Triennial Review for N.M.C. Mentors

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1 Triennial Review for N.M.C. Mentors Quality assurance record sheet for managers. (please print 2 copies, 1 for personal file, 1 for mentor to keep) Mentors name:.. Ward/Department: Date: / / Triennial review standards met? Yes No If yes, no further action and place in their personal file. If no, please develop an action plan. (P12) Review date of action plan: / / (e.g 01/01/2010) Date of next triennial review: / / (e.g 01/01/2010) (Please reset date of triennial review on mentor register) Manager s name:.. Manager s signature: Matron s name: Matron s signature:. Division or Directorate: C:\Documents and Settings\hcspjb\Local Settings\Temporary 1 Internet Files\Content.Outlook\N7GP2XEL\Triennial

2 Triennial review of mentors, and sign off mentors knowledge and skills. The Leeds Teaching Hospitals N.H.S. Trust supports the Nursing and Midwifery Council (N.M.C) standards for learning and assessment in practice (2008). The standards clearly state that all Nursing and Midwifery students on placements in the Trust should be directly or indirectly supervised at all times by an N.M.C. mentor who has achieved the required standard at the triennial review. The Trust is fully committed to working in partnership with Higher Education Institutions (H.E.Is) and the Strategic Health Authority (S.H.A) in achieving the required standards. All students will be supervised by a named mentor for a minimum of 40% of their time in practice. In addition all Sign off Mentors each week will have 1hours protected assessment time with their final placement student. Date of triennial review: / / Date of next triennial review: / / C:\Documents and Settings\hcspjb\Local Settings\Temporary 2 Internet Files\Content.Outlook\N7GP2XEL\Triennial

3 Triennial Review record: Name:. Mentor qualification:.. Date of qualification: / / Are you a sign off mentor? Yes No The name of the placement where you work:.. Name of the Sister or Charge Nurse conducting the review: In order to meet the N.M.C. Standards to support learning and assessment in practice you will need to provide evidence that you have; A recognised mentor qualification and date of attainment. Mentored a minimum of 2 pre-registration students in the previous 3 years. Supervisors of midwifes have mentored 1 student on a supervisors of midwifes programme. Completed an annual mentor update. Participated in a group activity using a model of reflective learning to explore issues involving mentoring such as the failing student. Mapped your ongoing development as a mentor against the current N.M.C. standards. Met all the requirements needed to maintain your status on the live mentor register. C:\Documents and Settings\hcspjb\Local Settings\Temporary 3 Internet Files\Content.Outlook\N7GP2XEL\Triennial

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5 POST Support for Learning in Practice (SLIP) Course ON GOING RECORDS OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR MENTOR DEVELOPMENT AND TRIENNIAL REVIEW To help you record your evidence for the triennial review please use the Post (SLiP) ongoing record of achievement sheets. You can also use written evidence provided from your own reflections, from pre-registration students you have mentored and from service users. 5

6 Your personal and professional development as a mentor The NMC have stated: Mentors.. must demonstrate their knowledge, skills and competence on an on-going basis To be maintained on the local register the individual must have evidence of having: Mentored at least 2 students within a 3 year period Participated in annual updating. Explored as a group activity the validation and reliability of judgements made when assessing practice in challenging circumstances Mapped on going development in the role against the current NMC mentor standards. (NMC, 2008 p.11) The current mentor standards embrace 8 areas or domains full details from 1. Establishing effective working relationships 2. Facilitation of Learning 3. Assessment and Accountability 4. Evaluation of Learning 5. Creating An Environment For Learning 6. Context of Practice 7. Evidence-Based Practice 8. Leadership NMC Mentor Domains each domains has a set of standards or competencies to be demonstrated by mentors 6

7 The NMC also stipulate that the Mentor registers should be subject to triennial (3 yearly) review whereby placement providers (i.e. NHS Trusts, Private or voluntary health care organisations providing placements for NMC students) must ensure that only those mentors who continue to meet the NMC mentor requirements remain on the local mentor register. You therefore need to continue to keep a record of your experiences and your learning as a mentor. The records on the following pages may be useful in capturing some of the evidence required. You may wish to add additional evidence such as records of teaching and learning activities that you have facilitated, for example, teaching plans, student feedback or an orientation package. In addition, NMC require mentors who make the final assessment of practice (i.e. for final placement students usually 3 rd years) to meet additional criteria to reflect the level of responsibility. These mentors will be known as sign- off mentors and should be annotated as such on the locally held mentor register. These criteria include being: Registered on the same part of the register Working in the same field of practice. Clinical currency and capability.. Been supervised on at least 3 occasions for signing off proficiency at the end of a final placement.by an existing sign off mentor or practice teacher A working knowledge of current programme requirements, practice assessment strategies and relevant changes in education and practice for the student they are assessing.. An in-depth understanding of their accountability to the NMC for the decision they make to pass or fail a student when assessing proficiency requirement at the end of a programme. (NMC, 2008 p. 21) Included within the records is a means for demonstrating that you have met these additional criteria. 7

8 References and resources: NMC (2008) Standards to support learning and assessment in practice London: NMC available from On Line mentor update - A multi professional e-learning package for practitioners supporting student s practice learning has been developed by Yorkshire and Humberside HA and is accessible to all: Practice placement Unit for Leeds pre registration nursing students (The Leeds placement circuit shared between the two Leeds universities) Their website has loads of vital information for ALL mentors/practice/clinical educators, such as student nurse documents West Yorkshire on-line practice quality initiatives available from This website maintains the profiles of all practice areas (NHS, private, voluntary, 3 rd sector etc.) used for pre registration health students for nurses and allied health professionals across west Yorkshire. It also captures all the student evaluations and placement audit details. Please check if your clinical area has an up to date profile on it. If not, speak to your Practice Learning Facilitator or link lecturer In addition, every practice placement area has a link lecturer from the nursing teams at either Leeds Metropolitan or Leeds University who you can contact for advice or support re mentoring students. NHS Trusts also have Practice Learning Facilitators who help to contribute to assuring the quality and capacity of placement learning opportunities for student nurses. They usually have some responsibility for updating the locally held mentor register so worth finding out who they are in your Trust and processes for letting them know when you have annually updated or become a sign off mentor. 8

9 Student ID number Records of Student Nurses/midwives/learners mentored: Programme and level Student s University Dates of placement Nature of mentoring e.g. primary mentor of student 9

10 Mentor update activities - annual Date and Nature of update e.g. Link lecturer update/ Key learning from activity Name of facilitator /self time teaching session attendance/ self directed directed work/ On line learning package completed 10

11 Other professional activities to support learning and assessment in practice (e.g. development of teaching/learning materials for ward/dept./ involvement in educational audit/ contact with university re students learning needs etc.) Date Nature of activity Details 11

12 Sign - off mentor criteria Dates Student ID number Programme & level of student Student s University Signature & name of sign off mentor supervising I confirm that I have been supervised on at least 3 occasions signing off proficiency at the end of a final placement by an existing sign off mentor as outlined above Signed Date. n.b. You need to ensure that you inform both your line manager AND whoever manages the processes for updating your local mentor register usually a Practice Learning Facilitator when you have undertaken your annual update or when you have met the criteria for a sign off mentor 12

13 Action Plan 1. Recommendations/ Solutions What changes need to be made? Actions and steps How will you make the changes? Person responsible for change Who will be the lead person responsible for ensuring that each step or action happens? Milestones What is the due date for Completion of each step or action? Record date when completed

14 Further Information/Contact Details Sheila Kane: Jerry Masterson Document Created: April 2010 Review Date: April