Roles

Only four education and training roles actually require Recognition of Trainer status;2 Undergraduate and 2 Postgraduate. These are called the 'NAMED ROLES':

Undergraduate

Lead Co-ordinators of Undergraduate training at each local education provider:

  1. Module / Block Leads
  2. NHS teaching leads 
  3. University Teaching Lead and Deputy role

Those responsible for overseeing students' progress for each medical programme:

  1. Programme Lead, Academic Year Leads, Deputies and Directors
  2. Assessment Leads

Postgraduate

Clinical Supervisor

Educational Supervisor

" ... a trainer who is responsible for overseeing a specified trainee's clinical work for a placement in a clinical environment and is appropriately trained to do so."

Named Clinical Supervisors

" ... a trainer who is selected and appropriately trained to be responsible for the overall supervision and management of a trainee's trajectory of learning and educational progress during a placement and/or series of placements."

Named Educational Supervisors

This page was last updated on: 28.09.2026 at 15.05