Mentorship Preparation Programme

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Mentorship Preparation Programme

• Queens University Belfast
• Open University
• University of Ulster
• Session 1

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Mentorship Preparation Programme

• Programme outcomes
• At the end of this programme you will
• Be entered on the mentor register
• Be a competent mentor
• Awareness of need to maintain your skills and
  knowledge through annual updates

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Structure for the Day

• 9.30-10am Registration
• 10.00-10.30 am Introduction to new mentorship
  programme (Session 1)
• 10.30-11.00 Claims Concerns and Issues, Role of
  the mentor (Workshop 1)
• 11.00-11.30am Coffee
• 11.30-12.00pm Programme aims, outcomes , content
  and assessment (Workshop 1)
• 12.00-12.30pm Learning Styles (Workshop 2)
• 12.30-1.00pm Lunch
• 1.00- 2.00 pm Facilitating leaning in the
  clinical environment (Session 2)
• 2.00 -3.00pm The students journey (Workshop 3)
• 3.00-3.45pm Mentors Portfolio of Evidence

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The Code Standards of conduct performance and
ethics for nurses and midwives (May 2008)

• Work with others to protect and promote the
  health and wellbeing of those in your care, their
  families and carers and the wider community
• Share information with your colleagues
• Work with them to monitor the quality of your
  work and maintain safety of those in your care
• You must facilitate students and others to
  develop their competencies
• You must work cooperatively within teams and
  respect the skills, expertise and contribution of
  others

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• Provide a high standard of practice and care at
  all times
• Use evidence based practice
• Keep skills and knowledge up to date for safe and
  effective practice when working without direct
  supervision
• Work within the limits of your competencies
• Take part in learning and practice activities
  that maintain and develop competencies
• You must keep up to date records

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NMC Standards for Learning and Assessment in
Practice Developmental Framework
Stage 1 Newly qualified registrant Stage 2
Mentor for pre-registration students Sign-off
mentors Stage 3 - Practice Teacher for
post-registration students Stage 4
Teacher Recognition of prior learning across
stages 2,3 and 4
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• Four developmental stages, each with eight
  domains
• Working relationships
• Facilitation of learning
• Assessment and Accountability
• Evaluation of learning
• Environment for learning
• Context of practice
• Evidence-based-practice
• Leadership

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NMC criteria for mentors

• Be registered on same part of register
• Registered for a minimum of 1 year
• Successfully completed NMC approved mentor
  preparation programme
• Ability to select, support and assess a range of
  learning opportunities
• Able to support learning in interprofessional
  environments for students from other professions
• Contribute to assessment of other professionals
  under supervision of an experienced assessor from
  that profession
• Make judgements about competency / proficiency
  and be accountable for such decisions
• Be able to support registrants in meeting CPD
  needs as specified by the NMC Code

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Responsibilities of Trusts / Independent Sector
40 of students time spent being supervised
directly or indirectly by a mentor/practice
teacher who must record this time. Time with
student to engage in learning activities Final
period of practice learning - one hour per week
with sign off mentor in addition to above Access
to sign off mentor/practice teacher where
students are failing
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Responsibilities of HSCTs Independent Sector
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Outline of Mentor Development Course
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Outline of Mentor Development Course

• Regional Non Academic, Non Accredited Course
• NMC Accredited
• Developed by
• Five HSCTs,
• Independent Sector and
• Three Universities
• Based on Level 5 Study

• 10 days minimum
• 5 days are protected time
• Academic and practice based learning
• All teaching materials shared across all
  partners

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10 Days Duration5 Days Protected Learning
Time5 Days Practice Time
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Structure of 12 Week Programme

• Pre course reading (NMC standards to support
  learning and assessment in practice Mentor
  Preparation for Nurse Education in NI and
  schedule of Mentor Preparation Programme
• Role of Mentor (week 1 face to face HEI)
• Assessment of learning needs and learning
  environment (week 2 elearning/practice-based)

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Structure of 12 Week Programme

• Planning for learning (week 3 elearning/practice-
  based)
• Teaching students under supervision (week 4
  elearning/practice-based)
• Supervising students in practice and giving
  feedback (week 5 elearning/practice-based)

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Structure of 12 Week Programme

• Principles of assessment (week 6)
• Introduction to assessment strategies and
  schedules for Northern Ireland courses
• Case studies on assessment Failure to Fail
• (elearning/practice-based and face to face half
  day HEI)

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Structure of 12 Week Programme

• Clinical assessment in practice (elearning/ week
  7 Practice-based)
• Being a mentor in practice (week 8 Practice
  -based)
• Being a mentor in practice (week 9 Practice
  -based)

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Structure of 12 Week Programme

• Being a mentor in practice Assessment of
  mentoring skills (week 10 Practice based)
• Portfolio Completion (week 16)
• Reflection, evaluation review of accountability
  and responsibility (week 12 face to face
  clinically led)

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Resources

• Range of resources available to support the
  programme include
• www.practicebasedlearning.org (toolkit)
• www.learninginpractice.org
• www.learningintheworkplace.org

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Sign-Off Mentor

• Sign-Off Mentors must demonstrate additional
  competence
• Supervised on 3 occasions
• Clinical currency
• Understand accountability
• Knowledge of programme requirements
• Understanding of NMC requirements
• Placement providers will determine when above is
  met and annotate on the register

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Quality Assurance