Midwifery Mentor Update
2015-2016
Link lecturer:
Insert name
Sign-off Mentor Role
 Only midwifery sign-off mentors may assess
midwifery students.
 Support and assess students throughout the
programme [midwifery] and confirm proficiency
for entry to the NMC register
 Support junior sign-off mentors in difficult
decision making or supporting novice mentors
undertaking their preparation.
 Support and assess students undertaking post
registration programmes leading to registration
(eg: SOM, RTMP).
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Mentorship Qualifications
• It is essential that all sign-off mentors have
undertaken a mentorship qualification approved by
the NMC as well as 3 sign-off episodes, and must
be on the sign-off mentor register maintained by
the Trust.
• Full taught and APEL Mentorship modules are available at
level 6 (degree) and level 7 (Plymouth University)
• APEL screening undertaken by Education Co-ordinators/
delegates in the Trust. Midwife must submit on-line
application. Trust must submit on-line electronic
nomination.
Triennial Review
• Triennial review needed every 3 years. All sign-off
mentors MUST have this to meet NMC requirements
to remain on the live mentor register.
• All buddy/ sign-off mentors to maintain ‘Record of
Mentor/Practice Placement Educator Activity
document (may also be known as ‘Mentor
Passport’)
• Keep record of learners supported, updates
attended, sign-off episodes (if buddy), evidence from
learners
• Annual mentor update, 2 Midwifery students (prereg/ SoM/ RTMP) in 3 years to maintain status
Mentor support via Placement
Development Team (PDT):
• Trusts divided into 4 regions: Somerset, North and
East Devon, South and West Devon, Cornwall
• Each region has a PDT comprising an Academic
Lead, and a Practice lead who head up the team
in each Trust
• Supported by an Academic team from all
professions
• N.B. Midwifery link lecturers / student
personal tutors are the main point of contact
for support in the first instance
Mentor Support
On-line
Link:
http://www1.plymouth.a
c.uk/placements/poppi/
Pages/default.aspx
Additional
• Other sign-off mentor/s
• Clinical staff including
Supervisor of Midwives,
PDM, Managers
• Programme Lead / Lead
Midwife for Education
• University Student
Services
BSc (Hons) Pre Registration
curriculum update – now 2 cohorts
All students now undertake the 2013 curriculum.
Specific aspects include:
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55% Practice: 45% Theory
Reduction to 5 modules per year
Midwifery-specific modules in year 1
Shared research module in years 2 and 3
Practice e-portfolio (Pebblepad) – use the evidence for assessments
First practice placement in year 1 (end November)
New module MID 324: Facilitating Learning in Midwifery Practice – NMC
approved preparation for mentorship; will need 3X sign-off episodes under
supervision post-registration.
• New module MID 325: Neonatal Care and Assessment - theory related to
Newborn and Infant Examination. Practice to be achieved post-registration
via APEL module.
Mentor Assessment of Proficiencies
(MAP) key points – a reminder
• Initials by sign-off / designated buddy mentors.
• Remember that only the sign-off mentor can confirm
achievement / non-achievement and award grade. Evidence
must be documented. Student needs to be provided with feedforward in overall comment to guide improvement.
• All statements must be initialed and dated, and evidence and
sign-off mentor signature must appear on each statement.
Grades for all criteria must be signed by sign-off mentor,
student and midwifery lecturer at tripartite. Omission of any
will result in referral in the module. Shared responsibility
for completion, but the student is responsible for the final
checking (reflecting importance of attention to detail in
clinical practice).
Criteria for grading practice (BSc)
Grade
Description
Criteria
Below 29
Clear failure to Frequently fails to meet expectations in
achieve a
performance
pass
32/35/38
Failure to
achieve a
pass
Sometimes meets expectations in performance
42/45/48
Satisfactory
pass
Meets expectations in performance
52/55/58
Good
Sometimes exceeds expectations in
performance
62/65/68
Very good
Frequently exceeds expectations in
performance
72/76/80/84
Excellent
Sometimes excellent/ outstanding performance
86/90/95/100
Outstanding
PDT 2008/9
Consistently
outstanding performance
EXAMPLE OF COMPLETED MENTOR ASSESSMENT OF PRACTICE (MAP) CRITERION
YEAR ONE
CRITERION 7 Personal and Professional Growth
1: Takes responsibility for personal and professional growth.
Initials Date
Appraises own strengths and weaknesses in an objective manner.
JB
10/6/16
Understands the concept of lifelong learning.
JB
10/6/16
Evidence of achievement
Emma is good at identifying her strengths and weaknesses. She has
shared with me her Capability Plan in her e-portfolio which provides
evidence of this. She occasionally brings in literature from theory
to support new learning in practice, for example some recent
research on breastfeeding which I had not read.
Sign-off Mentor…… Julie Brown …………
Date…10/6/16….
Comment if not achieved
Sign-off Mentor……………………………
Date………………..
2: Demonstrates assertiveness in clinical practice.
3: Demonstrates autonomy in and accountability for own clinical
practice.
Initials
Date
Is able to accept criticism and reflect upon it constructively.
RW
30/5/16
Recognises importance of accountability in midwifery practice and acts
within own limitations.
JB
10/6/16
Evidence of achievement
Emma has worked some shifts with me as buddy mentor. I have found that she responds
well to feedback. An example was when she did not record a woman’s urinary output and I
explained why this was important. Emma has since recorded all measurements.
Rose Williams
30/5/16
I have also found that Emma consistently responds well to feedback. She
will also always ask for help if she is unsure how to do something. I have
recently allocated her a couple of women and their babies to care for under
indirect supervision and she has provided very good care and sought my
advice when deviations from the norm such as pyrexia have been noted.
Sign-off Mentor………… Julie Brown ……
Date……10/6/16…
Comment if not achieved
TRIPARTITE
CRITERION 7 Personal and Professional Growth
First attempt
Grade ……65…….…..%
Sign-off mentor signature …… Julie Brown ………..…………
Date …10/6/16…….
Student signature ……………………Emma Black………………… Date ….10/6/16….…
Lecturer signature ………………Annie Tutor……………………… Date …..10/6/16……
Comments and suggestions for improvement:
Emma is making very good progress and tries to link theory with
practice to inform her development. She would benefit from reading
around situations encountered in practice to further enhance this,
which will also help her to gain confidence in caring for women
experiencing normality under decreasing levels of supervision.
Julie Brown
10/6/16
Look back at the statements on the previous 2 slides and the grading grid.
• Why do you think a grade of 65% was given?
• Is this justified?
• Would you have given a similar grade?
Key Issues to remember
Contacts
• Heather Hopper (Interim Academic Lead Midwife, Lead Midwife for
Education) 01752 586556 heather.hopper@plymouth.ac.uk
• Margaret Fisher (Programme Lead Pre Registration Midwifery)
07815 527989 or 01752 587588 mfisher@plymouth.ac.uk
• Alison Thoburn (Programme Lead PoSoM/ RTMP) 01752 588830
athoburn@plymouth.ac.uk
• [Insert link lecturer name and contacts here]
• Maria Rogers (Midwifery Programme Administrator) 01752 586963
maria.rogers@plymouth.ac.uk
• Programme Administration (Drake Circus, Plymouth) 01752 586964
• Placement Development Team Academic and Practice Leads for
each Trust/ Region – see POPPI site for details
Workshop
• Discuss the following
scenarios……
• Any questions / issues
you wish to discuss?
• Thank you for supporting
our students