Developing Mentoring in Wales

Tony StarczewskiAssociate Dean for Post Foundation & North

WalesCardiff University

Village Hotel

Wednesday 8th October 2008

Definition of Mentoring

“off-line help by one person to another in making significant transitions in knowledge, work or thinking”

Megginson and Clutterbuck, 1995

Benefits of Mentoring to the Mentee

1. Dedicated time for reflection.

2. Time during which someone listens “actively”, challenges their thinking and does not problem solve on their behalf.

3. Mentee has opportunity to work through a problem in a situation of trust, assurance and absolute confidence (but within mutually agreed ethical frame work).

4. Mentees benefit from support and assistance in working through their own strategies

5. Gaining self and professional confidence, self worth and job satisfaction.

6. Builds “change resilience”.

Benefits of Mentoring for the Mentor

1. Increased motivation and job satisfaction

2. Perusing and formalising late career interest

3. Mentoring concepts, principles and skills can provide a “Life changing” generic approach to practice.

4. Stimulates some doctors to provide mentoring schemes

5. Opportunity to pass on experience, contextual awareness and wisdom in a non-directive way

Mentoring Culture Mentoring Scheme DesignMentoring RelationshipMentoring EpisodeMentoring TechniqueMentoring Moment

Levels of Mentoring

Benefits of Mentoring to the Deanery and NHS – A Culture Change

Increased trainee satisfaction, confidence, high morale, reduced absence, clear vision for future.

Change in climate from intimidation and bullying to trust and support

Improved training experience and ultimately quality and potential of trainee and fully trained doctor

Improved recruitment and retention of doctors in Wales

The organisation becomes a safe place to train and work!

Royal College of Physicians

Pilot Mentoring Scheme in Wales

Doctors increasingly stressed by rapid changes in NHS and Medical Education (MMC), job uncertainty, high expectations, increased litigation

Request for mentoring support for trainees by Junior Doctors Committee (2004-5)

Pilot Mentoring Scheme in Wales set up by Howell Lloyd (retired physician from Newport) 2006-7

Aim to provide basic mentoring skills training for consultant physicians with a view to establishing online register of mentors easily accessible to Specialist Registrars in Medicine.

RCP Pilot Mentoring Scheme in WalesRCP Pilot Study of Consultant Mentoring for Junior Staff in Specialist Training in WalesThe RCP Education Department has delivered workshops for consultants in Wales who have volunteered their services as prospective mentors. Their names and contact details can be found in the list below.All ST3 doctors who started in the main medical sub-specialties in August 07 have been contacted with details of the scheme and asked to visit this website and choose a mentor. The scheme is not compulsory but is strongly recommended. The plan is that the mentor-mentee relationship continues throughout specialist training and into the first few years of consultant appointment. No restriction on the mentor’s sub-speciality, gender, or geographical region has been made. In the unlikely event of an irreconcilable difficulty developing in a mentoring relationship, then it will be possible to select an alternative mentor. 

South Wales

Name Address Tel: Email: Available

Professor John Wagstaff

The School of Medicine, University of Wales Swansea

Singleton HospitalSketty Lane

Swansea, SA2 8QA

01792 285299 (office)

john.wagstaff@swansea.ac.uk

Dr Nikki Pease Palliative Medicine, Velindre NHS Trust, Velindre Hospital,

Whitchurch, Cardiff

02920196838 nikki.pease@velindre-tr.wales.nhs.uk

North Wales

Name Address Tel: Email: Available

Dr Michael Wyn Greenway

Geriatric MedicineGlan Clwyd hospital

Conwy and Denbighshire TrustBodelwyddan

RhylDenbighshire

LL18 5UJ

01745 583910  Ex.

4952

Michael.Greenway@cd-tr.wales.nhs.uk

Dr Agit Thomas Acute Medical Assessement Unit, Glan Clwyd hospital,

Conwy and Denbighshire Trust, Bodelwyddan,

Rhyl, Denbighshire,

LL18 5UJ

01248 3843

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http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/mentoring/

All Wales Mentoring Strategy Group

- Exploratory First Meeting 2nd September 2008

- Representation from Medicine (Meirion Llywellyn) and Surgery (Rachel Hargest) + Melanie and Sally (Deanery career advice/support leads)

-Title, terms of reference, membership, size of group, frequency of meetings all agreed.

-Full Business Case to be drafted by the next meeting

- Communication:-WAG, Deanery PG Board, Institute of Health Service Managers, Welsh Academy, Newsletter, web presence

All Wales Mentoring Strategy - Aims

- To develop Pan-Specialty Mentoring for trainees across Wales.

- To develop a framework for mentoring in Wales which harnesses examples of innovation, excellence and experience already in the field but also develops a tailored solution for Wales in a reasonable timescale.

- To establish mentoring in Wales in the context of other developing deanery services (e.g. Career Advice and support for doctors in difficulty)

Summary

-Definition of mentoring

-Benefits of mentoring to mentee, mentor and organisation

- Existing Mentorship Schemes in Wales

- Developing an All Wales Strategy for mentoring

Useful Sources of Information

- Mentoring for Doctors: enhancing the benefit (working paper produced on behalf of the Doctor’ Forum) Oxley et al, 2003

- Mentoring in Action – A Practical Guide. Megginsion, Clutterbuck, Garvey, Stokes, Garrett-Harris, 2006

- Implementing Mentoring Schemes – A practical guide to successful programmes. Klasen and Clutterbuck, 2007

- Techniques for Coaching and Mentoring – Megginson and Clutterbuck 2007

- RCP Pilot Mentoring Scheme in Wales

-http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/mentoring/