North West School of Surgery - Resources for Educational Supervisors
Enhancing Supervision for Resident Doctors
Enhancing Supervision for Resident Doctors
Enhancing Supervision for Resident Postgraduate – Handbook
Becoming an Assigned Educational Supervisor (AES) or Clinical Supervisor (CS)
Presentation from Alison Waghorn: Preparing to be a CS or AES
NHS England North West: Educator Standards and Guidance
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 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's Lead Employer 'Policies and Forms' page
Care of Private (non-NHS) Patients and Working in non-NHS Settings
Checklist for Supervisor Meetings with Resident Doctors
Example of a checklist for Educational and Clinical Supervisors when meeting with resident doctors
Clinical Supervision of Resident Doctors at Out-Patient Clinics
COPMeD: Resident Doctors and clinical supervision at out-patient clinics
Cultural Awareness
There are three 'Cultural Awareness for Surgeons' modules available on the JCST/ISCP Youtube channel:
Data Protection and Data Security
An e-learning module on 'Data Security Awareness' can be accessed through NHS England's e-learning for Healthcare website.
The Lead Employer's Code of Confidentiality policy can be downloaded from Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's 'Our policies and procedures' page and there is also a social media policy which can be found on Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's Lead Employer 'Policies and Forms' page
Gold Guide
Guidance on Job Planning for Educational Roles
NHS England North West's Guidance on Job Planning for Educational Roles
How to write an AES Report
Creating an Educational Faculty in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
JCST Quality Indicators
Less Than Full Time (LTFT)
Email from Jon Hossain RE: Educational Supervisors Less Than Full Time Training Package
NHS England North West Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Training Information
Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS)
Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS) in the modern NHS
New 2016 Junior Doctors Contract
Extract from new Junior Doctor Contract
Booklet for educational supervisors - timeline factsheet and work schedule
Non-Medical Workforce
"A Question of Balance" - Royal College of Surgeons
Presentation from Sara Dalby - Associate Lecturer, Winston Churchill Fellow
Personal Development Plans (PDP)
"Professional development plans for surgeons" by Mr Vijay Bhalaik
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Recording of reflective practice - letter from Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and COPMeD Reflective Practice Toolkit
GMC - Reflective practice guidance
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.
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 Surgery guidance and documentaion has now been replaced by a single National guidance document.
Please see the information 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.
For a list of School of Surgery SuppoRTT Champions, please see the School SuppoRTT pages.
Training Support Network
Information on specialist support services for resident doctors who are experiencing difficulties which may affect their ability to train.
NHS England North West Training Support Network
No current planned meetings.
For more information please contact england.surgery.nw@nhs.net
Page Last Updated 30 June 2023