Clinical and Educational Supervisor Training - April 2024

16Apr

Online

Timings 9.30am - 4.30pm
Location Online
CPD Eligible for up to 1 CPD point per hour, subject to peer group approval
Standard rate£295 - bookings now full
Clinical and Educational Supervisor Training - April 2024

Event Information

Booking is now full. Please contact Miriam Muleba at miriam.muleba@rcpsych.ac.uk to be added to our waitlist should further spaces become available. 

This course will provide you with a solid grounding in the structure of postgraduate psychiatric training and the roles played by key governing and commissioning organisations. By completing the course you will have gained a strong understanding of the role of supervisor and the main principles, teaching methods and processes involved.

Please note that this training event will make use of interactive features, including polling and quizzing as well as break-out room discussions, where delegates will be invited to turn their cameras and microphones on. 

Presentations will be recorded and made available to registered delegates to watch on-demand after the training (until 9 July 2024). However, please note that break-out room discussion will not be recorded and you will not be able to use interactive features like polling and quizzing when viewing recordings on demand. 

Therefore, in order to fully participate in the training we request that delegates join us live on the day. If this is not possible and you would still like to attend, please let us know by emailing miriam.muleba@rcpsych.ac.ukPlease note that your certificate of attendance will not be issued until you have watched the content on-demand after the event.

This course is based on College/AoME/GMC guidance on approval of supervisors. Please check with your Deanery or equivalent regarding any additional locally agreed requirements for approval. 

This one day course is most relevant to current and aspiring Clinical and Educational Supervisors including consultants, SAS doctors and specialist registrars approaching CCT.

Upon completing this course, attendees will be: 

  • Able to describe the structure of PG psychiatric training.
  • Able to describe the organisation, governance and commissioning roles of GMC, the RCPsych, NHSE, etc. 
  • Able to describe and differentiate Educational/Clinical/Psychiatric supervisory roles of the trainer as per the latest RCPsych guidance. 
  • Aware of relevant key GMC, RCPsych, NHSE documents. 
  • Able to describe the structure of the new RCPsych curriculum. 
  • Able to describe key concepts/principles of workplace-based learning.
  • Able to understand the importance of Induction, clear objective setting, shared expectations, and regular supervision for better: Patient safety, Patient experience, clinical and educational outcomes. 
  • Able to understand recent developments in Foundation Year and GP curricula. 
  • Aware of the implications of the junior doctors' contract.
  • Able to describe the mental health components of FY and GP curricula. 
  • Able to describe and differentiate summative and formative assessments.
  • Able to describe RCPsych recommended WPBAs and their roles. 
  • Able to describe ARCP process, elements and required documentation and be familiar with RCPsych Portfolio online (will see it in action).
  • Able to describe some principles of adult learning/teaching methods. 
  • Able to describe and practice some principles of effective feedback methods.
  • Able to describe well known ‘Dos and Don’ts’ of giving feedback. 
  • Able to recognise signs and symptoms of a trainee in difficulty. 
  • Able to understand potential causes of difficulty for trainees.
  • Able to form an appropriate management plan for the trainee making use of available resources as necessary.

The event will take place on 16 April 2024 via a platform called EventsAir. Registered participants will receive their link to join the conference in their joining instructions. Joining instructions will be sent out in the days before the training is due to take place.

Watch the helpful explainer video.

When you join the training online you will be able to:

  • view a video of the speaker alongside any slides
  • ask your questions to the speakers and chat with other delegates via the discussion forum
  • join break-out room discussion with your camera and video on when this feature is enabled

To successfully join the event online you will need:

  • access to a reliable internet connection
  • a PC, laptop, tablet or phone, with access to a camera and microphone for breakout room discussion (please note that we advise you join on a PC or laptop)
  • a compatible web browser – we recommend Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge

Recordings of the presentations included as part of this training will be made available for registered delegates until 9 July 2024 (12 weeks). Please note as per the attendance requirements, that delegates are requested to join the training live on the day, since we will make use of interactive features including break-out room discussion. Break-out room discussion will not be recorded, so to fully engage with the training you will need to join on the day.  

Please read our terms and conditions before making your booking.


For further information, please contact:

Email: miriam.muleba@rcpsych.ac.uk

Contact Name: Miriam Muleba

Contact number: 0208 618 4244

Event Location

Location: Online