Midwifery Mentor Update 2014 -2015 Link lecturer: Insert name.

Midwifery Mentor Update 2014 -2015

Link lecturer:Insert name

Sign off mentors

• What NMC criteria have to be met in order for a midwife to be placed on the sign off mentor register?

• What criteria have to be met for a midwife to remain on the sign off mentor register ?

Mentorship Qualifications

•Full taught and APEL Mentorship modules at level 6 (degree) and level 7

•APEL screening now done by Education Co-ordinators in the Trust. Midwife must submit on-line application. Trust must submit on-line electronic nomination.

•What other qualifications meet the NMC (2008) requirements?

Triennial Review – a recap• 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

• Triennial review needed every 3 years (all sign-off mentors MUST have one this year if has been a sign-off mentor for 3 years and not had review yet)

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

Curriculum Update

2013 curriculum specifics WE ARE NOW IN YEAR TWO OF THIS CURRICULUM

• 55% Practice: 45% Theory• Merged modules and removal of all 10-credit modules• Reduction to 5 modules per year• Midwifery-specific modules in year 1• Earlier practice placement in year 1 (November)• Shared research module in years 2 and 3• New year 3 modules – theory related to Newborn and

Infant Examination and approved module for Mentorship• New version practice e-portfolio (Pebblepad) – use the

evidence for assessments

Mentor Assessment of Proficiencies (MAP) in the OAR

• Initials by sign-off / designated buddy mentors.

• Remember that only the sign-off mentor can confirm achievement / non-achievement in overall comment and award grade.

• All statements must be initialled 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.

1:Follows Trust guidelines and policies to meet service needs

2:Can manage workload and make decisions

3:Demonstrates the ability to manage risk

Initials Date

Appropriately utilises policies and guidelines in the delivery of care for both low and high-risk women and their fetuses/ babies

JB 7/6/14

Is able to prioritise and plan workload with minimal supervision when providing normal care, and under direct supervision when there are risk factors

PJJB

19/5/14

7/6/14Can state the role of the Supervisor of Midwives JB 2/4/14

Has attended one of the following and reflected upon the learning gained:oClinical audit meetingoLabour Ward case discussion meetingoPerinatal meetingoOther (please specify)

JB 10/5/14

Understands the clinical risk reporting system:oIncident reportingoRisk assessmentoRisk management

JB 2/4/14

Evidence of achievementI have seen Emma access policies on induction of labour and Streptococcus B management. Other midwives have commented that she always asks if a policy exists. Penny Jones (buddy mentor) commented on her ability to manage her workload on a very busy day (see page 29 and above), when very little supervision was needed. Emma seems to be very conscious of the importance of risk management and has attended some relevant meetings in this placement. She has been able to discuss key issues highlighted. I have read a reflection written by Emma which clearly demonstrated her awareness of appropriate risk assessment. All midwives she works with say she is very safe.Sign-off Mentor………Julie Brown………… Date……..7/6/14…

Comment if not achieved Sign-off Mentor…………………………… Date………………..

CRITERION 8 Risk Assessment and Management Skills(Year Two)

Example ofMAP criterion

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

Key Issues to remember

Contacts• Faye Doris (Academic Lead Midwife, Lead Midwife for Education,

SoM Programme lead) 01752 588816 [email protected]• Margaret Fisher (Programme Lead Pre Registration Midwifery)

07815 527989 or 01752 587588 [email protected]• Alison Thoburn (Programme Lead RTMP) 01752 588830

[email protected]• [Insert link lecturer name and contacts here]• Jenna Anderson (Midwifery Programme Administrator) 01752

586963 [email protected]• 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