Eligibility
During the period of provisional registration, all provisional registered practitioners are required to appoint a supervisor. The choice of supervisor must:
a. Be a practitioner holding full registration in the respective profession (refer to Table 1);
b. Possess a minimum of 3 years’ full-time working experience;
c. Under full-time employment and works at the same workplace as the supervisee (i.e. same company and practising outlet);
d. Must not have any direct personal relationship with the supervisee either by spousal or first-degree relatives (parents, full siblings and children); and
e. Attend the supervisory framework briefing prior or during the period of undertaking.
Table 1: Supervision allowed:
| Supervisor (Full registration) |
Supervisee |
| Optometrist |
May supervise the following temporary/conditional/provisional practitioner:
i. Optometrist
ii. Optician (Refraction and Dispensing)
iii. Optician (Dispensing) |
|
- Optician (Contact Lens Practice)
- Optician (Refraction & Dispensing)
|
May only supervise the following temporary/conditional/provisional practitioner:
i. Optician (Refraction and Dispensing)
ii. Optician (Dispensing)
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| Optician (Dispensing) |
May only supervise the following temporary/conditional/provisional practitioner:
i. Optician (Dispensing)
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Supervisor's Role
The appointed supervisor is responsible for:
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Providing adequate supervision and guidance to the supervisee during the period of his/ her provisional registration;
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Assisting in co-managing the supervisee’s patients professionally as his/ her own;
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Vetting and signing-off supervisee’s cases gathered under the framework;
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Ensuring that supervisee’s conduct and practice is befitting of the profession and adhering to the Board’s Code of Professional Conduct and Professional Practice Guidelines for Optometrists and Opticians;
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Conducting a progress assessment with supervisee on his/her performance at prescribed intervals using the supervisor’s report template and submit on a timely manner as required by the Board.
The appointed supervisor is allowed to have more than 1 workplace, but the principal workplace must be the same as supervisee. At any time, the supervisor can only accept up to a maximum of 3 supervisees
in total.
In the event that the appointed supervisor is away from work for a period of more than a month (e.g. taking long leave), resigns or is unable to continue his/her supervisory duties, he/she shall be responsible to:
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Recommend a covering supervisor to the supervisee(s) for appointment;
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Update the Board with any supporting documents at least two weeks before the absence for record;
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Ensure that his/her supervisory duties is handed over to the newly appointed supervisor; and
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Supervisee should stop practising optometry/ opticianry immediately if the appointment of the new supervisor is not completed/ choice of supervisor is not approved.