Supervisor professional development payments

Flexible funds fact sheet

Supervisor professional development and networking is a critical component of quality GP training delivery. The RACGP’s Supervisor Professional Development payments provide for new and ongoing primary and secondary supervisors from 1 February 2023 as defined in the Flexible Funding Policy.

The aim of these payments is to support the mentoring of GP registrars whose professionalism, clinical capabilities and interpersonal skills are still in development, requiring specialist supervision and interventions relative to the learner. 

From 1 February there will be four classifications of GP Supervisors eligible for Professional Development payments.

Supervisor Classification	Definition
New Supervisor	Any supervisor who is accredited by the RACGP after 1 February 2023 for a period of 1 year from the date of confirmation of accreditation.
Ongoing Supervisor	Supervisors who were RACGP accredited prior to 1 February 2023 and supervisors who were accredited after 1 February 2023 after completion of their first year as an RACGP accredited supervisor.
Primary Supervisor	Accredited as the primary supervisor for a registrar in the practice. The primary supervisor takes ultimate responsibility for the registrars professional and educational progress during their placement with the practice.
Secondary Supervisor	Accredited secondary supervisor who is supporting the primary supervisor for a registrar in the practice from time to time

GP supervisor professional development funding supports by classification:

Classification		Professional development funding supports available
New Supervisors (first year)	Primary	RACGP will fund up to sixteen hours of supervisor professional development for new primary supervisors comprising: Completion of the RACGP Introductory GP supervisor online modules. Seven (7) of which must be completed prior to being accredited. The eighth module must be completed during the first year of supervisor accreditation. Supervisor professional development payments will be paid directly to the supervisor based on the completion of professional development activities and payment requirements.
	Secondary	RACGP will fund up to four hours of supervisor professional development for new secondary supervisors, which will be linked to the completion of three (3) specified learning modules which must be completed prior to being accredited. Paid directly to the supervisor based on the completion of professional development activities and payment requirements.
Ongoing Supervisor	Primary and secondary Presponsibility for the registrars professional a	There are no mandatory supervisor professional development requirements in 2023 for existing supervisors. • RACGP will fund up to eight (8) hours of supervisor professional development for ongoing supervisors. RACGP Supervisor online modules will be available to ongoing supervisors via the learning management system however will not be mandated. Paid directly to the supervisor based on the completion of professional development activities or to practice based on allocation of registrars.

Supervisor PD activity payment rates

Who	What	Rate
All GP Supervisors	Supervisor PD  hourly rate	$150/hr (+GST) up to the allowed maximum for the supervisor’s classification on submission of payment claim form and completion requirements
Rural/ Remote GP Supervisors	Travel time	$150/hr (+GST) for travel during business hours between practice or residence and RACGP professional development, after the first hour of travel each way up to a maximum of four hours. Additional travel time will be considered and pre-approved on a case-by-case basis. Supervisor required to submit claim form
	Travel mileage or  transfer costs  (Uber or CabCharge to and from airports)	Reimbursement for kms per the ATO rates, for travel to and from RACGP professional development   Supervisor required to submit claim form
	Flights, accommodation, and car rental	If flights, accommodation and/or car rental are required, the RACGP will book on behalf of the supervisor  Applicable for travel relating to RACGP mandatory in person supervisor professional development and remote supervision activities

Responsibility and eligibility

• Supervisors with an RACGP GP Registrar under their supervision from Term 1 2023 will be contacted by their local training coordinator in February 2023 to arrange payment of 4 hours professional development in accordance with this policy in advance. The funds will be processed and paid in  March 2023.
• Supervisors are responsible for the completion, accuracy, signing and submission of supervisor professional development forms