Tutorials and Work-based assessments (WBAs) for the BSSH Hand Diploma

• Modules 1-8 of the course include a series of tutorials and WBAs conducted by the local diploma supervisor and a number of diploma tutors.
• In order to satisfy quality assurance procedures within Higher Education the University require all tutors to be approved.
• This is achieved by the tutors completing a proforma CV and signing an agreement form.
• Any modules undertaken, or coursework completed with an unapproved tutor will not be accepted
• See Section 8 of course manual for more information.

Eligibility Criteria

Surgeons teaching hand specific modules/tutorials

•         A consultant or senior most level SAS doctor with a major interest in hand surgery.
•         Have been awarded the British hand Diploma or have been 5 years at the senior level in Hand surgery they currently hold.
•         Has good awareness of the British Hand Diploma and the requirements that need to be met within a tutorial.

 Surgeons teaching hand related modules e.g. oncology

•         A consultant or senior most level SAS doctor.
•         Has an overview awareness of the British Hand Diploma and the requirements that need to be met within a tutorial.
•         Be ratified by a Diploma Supervisor, current or historic, as having the appropriate level of knowledge required to deliver the tutorial to the standard required.

Allied health professionals e.g. OT, physio, neurophysiologist, radiologist,

prosthetist

•         As senior level within their specialty
•         Has an overview awareness of the British Hand Diploma and the requirements that need to be met within a tutorial.
•         Be ratified by a Diploma Supervisor, current or historic, as having the appropriate level of knowledge required to deliver the tutorial to the standard required.

Applying to be an Approved BSSH Diploma Tutor

• In order to become become an approved tutor for the diploma please complete this registration form and submit it along with an uploaded and signed copy of the Pro forma CV and Diploma Tutor Agreement.doc
• This is a one off event and involves submission of a what is a summary CV (see Section 8 of the manual), it is not expected that every tutor will complete every field of the form but pertinent extracts from a standard CV are appropriate. Only CVs submitted via this registration form will be accepted for this purpose.
• The resulting approval can be used as evidence of teaching and training for your annual appraisal and the revalidation process.