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At the end of each year of training a formal assessment of your training will be made to determine whether you can progress to the next year of the specialty training programme. This is the responsibility of the Postgraduate Dean in conjunction with the School of Anaesthesia. You will be given at least 6 weeks’ notice of your ARCP review.
The ARCP panel will examine your Educational Supervisor’s Report (ESR), logbook summary and Personal Development Plan (PDP). The ARCP panel will then issue an appropriate Annual Assessment Outcome form.
The ARCP Assessment Outcome Form must be kept in your Training Portfolio. Copies will be retained by the School of Anaesthesia and Deanery and forwarded to your Educational Supervisor and the RCA Training Directorate.
Trainees with a successful ARCP outcome will be invited to receive feedback from a member of the ARCP panel. A trainee who receives an unsuccessful ARCP outcome must attend the ARCP panel for feedback. This also provides an opportunity to sign the documents and to allow for educational planning.
Standards & Documentation for ARCP The standards and level of documentation expected by the School of Anaesthesia are summarised at the end of the ESR for your year of training. You must meet with your educational supervisor and together you must complete the “Educational Supervisors Report” (ESR). You should send your signed and completed ESR in good time to the School Administrator, Alice Jackson.
In order to compile the report your supervisor will need to examine your Training Portfolio. Electronic portfolio documents can be found at:
ST5-7 http://www.nemsa.net/highertraineeportfolio.doc ST3-4 http://www.nemsa.net/intermediatepersonalportfolio.doc CT1-2 http://www.nemsa.net/basicpersonalportfolio.doc:
The following domains will be assessed by your Educational Supervisor: Clinical 1. Clinical supervisor workplace module assessments for Basic/Intermediate/Higher Level Training Units as appropriate, e.g. paediatrics, orthopaedics, general. 2. Workplace-based assessments, i.e. DOPS, CEX, CbD. 3. Any mandatory assessments, e.g. initial assessment of competency (CT1), obstetric anaesthesia competency (CT1-2), intensive care (CT1-2). 4. Behavioural and attitudinal assessments, e.g. MSF, NEMSA behavioural assessment document. 5. Logbook summary as per the Royal College of Anaesthetists. The summary must be for the current period of assessment. Evidence of examination success if applicable
Non-clinical 1. Teaching programme attendance for the current period of assessment. 2. Record of study leave. 3. Presentations and teaching activity (include feedback). 4. Clinical governance activity, e.g. audit, incident reporting, legal & ethics. 5. Management activity, e.g. rota 6. Research & publications 7. Information technology, e.g. evidence of presentations, ECDL Praise and complaints
Personal Development Plan (PDP) Preparation for and completion of the ESR should inform the development of an updated PDP which must also be submitted to the ARCP panel for consideration.
The ARCP panel The ARCP panel will meet to review your ESR, logbook summary and PDP in your absence. The possible outcomes following the assessment of your documentation are:
Outcome 1: Achieving progress and competencies at the expected rate (clinical/academic). You will be allowed to progress to the next year of your training. Outcome 2: Development of specific competencies required (additional training time not required). The trainee’s progress has been acceptable overall but there are some competencies which have not been fully achieved and need to be further developed. If completed successfully, there will not be a delay to CCT. Outcome 3: Inadequate progress made by the trainee (additional training time required; training extended). The trainee has not met all of their required competencies and their progress is considered inadequate. The trainee must attend the ARCP panel. Outcome 4: Released from training programme with or without specified competencies. This is awarded to trainees if there is insufficient and sustained lack of progress, despite having had additional focussed training. Outcome 5: Incomplete evidence presented – additional training time may be required. The panel can make no statement about progress or otherwise since the trainee supplied either no information or incomplete information. This may be changed to outcome 3 subsequently. Outcome 6: Gained all the required competencies: Within 6 months of your anticipated CCT date you will be called for your final Review. At this review, the entirety of your training will be reviewed and if successful you will be recognised as having completed the training programme and for the award of a CCT or CESR. Outcome 7: Out of programme research, approved Clinical Training or a career break (OOPR/OOPT/OOPC). Rob McCahon 26/5/2010
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NEMSA.net |
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Nottingham and East Midlands School of Anaesthesia on the net |
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ARCP |
Annual Review of Competence Progression (replaces RITA for ST’s) |
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Click here—NB. YOU ARE NOW REQUIRED TO HAVE NON-OBSTETRIC EPIDURAL PLACEMENT COMPETENCY SIGNED OFF WHICH CAN BE FOR LUMBAR OR THORACIC EPIDURAL PLACEMENT. We would encourage you to acquire competencies in both lumbar and thoracic epidural placement but appreciate that non-obstetric lumbar epidurals are infrequently performed. |
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CT2 form—revised January 2010 |
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ST3 form—revised June 2009 |
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ST4 form—revised June 2009 |
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ST5 form—revised December 2009 |
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CT1 form—revised June 2009 |
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Educational Supervisors Report (ESR) forms: |
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Click here for names and Click here for exact schedule |
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ARCP dates 2010 |
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ARCP dates 2010 |
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ST6 form—revised June 2010 |
