Mentorcentre

The Mentorcentre is currently in operation as online resource for nursing and midwifery mentors and provides mentors with the information they need to be able to work effectively as a mentor and to support students’ learning in practice. Registered Nurses and Midwives work closely with students in clinical areas, supporting and enabling them to achieve their placement outcomes. Mentorship plays a very significant part in determining whether students will go on to qualify from the programmes and register as nurses with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The Mentorcentre contains up-to-date information on mentoring and provides access to a number of student course and programme documents, which enables them to fully support and assess students. There are download links for mentors to apply for the Mentorship in Practice module. It provides information to facilitate mentors being updated which is a statutory requirement for the profession including a self directed updating facility. There is a comprehensive FAQ database of issues relevant to mentoring students. It houses a number of education resources including video highlights of the latest conference along with full texts of presentations. There is also an interactive Discussion Forum and email links allowing users to communicate with fellow mentors and academic colleagues. The Mentorcentre provides direct access to mentors for any survey or research activity.