Midwifery Mentor Update 2015-2016

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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 (pre-reg/ 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.ac.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:• 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 feed-forward 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).

PDT 2008/9

Criteria for grading practice (BSc)GradeGrade DescriptionDescription CriteriaCriteria

Below 29Below 29 Clear failure to Clear failure to achieve a achieve a passpass

Frequently fails to meet expectations in Frequently fails to meet expectations in performanceperformance

32/35/3832/35/38 Failure to Failure to achieve a achieve a passpass

Sometimes meets expectations in performanceSometimes meets expectations in performance

42/45/4842/45/48 Satisfactory Satisfactory passpass

Meets expectations in performanceMeets expectations in performance

52/55/5852/55/58 GoodGood Sometimes exceeds expectations in Sometimes exceeds expectations in performanceperformance

62/65/6862/65/68 Very goodVery good Frequently exceeds expectations in Frequently exceeds expectations in performanceperformance

72/76/80/8472/76/80/84 ExcellentExcellent Sometimes excellent/ outstanding performanceSometimes excellent/ outstanding performance

86/90/95/10086/90/95/100 OutstandingOutstanding Consistently outstanding performanceConsistently outstanding performance

1: Takes responsibility for personal and professional growth. Initials DateAppraises own strengths and weaknesses in an objective manner. J B 10/6/16

Understands the concept of lifelong learning. J B 10/6/16

Evidence of achievementEmma 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………………..

EXAMPLE OF COMPLETED MENTOR ASSESSMENT OF PRACTICE (MAP) CRITERION

YEAR ONECRITERION 7 Personal and Professional Growth

2: Demonstrates assertiveness in clinical practice.3: Demonstrates autonomy in and accountability for own clinical practice. Initials DateIs 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.

J B 10/6/16

Evidence of achievementEmma 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 Sign-off Mentor…………………………………. Date……………….`

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

TRIPARTITECRITERION 7 Personal and Professional Growth

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