ARCP
NWSOR ARCP Process
An Annual Review of Competence (ARCP) is an annual process for assessing training progression against the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) Curriculum. Every trainee will have at least one ARCP per training year. Trainees LTFT, or out of sync may be invited to more than one ARCP particularly if at critical progression points in training.
You should be aware of the policy & procedures set by NHSE around ARCP including appeals process Policies & Procedures | Health Education North West (nwpgmd.nhs.uk)
Training and teaching is focused around the RCR Clinical Radiology 2021 Curriculum:
Trainees who undertake Interventional or Interventional Neuro Radiology from ST4 will move onto the IR Curriculum
Nuclear Medicine training from ST3 - ST5 follows the Clinical Radiology curriculum requirements for ST1 - ST3 at 80% of training time with ARCPs in Clinical Radiology via RCR/RISR. From ST6 ARCPs are recorded via JRCTPB and assessed by the national Nuclear Medicine Training Programme team including the final ARCP and dual award of CCT. Guidance on the Nuclear Medicine dual CCT programme can be accessed here.
From August 2024 - new ARCP Templates, Checklists and Processes should be used for ARCPs.
ARCP Documents
From August 2024 there are new templates, guidance and checklists for all trainees and Educational Supervisors to reference when preparing for ARCP. Please only use these new templates and guidance for ARCPs after August 2024.
FORM R
Form R is a key revalidation document required for each ARCP - this is now managed on the Trainee Information System (TIS) Self Service function: https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/form-r
You must save a copy of your TIS self service return, and upload a copy of the Form R Part B to your zip folder
Please complete a Form R Part A if there have been changes to your personal details eg home address, name changes, phone number and notify the Programme Support Team.
Teaching/Reflective Practice
A new item for ARCP is a reflection/teaching diary. Trainees are asked to complete 1 reflection piece every month, based on a teaching session they have attended. You can upload this onto the reflection section on RISR/Kaizen. Please upload this onto your e-portfolio for ARCP.
Reflection can be on teaching you have attended, articles read, on-line webinars or lectures they have watched. It could be related to an interesting case you have encountered (but full anonymisation must be adhered to).
ST2 Trainees:
ST2 trainees are expected to complete 1 piece of reflection each month. When in the ST2 Academy they are expected to complete 2 additional reflection pieces within the 3 month placement. Your reflections will be reviewed at the Academy.
ST3 Trainees:
ST3 trainees are expected to complete 1 reflection each month and attend whole year group teaching and FRCR2A teaching sessions. Completing the teaching diary to mark attendance or missed days helps log attendance on the programmes.
ST4 Trainees:
Teaching organised for ST4 trainees will be FRCR 2B exam focused teaching.
Zip Folder Guidance
YouTube video which explains the ARCP process and how to zip file on Kaizen/RISR
Created by Dr Alistair Craig (Former Head of School)
RISR Portfolio & RCR
The RCR manages RISR/Advance (Kaizen) and the platform. The School is unable to add placements, supervisors or information to the system. Each trainee is responsible for registering and maintaining their ePortfolio.
The Programme Support Team only has access to add ARCP outcome information, and can view entries and information detailed.
When completing any Educational Supervisor Reports please ensure that the correct curriculum form has been selected and completed which clearly outlines CiP levels. Before submission, please check the CiP levels for your stage of training and you agree with the levels being confirmed in your ESSR. This is a core document that guides the ARCP panel to award an outcome.
For support or training guides, please visit https://www.rcr.ac.uk/clinical-radiology/specialty-training/curriculum/risradvance
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