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Supervisors

ARCP Guidance

ARCP Trainer's Report

All the assessments are now conducted electronically. Therefore the Educational Supervisor's (Trainer's) report for the ARCP MUST be completed using the RCPCH e-portfolio (click on Educational Supervision and add a new Trainer's Report).

If you need to issue a supplementary report, simply complete another Trainer's report with the supplementary information.

The Trainer's report should confirm the number of satisfactory workplace-based assessments (WPBAs). Beware not to double-count assessments - they should only relate to the period for which you are reporting.

In addition to confirming the number of satisfactory WPBAs, please ensure that they cover the breadth of the curriculum at the trainee's level (i.e. not all neonatology, etc).

When a trainee is moving from one level to another (i.e. ST3 to 4 - completion of level1; and ST5 to 6 - completion of level 2 training), please check to ensure the trainee satisfies the essential criteria (e.g. has all the mandatory level 1 DOPs and MRCPCH, in addition to the correct number of mini-CEX and CbD, before progression to ST4 or level 2 training).

Please assess the trainee's coverage of the RCPCH curriculum. This will evident in the following areas:

  • The Development Log in the trainee's e-Portfolio
  • Workplace-based assessments
  • The e-Portfolio curriculum: against which the trainee should enter electronic notes and cross-reference to other areas in their Development Log (e.g. training events attended, reflective entries, etc).

Finally, remember to save as a final version.

Educational Supervisors

Please could you complete the Educational Supervisor’s report with headings along the lines previously agreed by the STC, which are as follows:

  • Experience – including any areas, which are particularly lacking, considering the current stage of training.
  • Ability – which includes knowledge, clinical and technical skills
  • Motivation – including commitment to the care of children and learning with evidence of self-motivation, initiative and ability to organise their learning time.
  • Personality – e.g. the doctor’s ability to work in stressful situations, to undertake and delegate responsibility.
  • Communication skills and the ability to work in a team.
  • Audit and research – participation in research projects and any form of training given
  • Management – existing and potential management skills, e.g. organisation of medical rotas, initiation of any change, problem solving skills and any formal training
  • Teaching Skills – include evidence of any supervised teaching sessions with feedback
  • Informatics
  • An overall summary of trainee –“the bottom line”

It is assumed that the report and its contents will be based both on personal observation and following discussion with members of the wider team involved with the trainee. Note that this supervisor’s report is in addition to any RCPCH Training Reports or SPRAT assessments.

N.B. advance warning should be given both to the trainee and the Deanery if you identify any specific difficulties that may need addressing during the RITA process.

Panel Members

Please see the document attached to see our guide on preparing a RITA Report.