Responsibilities of an RVTS Supervisor

An RVTS Supervisor will:

• maintain regular contact with their registrar as follows:

In the 1st 6 months:                                 1 hour per week
In the 2nd 6 months:                                1 hour per fortnight 
For the remainder of the program:        1 hour per month

• be available to provide clinical advice and assistance when required by the registrar during the registrar's clinical duties
• participate in twice yearly 3-way teleconferences between the registrar, supervisor and an RVTS medical educator. These will be arranged by the RVTS office and will form part of the regular contact between the supervisor and registrar.
• visit the registrar once per year as part of a clinical teaching visit, and provide a written report on the visit to the RVTS office. The visit will be arranged in conjunction with the RVTS office.
• join the weekly teletutorials for which their registrar is presenting a case - twice per year. This is considered as part of the regular contact between the supervisor and registrar.
• where possible, attend one of the RVTS face to face registrar training workshops per year.
• participate in appropriate teacher training provided by but not limited to RVTS.
• inform RVTS immediately of any issues in their role as a supervisor and will provide RVTS regular feedback on their registrar.
• will participate at least twice yearly in RVTS supervisor teleconferences.