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Event overview

This course is now fully booked. Please sign up to our waiting list to receive priority booking for our 2025 courses.

The Supervisor Skills course introduces the General Medical Council (GMC) requirements for the roles of named educational and clinical supervisors and provides training for those roles to the GMC benchmark. The course content maps to the Academy of Medical Educators standards and will fulfil the requirements for recognition as a trainer for the General Medical Council. The RCR Supervisor Skills course meets all five core values for medical educators of the Academy of Medical Educators.

Demand for this course is high. We recommend booking early to secure your place. 6 CPD points will be awarded on completion of this course. Please note this event will not be available to view on-demand post event. 

Learning objectives

  1. Identify and differentiate the roles of clinical and educational supervisors.
  2. Describe the standards which supervisors are expected to meet.
  3. Learn how to set clear SMART objectives for personal development plans.
  4. Understand how to execute beneficial appraisals and provide appropriate and effective feedback.
  5. Explain and understand the assessment system and how trainees’ performance is assessed in the workplace.

 

Who should attend?

  • Consultants, specialty or specialist doctors who have some experience of UK training to become an educational and clinical supervisor for clinical radiology or clinical oncology specialist trainees
  • Senior trainees in their last year of training

This course assumes prior knowledge of UK training as a former trainee, or previous work in a UK teaching department. Delegates are expected to participate in all activities at this interactive workshop.

Registration fees

Our September course is now fully booked. Sign up to join our waiting list to receive priority booking for our 2025 courses - dates to be announced soon. 

Registration typeFeesBooking link
RCR Consultant Fellows and members£190
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Trainees, allied healthcare professionals and concessions£190
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Non-members £285
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Programme

Timings Schedule

09:00

Welcome and introductions

Education finance

Structure of training in the UK

10:15

Roles of supervisors: Expectations and standards

11:15

Refreshment break

11:30

Annual review of competence progression (ARCPs) and the role of educational supervisors

12:15

How to give good feedback: Principles and examples including SMART

13:00

Lunch

13:30

Equality/diversity and civility

14:30

Trainees who require extra support

15:20

Refreshment break

15:35

CR and CO breakout sessions

New examples of feedback and workplace-based assessment (WPBAs) specific to clinical oncology and clinical radiology

Curriculum design

17:00

Event close

Location

This course will be delivered online using Zoom between 9.00 am – 5.00 pm. 

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