London Deanery Professional Framework for Supervisors
The London Deanery Professional Framework for Supervisors outlines the training and accreditation required in order for supervisors in London Trusts to meet regulatory requirements that came into force in January 2010. The Framework derives directly from the PMETB Generic Standards for Training (PMETB 2008). It applies to all those doctors acting as clinical and educational supervisors working within Trusts and other local education providers within London.
The framework is designed around seven key areas of activity, all of which relate to the role of the postgraduate medical supervisor. The precise emphasis on individual areas varying depending on the supervisory role.
The seven areas are: 
- Ensuring safe and effective patient care
- Establishing and maintaining an environment for learning
- Teaching and facilitating learning
- Enhancing learning though assessment
- Supporting and monitoring educational progress
- Guiding personal and professional development
- Continuing professional development as an educator
The Framework is intended to satisfy the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board ‘Generic Standards for Training and will be used to guide the training and selection of supervisors and the development of local faculty development programmes. This document also includes a structured portfolio to support Trust-based accreditation of educational supervisors. Guidance to inform job planning, in the form of an educational tariff, is also provided.
All supervisors should be selected for the role and their name, contact details and training recorded on a database at the Trust. This is usually held at the postgraduate centre. Educational supervisors should be able to demonstrate that they have been trained in all areas of the Professional Development Framework and participate in a three-yearly cycle of portfolio-based review.
For clinical supervisors, training is mandatory in selected areas only. Training once undertaken - with the exception of equalities and diversity - need not be repeated.
Full details about the London Deanery’s Professional Development Framework and all supporting documents are available from the menu bar on the left. Information about Trust-based training courses and local arrangements for accreditation and review can be obtained from local postgraduate medical education centres.