Mentor Update - University Campus Suffolk
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Mentor Update 2007/8
Update format
Aims and objectives for this update
Suffolk College and NMC standard changes
Discussion points
Questions and answer session
Update Aim:
To familiarise mentors to current changes
both within Suffolk College and NMC
standards
To facilitate critical debate on the key issues
encountered when supporting student
learning in practice
Update Objectives:
At the end of the session you will be able to:
Explain the new NMC standards to support
learning and assessment in practice
Analyse the role of ‘mentor’ in supporting learning
in practice
Propose strategies to assist learners in practice
Changes within Suffolk
College
Higher Education and Further Education split
Higher Education moves to University Campus Suffolk (UCS)
Further Education provided by Suffolk New College
Affiliated to both the University of East Anglia and University of
Essex
Development of education quarter
in Ipswich centring on the water front
NMC Standards to support
learning and assessment in
practice (2006)
Published in October 2006
Provides a 4 stage development framework
for all roles within nursing education
Stage 1: All registrants (Associate mentor)
Stage 2: Mentor
Stage 3: Practice Teacher
Stage 4: Teacher (lecturer)
New developments
Placement providers now responsible for
maintaining mentor register
Mentors MUST attend annual mentor updates to
stay current on the mentor register
Placement providers must review mentors, sign off
mentors and practice teachers mentorship practice
every 3 years (triennial review)
Normally should not have more than 3 students,
from any discipline, at any one time
When giving direct care you must supervise your
student (direct or indirect) for a minimum of 40% of
the student’s time
In addition, sign off mentors during the final
placement, must have 1 hour per week protected
time to meet with their student
Introduction of student passports
Triennial Review Requirements
You must have mentored a minimum of 2 students in 3 years
(Practice Teachers, 1 student)
Must have attended an annual update
Had the opportunity to meet other mentors to discuss issues of
accountability, assessment and challenges of judging
competence (incorporated in to annual updates)
Must map & provide evidence of your ongoing development in
your role against the current NMC standards
Have met all the requirements to remain on the local register as
a mentor, sign off mentor or practice teacher
Recurrent Issues
Grading student competence
Supporting under-achieving students
Supporting students with difficulties
Enhancing quality of mentorship
Discussion Points
(Workshop Activities)
Divide into four groups and review your given
scenario
Debate the issues within your group remember to
consider: mentor accountability, reliability, validity
and objectivity of assessment etc
Nominate a spokesperson to feedback to the whole
group
Helpful Resources
Suffolk College mentor website: provides guidance
on grading, completing the PA document and much,
much more!
(http://healthweb.suffolk.ac.uk) this website is no longer available. Go instead to www.ucs.ac.uk find the
faculty of health, wellbeing and science pages and clink on the link to ‘Health Partners’
Clinical Practice Facilitators
Link Lecturers – list available on website
NMC (2006): Standards to support learning and
assessment in practice. NMC, London.