North West School of Surgery - Resources for Educational Supervisors


North West School of Surgery

Resources for Educational Supervisors

 

Enhancing Supervision for Postgraduate Doctors in Training

pdf icon Enhancing Supervision for Postgraduate Doctors in Training

pdf icon Standards in Supervision

pdf icon Enhancing Supervision for Postgraduate Doctors in Training – Handbook

Becoming an Assigned Educational Supervisor (AES) or Clinical Supervisor (CS)

pdf icon Presentation from Alison Waghorn: Preparing to be a CS or AES

HEE North West: Educator Standards and Guidance

Bullying and Harassment

external link icon The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh: Anti-Bullying and Undermining Campaign - including an online e-module. This emodule guides you through the facts, identifies the problem and suggests ways of managing our own behaviour in order to change the surgical culture. CPD accredited. RCSEd online account holders can access the emodule by logging in with your RCSEd account here. Non-RCSEd online account holders will first need to register to create an online RCSEd account here. Once you have registered, you can then log in to complete the emodule with your new RCSEd account here.

 

The Lead Employer's Respect and Dignity at Work policy can be downloaded from St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust's Lead Employer 'Policies and Forms' page

Care of Private (non-NHS) Patients and Working in non-NHS Settings

pdf icon HEE Guidance on the involvement of postgraduate medical, dental and pharmacy trainees in the care of private (non-NHS) patients and working in non-NHS settings

Checklist for Supervisor Meetings with Doctors in Training

pdf icon Example of a checklist for Educational and Clinical Supervisors when meeting with doctors in training

Clinical Supervision of Doctors in Training at Out-Patient Clinics

pdf icon COPMeD: Doctors in training and clinical supervision at out-patient clinics

Data Protection and Data Security

An e-learning module on 'Data Security Awareness' can be accessed thorugh HEE's e-learning for Healthcare website.

 

The Lead Employer's Code of Confidentiality policy can be downloaded from St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust's 'Our policies and procedures' page and there is also a social media policy which can be found on St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust's Lead Employer 'Policies and Forms' page

Cultural Awareness

There are three 'Clutural Awareness for Surgeons' modules available on the JCST/ISCP Youtube channel:

external link icon Module 1: Language - Guidance on how to speak appropriately to people from different cultures, showing typical characteristics of language, both verbal and non-verbal.

external link icon Module 2: Politeness - Guidance on understanding the two universal components of politeness, giving instruction on how cultures convey politeness differently.

external link icon Module 3: Power and Status - Guidance on how cultures react differently to power and status and tips on how to address those differences in positive ways in surgical practice.

Data Protection and Data Security

An e-learning module on 'Data Security Awareness' can be accessed thorugh HEE's e-learning for Healthcare website.

 

The Lead Employer's Code of Confidentiality policy can be downloaded from St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust's 'Our policies and procedures' page and there is also a social media policy which can be found on St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust's Lead Employer 'Policies and Forms' page

Gold Guide

external link icon The Gold Guide (9th Edition) *Updated 3 August 2022*

Guidance on Job Planning for Educational Roles

HEE North West's Guidance on Job Planning for Educational Roles

How to write an AES Report

pdf icon Creating an Educational Faculty in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

pdf icon How to Write a Good Assigned Educational Supervisor’s Report for Surgical Doctors in Training - by Mr Vijay Bhalaik

JCST Quality Indicators

external link icon JCST Quality Indicators

Less Than Full Time (LTFT)

pdf icon Email from Jon Hossain RE: Educational Supervisors Less Than Full Time Training Package

HEE North West Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Training Information

Locum Policy

pdf icon Guidance for doctors in training and trainers on undertaking additional work whilst in a postgraduate medical education training programme

Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS)

pdf icon Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS) in the modern NHS

New 2016 Junior Doctors Contract

pdf icon Extract from new Junior Doctor Contract

pdf icon Booklet for educational supervisors - timeline factsheet and work schedule

Non-Medical Workforce

pdf icon "A Question of Balance" - Royal College of Surgeons

pdf icon Presentation from Clare Sutherland - Corporate Lead for Advanced Practice, Royal Derby Teaching Hospitals

pdf icon Presentation from Ralph Tomlinson - Deputy Director, Professional and Clinical Standards, Royal College of Surgeons

pdf icon Presentation from Sara Dalby - Associate Lecturer, Winston Churchill Fellow

Personal Development Plans (PDP)

pdf icon "Professional development plans for surgeons" by Mr Vijay Bhalaik

Reflective Practice

You must ensure that all reflections in the portfolio, and used as evidence for appraisal and revalidation, must have any personal information that can identify individuals (including patient identifiers) or organisations removed prior to loading.

 

pdf icon Improving feedback and reflection to improve learning, A practical guide for doctors in training and trainers

pdf icon Recording of reflective practice - letter from Academy of Medical Royal Colleges

pdf icon Recording of reflective practice - Academy of Medical Royal Colleges - Guidance for entering information on e-portfolios

pdf icon Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and COPMeD Reflective Practice Toolkit

pdf icon GMC - Reflective practice guidance

Returning to Work/Training

Please see the SuppoRTT section.

Support for Doctors with Mental Health or Addiction Concerns

NHS Practitioner Health is a free and confidential NHS service for doctors and dentists with issues relating to a mental health concern or addiction problem, especially where these may affect their work.

The service is open to any medical or dental practitioners in England, who are GMC or GDC registered, or those looking to return to clinical practice.

pdf icon NHS Practitioner Health Leaflet

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday 8am-2pm

Telephone: 0300 030 3300

Email: prac.health@nhs.net

Website: www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk

Supported Return to Training (SuppoRTT)

The School of Surgey guidance and documentaion has now been replaced by a single National guidance document.

Please see guidance under the "NW SuppoRTT Guidance" heading on the Supported Return to Training page.

 

The previous Appendix 1 has now been replaced by the "Pre-Absence Meeting" Form, the previous Appendix 2 has now been replaced by the "Initial Return Meeting" Form, the previous Appendix 3 has now been replaced by the "Review Meeting" Form, and there is now also a "Individualised Action Planner" Form.

 

SuppoRTT Champion Trusts covered

Danielle Wharton

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Whiston Hospital

Email: danielle.wharton@sthk.nhs.uk

East Cheshire NHS Trust
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (Salford Only)
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

Su De

Consultant ENT Surgeon at Alder Hay Children's Hospital

Email: su.de@alderhey.nhs.uk 

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Nicola Barnes

Consultant General Surgeon at Wythenshawe Hospital

Email: nicola.barnes@mft.nhs.uk

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Emma Davies

Consultant General Surgeon at Royal Lancaster Hospital

Email: emma.j.davies@mbht.nhs.uk

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (except Salford)
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

Training Support Network

Information on specialist support services for doctors in training who are experiencing difficulties which may affect their ability to train.

HEE North West Training Support Network

Meetings and Events

No current planned meetings.

For more information please contact surgery.nw@hee.nhs.uk


Page Last Updated 03 August 2022