CPD for clinical support roles: I lead or am a member of a research-related committee, foundation, editorial board, ethics committee or other research group

Practice evaluation (category 1)

• Participate in a cultural safety activitySee the Support across work roles > Providing a culturally safe practice tab for more information with a view to better understanding cultural safety and implications for research and publishing practice. Following this activity, consider undertaking a critical reflection on what you have learnt and what it means for your practice.
• Formally engage with a mentor to further your professional goals and research practice. Claim hours spent doing so under the mentoring activity.
• Ask other committee members to provide you with multi-source feedback (clinical support), with a trusted colleague collating the feedback and discussing it with you.
• Participate in a peer support group of self-selected peers with expertise and interest in similar areas of practice (see key areas to consider)Learning and growing as in your role, including your professional supports and networks; Using your specialist knowledge to address public interest; Enhancing your leadership skills, including committee chairing; Enhancing your communication skills; Managing conflicts of interest and understanding own biases. See the resources section to support selection of peer support group discussion topics.

Knowledge & skills (category 2)

• Participate in research committees, foundations, editorial boards or other research groups and claim this under education/research committee work.
• Undertake a formal leadership or governance qualification and claim time spent doing this under formal courses.
• Attend courses and workshops to develop your leadership skills. Claim time spent doing this under leadership and management skills development.
• Attend face-to-face or virtual learning sessions on leadership or governance relevant to your practice (for example: conferences, podcasts, webinars; see key areas to considerLearning and growing as in your role, including your professional supports and networks; Using your specialist knowledge to address public interest; Enhancing your leadership skills, including committee chairing; Enhancing your communication skills; Managing conflicts of interest and understanding own biases). Claim time spent doing this under learning sessions.
• Participate on an ethics committee and claim this under reviewer, grant applications.