Coordinate the supervisory team

Coordinate the supervisory team

Supervision of a registrar is commonly shared by the designated supervisor with at least one other supervisor. This exposes the registrar to different clinical practice and teaching styles and provides cover if the designated supervisor is absent. Other members of the practice team, such as reception and administrative staff, cultural educators, nurses and other allied health workers, may also contribute to education. Therefore, we refer to the ‘supervisory team’.

• orientating the registrar to the training site
• developing a clinical supervision plan
• developing a teaching plan
• performing assessments.

In larger practices, the supervisory team may need to meet to clarify roles. The teaching plan functions as a shared log of teaching activities and assessments.