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Explore issues in trainee performance, legal aspects, conduct, professional standards, and employer responsibilities. Learn about identifying and addressing underperforming trainees.
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TRAINEE PERFORMANCE ISSUESManagers Conference 2013 Dr Nick Roberts Performance Lead
Deanery Involvement in Performance • Working with Pre CCT Trainees • Undertaking investigations post CCT for Area Team • Implementing Remediation pre and post CCT using advanced Trainer group
overview • They are DIFFICULT!! • Emotionally draining • Each case is unique • Legally threatening • Complex • Time consuming • Frustrating
Performance Areas. • Health • Capability / Competence • Conduct • A mixture of all 3
Health and sickness • Stress – work / relationship • Depression • Drug and Alcohol • Physical illness
Determining conduct v capability • Can the trainee do it but won’t? • Is the trainee unable to and so doesn’t?
Major Conduct Lapses Personal Professional • Theft • Fraud • Computer Pornography • Bullying • Self prescribing • Patient relationships • Consent • Confidentiality
Professional Conduct • Treatment of Colleagues • Respect for patients • Engagement with e-portfolio • Time Keeping • Record keeping • Communication
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS GOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE 2013
Competency • Disappearing act • Low work rate • Rigidity • Exam failure • Insight failure • Underperforming clinically
ROLES AND RESPONSABILITIES • EMPLOYER • Employment law • Discipline procedures • Health and Safety • Equal opportunities • Pay and sickness
TRAINER • Patient safety • Poor performance – symptom not diagnosis • Meet early with trainee (not alone) • Involve Deanery early • Document everything • Offer support • Objectivity • Learning plans
Deanery Role • Support trainer and practice • Support trainee • Coordinating other assessments • Trainers / TPD’s / Occupational health • Decision making (ARCP) • Remedial placements • (managing trainees in difficulty – deanery website)
Deanery Performance Group • Meets regularly to discuss underperforming trainees. • Trainees grouped as Red / Amber / Green depending on degree of concern • Manages primary and secondary Care cases