2012 update - Now called Training and Patient Safety)
This will cover induction to a placement, learning under supervision, balancing service delivery and education, identifying doctors in difficulty, including signposting to Occupational Health, Postgraduate Education team etc, and identifying learning opportunities in the context of service delivery.
This course covers PMETB standards 6.1, 6.8, 6.10, 6.12 & 6.14
e-learning: 1 hour (2012 update - currently not available)
Face to face: 3 hours (2012 update - now 1.5 hours)
Course 2
Title: Creating successful environments for trainees to learn in (2012 update - Now called Successful Learning Environments)
This will cover the educational aims of a post, the educational agreement, e-portfolios and logbooks, access to learning opportunities (formal and informal) and study leave both process and purpose.
This course covers PMETB standards 6.2, 6.5, 6.15, 6.16, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21 & 6.28
e-learning: 1 hour (2012 update - currently not available)
Face to face: 3 hours (2012 update - now 1.5 hours)
Course 3
Title: Creating evidence of trainees learning and their current ability through assessment (2012 update - Now called Workplace Based Assessments & Feedback)
This will cover workplace based assessments and feedback both verbal and written in supervisor’s reports.
This course covers PMETB standards 6.6 & 6.26
e-learning: 1 hour (2012 update - currently not available)
Face to face: 6 hours (2012 update - 3 hours)
Course 4
Title: Professional Development and Support for trainees (2012 update - Now called Doctors in Difficulty & Career Planning)
This will cover Doctors in Difficulty and Careers Advice. Each will be covered in separate sessions. By necessity each area will be an introduction to the issues with courses provided, but not compulsory, for those wishing greater knowledge in these areas.
This course covers PMETB standard 6.27
e-learning: 2 hours (1 for each of doctors in difficulty and careers advice) (2012 update - currently not available)
Face to face: 6 hours (3 for each area) (2012 update - 3 hours incorporating 45 mins Career Planning session)
Course 5
Title: Reviewing progress and setting objectives for individual trainees
This will cover supervisor meetings - their purpose and how to give feedback, ARCPs/RITAs their purpose and process, and curricula knowledge. The course will cover areas applicable to all specialties and a separate element which will be specialty specific.
This course covers PMETB standards 6.27, 6.29, 6.34 & 6.35
e-learning: 2 hours (1 for generic and 1 for specialty knowledge) (2012 update - currently not available)
Face to face: 6 hours (3 for generic and 3 for specialty specific) (2012 update - now 3 hours)
Numbers, Places and Timelines
Numbers
The programme of training will be applicable to those supervisors of Foundation and Specialty (excluding GP) trainees. Currently the Deanery hosts approximately 1,100 posts. Many supervisors, clinical and educational, have responsibilities for more than 1 trainee. A number supervise specialty and foundation trainees. An estimate of the number of individual supervisors is as follows: Clinical Supervisors = 500, Educational Supervisors = 250. The vast majority of educational supervisors will also have a clinical supervisor role.
The optimum number of individuals on a course would be 20.
With these figures the calculation for the number of courses that will need to run over a 3 year cycle is as follows:
Courses 1-3 (mandatory for clinical and educational supervisors).
Capacity required over 3 years 500 places.
Each course 20 participants
Number of each course to run over 3 years 500/20 = 25
Total number of courses over 3 years 25x3 = 75
Total days of course delivery over 3 years (Course 1&2 ½ day, course 3 full day)
(50x0.5) + (25x1) = 50.
Courses 4-5 (mandatory for educational supervisors).
Capacity required over 3 years 250 places.
Each course 20 participants
Number of each course to run over 3 years 250/20 = 12.5
Total number of courses over 3 years 12.5x2 = 25
Total days of course delivery over 3 years = 25
Total number of courses each year (75/3) + (25/3) = 33
Total days of course delivery each year (50/3) + (25/3) = 25
Where
It is important to provide the courses with as equal access as possible. Most of our supervisors are employed in the 5 acute trusts. Any supervisor can enrol on any course, they don’t need to restrict themselves to their own place of work. A suggested distribution for course provision is given below:
Year1
|
Course |
Total/Yr |
RD&E |
PHNT |
SDHT |
RCHT |
NDHT |
Deanery |
|
1 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
3 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Year 2
|
Course |
Total/Yr |
RD&E |
PHNT |
SDHT |
RCHT |
NDHT |
Deanery |
|
1 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
3 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Year 3
|
Course |
Total/Yr |
RD&E |
PHNT |
SDHT |
RCHT |
NDHT |
Deanery |
|
1 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
3 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
This distribution of courses will allow maximum ability for individuals to attend the complete course with minimal travel. Courses 1&2 will often be run as a full day within a Trust but with the option of individuals attending a full or ½ day with the ability to attend the other half on a different occasion.
Timelines
The programme will commence in Autumn 2010. It is anticipated that Courses 1,2 & 3 will have an e-learning component in place by the start date, however the e-learning component to courses 4 & 5 will be developed at a later date. It is important however that there is no delay in running courses 4 & 5 consequently they will in the beginning have just the face to face element to them. A detailed programme of proposed dates will be developed and published in the near future.
Martin Davis
Associate Dean Faculty Development
July 2010.