1. NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW Celebrating 10 Years in Practice, Education and Professional Development Mentoring Matters- A model of support for sign off mentors Practice Category Dawn Ferguson, Carol McCorry Practice Education Team

2. NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10 th October 2012 NIPEC Resource Practice category-protecting the public. Infrastructure to support the implementation of the NMC Standards to support learning and assessment in practice (2008)

3. NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10 th October 2012

4. NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10 th October 2012

5. NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10 th October 2012 Olympians… Strives for excellence Hard working Motivated Committed Our Mentors

6. NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10 th October 2012 Aim of the project To provide support, information and supervision to those sign off mentors who were supporting final placement students To ensure continued public protection

7. NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10 th October 2012 Methodology Stakeholder engagement Development of a model of support Selection process Pilot implementation

8. NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10 th October 2012 Evaluation (Kirkpatrick, 2006) Level 1 - Reaction to model of support Sign off Mentors Heads of Service/Ward Sisters/Charge Nurses Approved Educational Institution Colleagues Practice Education Team

9. NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10 th October 2012 Level 2 - Learning from the model of support What our sign off mentors told us…. Recognised my own level of knowledge Shared learning and problem solving with other mentors These sessions helped me be better prepared for the student Greater insight into my own responsibilities

10. NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10 th October 2012 Level 3 - How has the model of support changed behaviours Willingness to share learning Increased awareness of the role of the sign off mentor Earlier identification of student support issues Increased engagement with sign off mentors Increased and continued support from key stakeholders

11. NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10 th October 2012 Level 4 - Results Increased recognition and focus on the mentor role Increased number of supervisions Increased evidence of issues in relation to student performance being identified Increased awareness of the infrastructure to support the standards Patient safety - Protection of the public

12. NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10 th October 2012 Recommendations Model of support for sign off mentors is being extended to include all fields of nursing Development of support for mentors Review and adapt the model to meet service need Continued robust evaluation

13. NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10 th October 2012 Thank you for listening “Effective and well supported mentors improves our chances of making sure the right people get on to the register- It’s as fundamental as that..” (NMC 2010) Team Mentors

14. NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10 th October 2012 For further information contact dawn.ferguson@southerntrust.hscni.net carol.mccorry@southerntrust.hscni.net Telephone number: 02838833346 References: Kirkpatrick, D. & Kirkpatrick, J. (2006) Evaluating training programmes. 3 rd edition. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler. Nursing & Midwifery Council (2008) Standards to Support Learning & Assessment in Practice. London: NMC Nursing & Midwifery Council (2010) Winter Update. London: NMC