Out of Hours Provider. The Out of Hours provider will work with the Postgraduate School of Primary Care and Primary Care Organisations to develop training opportunities for Doctor in Training. It is the role of the Out of Hours provider to: • Ensure that Doctor in Training provide all required supporting information as identified in Item 6. • Inform the Doctor in Training that they will not be able to commence training in the OoH service if this evidence is not received as directed • Have in place an induction policy which will be submitted to the Training Programme. Subsequent updates to this will be provided to the PCT. The policy is required to reflect the needs of the organisation and the local NHS Community the service is operating within. • The Provider will ensure that the Doctor in Training operates within the training scheme area supported by the OoH Clinical Supervisor so ensuring a hands on second opinion is available if required. • The OoH Provider is responsible for ensuring that Doctor in Training are exposed to a range of shifts as discussed and agreed with the Training Programme. This should include evening shifts and weekend day shifts, but no overnight shifts. Doctor in Training should gain experience in OoH centres, visits and telephone triage. • The detail of how Doctor in Training gain the knowledge required to move through the ‘traffic light stages’ should be left with the OoH organisation and monitored via QC visits. • Ensure at least one standalone induction session before a Doctor in Training works an OoH shift. This is in addition to the clinical sessions. It should include: ▪ Aims and objectives for the session ▪ IT systems ▪ Formal teaching on telephone triage ▪ Description of the organisation ▪ How to make referrals ▪ Maintenance of personal security and awareness and management of the security risks to others. ▪ In house protocols and prescribing policy ▪ Shadowing / Mentoring ▪ Local NHS Service Information ▪ Confirmation of GPRs competencies • The Provider organisation is required to ensure that all OoH Clinical Supervisors achieve the minimum standard and will provide evidence when required to Commissioners and the Postgraduate School of Primary Care that this has been monitored and where not achieved rectification action taken. • The Provider will recommend doctors who may be suitable as OoH supervisors but not withhold recommendation without a documented reason • The Provider to support the use of an approved feedback form from the Clinical Sup...
