A primary clinical supervisor for training, is mandatory for completion of the CCPU. Every scan must be performed under the supervision of the candidates nominated primary supervisor. It is expected that all candidates will have direct supervision in the first instance until the candidate reaches a safe proficiency level to perform and interpret the scan by means of indirect supervision.
A primary supervisor can be nominated if they fulfil one of the following criteria:
- A current CCPU holder in the unit of study held for at least 12 months.
- A current CCPU RCE holder can supervise the FELS unit of study.
- A current DDU holder in the relevant field of study
- A Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (FRANZCR)
- A Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Cardiology) (FRACP)**
- A Fellow of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEM)***
- A Fellow of the College of Intensive Care Medicine (FCICM)***
- A Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FANZCA)***
- A Fellow of the Australasian College of Phlebology (FACP) with 2 years post fellowship ultrasound experience.****
*All nominees for primary clinical supervisor must hold current registration with AHPRA or MCNZ
**A primary supervisor that meets criteria 6.5 is only eligible to supervise the cardiology units, FELS and RCE.
***A primary supervisor that meets criteria 6.6 to 6.7 is only eligible to supervise the Vascular Access unit.
**** A primary supervisor that meets criteria 6.9 is only eligible to supervise the Lower Extremity Venous Ultrasound unit.
A sonographer registered with the Australian Sonographers Accreditation Registry (ASAR) or the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologist Board (MRTB) can assist in appropriate supervision and teaching within their scope of practice. Overall supervision must remain with the primary supervisor for the purposes of diagnosis, report writing, clinical reasoning and patient management. The primary supervisor must sign off the logbook and formative and summative assessments.
A nominated primary clinical supervisor must complete the clinical supervisor form for the candidate to submit with the enrolment application. ASUM must be notified of any changes to the nominated primary clinical supervisor due to workplace changes or unit selection.
Please note: Supervisors are reminded to consider patient safety as a primary principle when determining the appropriate level of direct/indirect supervision. Supervisors are reminded of their responsibilities under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (National Law) that requires practitioners, employers and education providers to report ‘notifiable conduct’, as defined in section 140 of the National Law, to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), in order to prevent the public being placed at risk of harm.
