UCS Mentor Update

Breakdown of Session Curriculum Update: New Horizons Supporting a range of students in practice Scenario group work Navigation of UCS mentor website Questions

New Horizons PEBLS – Practice Education Based Learning: Suffolk Flexible Routes Return to Practice

PEBLS Flexible Routes Into Nursing Return to Practice

Supporting a range of students Who are your learners? How do their learning needs differ? How do you meet those differing needs?

The Invisible Mentor Reasons: The NMC requires students to be supervised for 40% of their time in practice by a named mentor (direct or indirect supervision) But what do you organise for when you are not there?

Coaching Principles Assess learner needs Co-plan Co-teach Co-reflect Support adult learning and professional growth Connecting with goals and development planning Leading instructional practice Build and develop relationships

Practicalities Who Why What Where When How

Step 1: Share relevant information Step 2: Share reasoning and intent Step 3: Provide examples and agree meaning Feedback: One step at a time Step 4: Listen with intent to understand Step 5: Advocacy and Inquiry Step 6: Test assumptions Step 7: Positions versus Interests

Planning for Success

Action Planning Group Work: Scenario 1: It comes to light that a colleague has allowed a student to administer medication unsupervised. When you discuss this with the student they explain that they discussed the prescription, dose and route with your colleague but the student was not directly supervised giving the medication to the patient Scenario 2: You have approached a service user to provide feedback on your student’s practice. They state that the student was rude, unfriendly and ‘talked over me as if I wasn’t even there’, colleagues have also commented on the student’s brusque manner. In groups: Select 1 scenario Identify the key issues How would you manage the situation? Action plan using SMART goals Consider resources required; actions; evidence for achievement

UCS Mentor Webpages Guide on completing Practice Assessment Documents Example PADs Mentor Handbooks Link Lecturer Information Triennial Review Sign off Mentorship Information Sign off Mentor Protected Time log Online Mentor Update Calendar of mentor update sessions Education Audit forms Students-in-Practice/N%20M_Mentors.aspx Follow the link Provided or go To the main UCS Website and search Using the term ‘supporting students’ Click on the link ‘Information for Nursing & Midwifery lecturers Follow link for Mentoring in Practice