ARCP

The ARCP date for CST trainees in KSS is:  Friday 11 May 2012.

Your portfolios must be up to date with the minimum requirements by Tuesday 1 May 2012, the panel will then review your portfolios electronically over the week and a meeting will be held on 11 May 2012.

You need to have completed all of the WBA requirements by the 1 May 2012.  A summary Guidance on your WBA requirments can be found in the download section of the website on the right hand side of the page. 

By the time of your ARCP in May, you must have completed a minimumnumber of the following assessment tools

x 12 CBD (6 to be done with a consultant)

x 12 Mini-CEX  (6 to be done with a consultant)

x 12 DOPS (CT1 – 4 to be done with a consultant) (CT2 – 6 to be done with a consultant) and PBAs (CT2 – 6 to be done with a consultant)

x 1 Mini-PAT for the first placement should be completed during the 4th month

Important information:50% of these (that is – 6 of each) MUST be done with a consultant by the date of your ARCP.  

KSS Deanery Credit Scheme

All Core Trainees will eventually apply for Higher Surgical Training posts, and competition will be intense.

Not all surgical Specialties have the same number of opportunities for Higher Surgical Training. (Plastics/ENT/Urology fewer; T&O and General Surgery a greater number).

In order to allow Trainees to plan Careers appropriately a 'Ranking Scheme' has been adopted. This is very similar in nature to the ST3 Application Forms that you will all have to fill in for HST applications.

At the time of your ARCP you will be sent a questionnaire and a preference sheet to fill in. From this information you will all be ranked against your peers. The information will be checked and discrepancy may mean disqualification.  You can find the Credit Scheme in the download section of the website.  This may be subject to change. 

The highest scoring CT1 Trainees will be able to choose their next posts. Everyone will have a CT2 Post – but your choice of specialty rotation will depend upon your ranking.

The highest CT2 Trainees will be able to choose a CT2+ post of their choice (subject to availability and PMETB approval). There will NOT be sufficient CT2+ posts for all CT2 Trainees.