{"id":681,"date":"2021-06-24T15:43:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T14:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smpcets.scot.nhs.uk\/?page_id=681"},"modified":"2023-08-11T15:51:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T14:51:49","slug":"fy-trainees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smpcets.scot.nhs.uk\/?page_id=681","title":{"rendered":"FY Trainees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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FY Trainees<\/strong><\/p>

The FY requires the trainee to work to a set training plan under the supervision of nominated staff members.\u00a0 An example\u00a0generic training schedule<\/a>\u00a0can be found by following the link.\u00a0 Note that precise timings will vary between centres, so please speak with local training coordinator to obtain specific documentation.\u00a0 The training plan will be prepared using a\u00a0Minimum Deliverable Contents (MDC)<\/a> document for each rotation.\u00a0 These serve as a guide to training supervisors and coordinators at each training centre, as a way of ensuring that the type and standard of training is consistent across the various training centres.\u00a0 They are an aid to the development of the training plans, and do not serve as a personal benchmark for trainees to work towards.\u00a0 The training plan itself is usually divided into weekly tasks, each requiring individual sign-off by both the trainee and the supervisor.\u00a0 A fully signed-off training plan is required to be completed before the trainee is considered to have completed the rotation.<\/p>

Monitoring of progression during the FY is very important, and this assessed by a series of exercises that are essentially \u2018building blocks\u2019 of the training plan.\u00a0 Regular meetings with supervisors will be necessary to participate in\u00a0tutorials (TUT)<\/a>, and\u00a0case based discussions (CBD)<\/a>, and the supervisor is also expected to monitor\u00a0direct observation of practical skills (DOPS)<\/a>\u00a0whenever practical work is undertaken.\u00a0 \u00a0These meetings are an essential component of the training at this stage, and the training coordinator will be at hand to assist with any wider scale issues that may arise.<\/p>

The portfolio at the end of the FY should be constructed to showcase \u2018the best bits\u2019 of the training experience throughout the year (to be submitted in early September).\u00a0 The portfolio has a prescribed length of 80 pages \u2013 which is then sub-divided into four lots of 17 pages for each major rotation, plus two lots of 6 pages for each minor rotation.\u00a0 For each rotation, a fully signed-off training plan is also included as evidence of the work completed.\u00a0 The portfolio is intended to be a \u2018work book\u2019 of the tasks that are completed for a specific rotation.\u00a0 It does not need to be a \u2018glossy\u2019 publication, and does not require detailed background material, introduction, theory etc (these aspects of the training will be validated by the signed-off training plan).\u00a0 The key to a good portfolio is to pick aspects of the training that are drawn from components of the clinical service work undertaken in the rotation area, that are also able to demonstrate strong elements of learning and understanding at the same time.\u00a0 Examples of useful portfolio material could be the results of a complex MRI safety assessment undertaken on a patient implant, a summary report of a survey conducted in an x-ray room, or an evaluation report of new software or a new piece of clinical engineering equipment. There are many training tasks that fulfil this brief, but it is recommended that the emphasis be on clinical service work that is required to be performed, as opposed to a basic element that is just done to form a simple training task alone.<\/p>

The midway QA assessment involves a viva conversation (about 60-75 minutes) with a panel of three assessors (along with the External Training Advisor), convened to discuss the work that has been completed for all rotations.\u00a0 The discussion (chaired by the ETA) is usually centred on aspects of \u2018the best bits\u2019 of work that have been showcased within the portfolio, although questions may arise from any topic that has been covered within the training plan.\u00a0 The purpose of the midway QA is to provide assurance for both trainee and the SMPCETS that the training is on the correct trajectory to enable you to move onto specialism programme and eventually achieve STP equivalence.\u00a0 Although the midway process can be a little daunting to some, the assessment is intended to take the form of a scientific conversation between trainee and assessors \u2013 with questions being asked for reasons of genuine interest about the work that has been done.\u00a0 If the outcome of the midway QA is satisfactory then you will move into the specialism year, although certain remedial action planning may be required at this stage if any aspect of the training is considered to require further work.\u00a0\u00a0Guidance for trainees\u00a0and also\u00a0guidance for assessors (password protected) can be found in the Doc Store.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FY Trainees The FY requires the trainee to work to a set training plan under the supervision of nominated staff members.\u00a0 An example\u00a0generic training schedule\u00a0can be found by following the link.\u00a0 Note that precise timings will vary between centres, so please speak with local training coordinator to obtain specific documentation.\u00a0 The training plan will be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-681","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smpcets.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smpcets.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smpcets.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smpcets.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smpcets.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=681"}],"version-history":[{"count":115,"href":"https:\/\/www.smpcets.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2036,"href":"https:\/\/www.smpcets.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/681\/revisions\/2036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smpcets.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smpcets.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ffolder&post=681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}