Educational Roles

A GP Trainer is someone who actively supports and trains GP Trainees in practice. GPs must attend a compulsory course before they can become a GP Trainer, Out of Hours Clinical Supervisor or foundation supervisor.

Associated links:

https://gprecruitment.hee.nhs.uk/Recruitment/Academic
http://www.wessexdeanery.nhs.uk/courses__conferences/educator_and_trainer_dev/gp_trainer_development.aspx
https://www.gponline.com/career-development-becoming-gp-trainer/article/1424835

A clinical tutor is accountable to, and acts on behalf of, the postgraduate dean and the chief executive in an NHS trust to oversee the provision of education for doctors in training and to ensure that this is carried out to a satisfactory standard.

Associated links:

https://www.bmj.com/content/319/7224/S2-7224

Health Education England exists for one reason only: to support the delivery of excellent healthcare and health improvement to the patients and public of England by ensuring that the workforce of today and tomorrow has the right numbers, skills, values and behaviours, at the right time and in the right place. Their work covers more than 100 programmes from planning and commissioning, to recruiting and developing healthcare staff in a range of healthcare and community settings providing the potential for a range of different roles.

Associated links:

https://www.hee.nhs.uk/about/work-us