Clinical Supervision

In August 2007 everything changed and SHOs started to talk about their e-portfolio and bandy about a whole new set of acronyms such as Mini-CEX, Multi Source Feedback (MSF), Case Based Discussion (CBD), Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) and Clinical Supervisor’s Reports (CSR). To make matter worse they started asking consultants or nominated middle grades to start assessing them and logging the outcomes in their e-portfolio!

 

Fortunately, once you understand the jargon it’s becomes a whole lot easier – just click for our download Clinical Supervision Explained which covers all you need to know.

 

Here is a brief explanation of terms & some useful downloads

 

Clinical Evaluation Exercise (MINI-CEX) (click to download)

Mini-CEX is simply an evaluation of a 15 minute snapshot of doctor/patient interaction within a secondary care setting (a witnessed consultation).

 

Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) (click) - is designed to provide feedback on procedural skills essential to the provision of good clinical care. 

 

Case Based Discussion (CBD) (click) - is a structured interview designed to explore professional judgement exercised in clinical cases which have been selected by the GPStR and presented for evaluation. 

 

The Multi-Source Feedback (MSF)  (click) - this tool is part and parcel of all junior doctor assessment and provides a sample of attitudes and opinions of colleagues on the clinical performance and professional behaviour of the GPStR.

 

The Clinical Supervisors Report - The Clinical Supervisors Report (CSR) forms part of the evidence which is gathered through WPBA. The ePortfolio has a section for the clinical supervisor to write a short structured report on the GPStR at the end of each hospital post. This covers:

• The knowledge base relevant to the post
• Practical skills relevant to the post
• The professional competences

 

Go to our Tools for Clinical supervisors  (click) for more information