Supervision requirements
Last revised: 25 Feb 2026
When you are working in the training site but your supervisor is not physically present, there must be an agreed system in place where your supervisor or an appropriate delegate can be contacted for prompt clinical consultation. This includes when your supervisor has planned or unplanned leave.
If your supervisor is on leave for less than two weeks, you can ask another GP who meets the supervisor eligibility criteria (as per the Training site and supervisor handbook) to supervise you. For periods of leave longer than two weeks, your supervisor should submit a leave request via the FSP portal.
If your supervisor can no longer supervise you, you must advise the Training Programs team as soon as possible. You won’t be able to train without a supervisor for more than two weeks and you’ll be required to go on leave until the College approves an alternate supervisor, nominated by you.
Any unsupervised training time won’t count towards your training.
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