On-site supervision model
On-site supervision is the preferred model for the FSP. The RACGP requires the supervision described below as a minimum, regardless of your supervision status with Ahpra:
- In GPT1 and GPT2, your supervisor is with you at the training site a minimum of 80% of the time
- In GPT3 and GPT4, your supervisor is with you at the training site for a minimum of 50% of the time
- In consolidation, your supervisor is with you at the training site for a minimum of 50% of the time
At the commencement of GPT1 you must practice under direct supervision of an accredited supervisor, until your supervisor decides that this is no longer required. The EASL helps inform this decision. Direct supervision is the term used to describe a supervisor having oversight of every consultation.
This is achieved by your supervisor:
- observing your consultation, or
- reviewing the patient with you before the patient leaves, or
- reviewing the consultation notes and, where relevant, discussing the case with you at the end of the session or the following day.
In GPT1 and 2, you are competent to practice safely without review of every case but still require close monitoring. A clinical supervision plan is in place that describes who is to be contacted and when and how that contact is expected to occur. Your supervisor is available to attend your consultations as required.
In GPT3 and 4, you are competent to practice with a high degree of self-sufficiency but still require access to supervisor support and a clinical supervision plan. Your supervisor is available to attend in-person as required.
In the consolidation phase, you are competent to practice with a high degree of self-sufficiency but still require access to supervisor support. This supervision can be provided by the nominated supervisor or a supervisory team.