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Only four education and training roles  require Recognition of Trainer status,2 Undergraduate and 2 Postgraduate:

Undergraduate

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

  • Module / Block Leads
  • NHS teaching leads / Sub Deans

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

  • Teaching Deans
  • Year Leads / Directors

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: 27.04.2026 at 15.46