THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
SPECIALIST TRAINING COMMITTEE
EDUCATIONAL APPROVAL OF NEW PLACEMENT FOR
BASIC SPECIALIST TRAINING SCHEMES
ALL APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE CO-ORDINATING TUTOR/COLLEGE TUTOR TO WHICH THIS NEW OR REVISED PLACEMENT IS ATTACHED.
(Please return to Lee Jordan, Postgraduate Education Assistant, The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 17 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PG)
This form is intended to be used when a basic training scheme is either::
1. Requiring educational approval of a new placement on the scheme.
2. Change to the Educational Supervisor in an existing placement.
3. Change to the specialty of an existing placement.
4. Change of Site for an existing placement
Name of scheme………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Name and work address of Co-ordinating Tutor/College Tutor ……………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
PLEASE PRINT
1. EDUCATIONAL APPROVAL OF A NEW PLACEMENT ON THE SCHEME:
Specialty of placement………………………………………………………………………………………….
Name of educational supervisor………………………………………………………………………………..
Site of placement……………………………………………………………………………………………….
Please enclose the following:
a. Job description for the SHO. (To include educational objectives and opportunities in this post)
b. Timetable for the SHO. (This must show an hour of educational supervision, attendance at the MRCPsych course, academic arrangements and on-call).
c. Timetable of the educational supervisor. (This must show an hour of educational supervision with the SHO.)
d. An up to date brief CV of the educational supervisor, including all psychiatric experience and training. (This must also include date of consultant appointment, date of appointments committee (if known), confirmation of entry to the Specialist Register, registered for CPD, qualifications.)
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2. CHANGE TO EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISOR IN AN EXISTING PLACEMENT:
Please complete the relevant information where applicable:
Name of new educational supervisor………………………………………………………………………….
PLEASE PRINT
(Please ensure brief CV is enclosed and indicate date of Appointments Committee (where known))
Name of former educational supervisor………………………………………………………………………
PLEASE PRINT
Specialty of placement………………………………………………………………………………………….
Site of placement……………………………………………………………………………………………….
If there are any changes to the existing job description, please enclose a revised version.
3. CHANGE OF SPECIALTY TO AN EXISTING PLACEMENT:
Please send the relevant paperwork as indicated in point 1 of this form:
Current Specialty: ……………………………………………………………………………………….
New Specialty: ………………………………………………………………………………………….
Name of former educational supervisor......
Name of new educational supervisor......
If change of site, please indicate: ………………………………………………………………………
4. CHANGE OF SITE FORAN EXISTING PLACEMENT
Name of educational supervisor......
Existing site of placement......
New site of placement......
If there are any changes to the existing job description, please enclose a revised version.
IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER CHANGES TO AN EXISTING PLACEMENT (E.G. CHANGES IN THE SHO JOB DESCRIPTION), PLEASE ENCLOSE THE RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION.
Name of College Tutor/Co-ordinating Tutor ……………………………………………………………
PLEASE PRINT
Signature of College Tutor/Co-ordinating Tutor………………………………………………......
Date…………………………………………………………………………………………………......
PLEASE NOTE: Incomplete applications, eg, failure to submit the relevant documentation, will delay the approval of posts.
ABBREVIATED MODEL SHO JOB DESCRIPTION: NAME OF SHO
(No more than 2 sides A4)
1) Name of Post.
2) Type of post and name of employing Trust
3) a) Name of Consultant trainer (s)
b) Details of multidisciplinary team (grades of medical staff; availability of clinical psychologists, CPN’s, PSW’s, OT’s, others, incl. secretary)
4) Responsibilities and opportunities of SHO post:
a) Core clinical work (consistent with RCPsych requirements):
o Settings where work will be carried out;
o Numbers of beds, day places, clinics, etc;
o Types of assessments and treatments (all clinical experience must be appropriate to SHO training;
o Details of on-call duty rota (number of tiers, arrangements for supervision by on-call consultant);
b) Academic activities:
o Opportunities within Directorate/Trust (e.g. case conferences, journal clubs, lectures);
o Attendance at peer group meetings (all trainees must have the opportunity to attend)
c) Supervision:
o Explicit statement about minimum one hour/week timetabled personal supervision from Consultant, additional to clinical supervision.
5) Timetables for SHO and Educational Supervisor (to show all regular commitments through the week). Must show supervision hour and sessions for MRCPsych/MSc.
6) Learning Objectives.
Post specific:
SHO specific, probably different for each SHO in post:
Educational Supervisor Timetable
Please complete the proposed timetable for the trainer. This should show:
a. regular scheduled consultant supervision of one hour.
b. attendance at the MRCPsych course
c. academic arrangements
d. arrangements for on-call
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Fridayam
pm
SHO Timetable
Please complete the proposed timetable for the trainee. This should show:
a. regular scheduled consultant supervision of one hour.
b. Attendance at MRCPsych Course
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Fridayam
pm
July 2004