Healthcare mentorship preparation ( taught )
Who should attend this course?
The Healthcare mentorship preparation course is for all qualified nurses, midwives or social workers who are professionally registered with a UK health/social care regulatory body working in any role/grade.
Course content
The Healthcare mentorship preparation course will enable you to become a Stage 2 mentor to healthcare students. It will provide the knowledge, understanding, skills and attributes to become a qualified assessor whilst working towards the additional criteria to become a sign off mentor.
The Healthcare mentorship preparation course will cover the following topics:
- Establishing effective working relationships
- Practice based learning and teaching
- Assessment and evaluation
- Creating an environment for learning
- Giving effective feedback and managing challenging/failing students
- Preparation for sign off status
- Student documentation and curriculum
Download a printable version of the leaflet for Healthcare mentorship preparation (taught)
For more information about healthcare mentorship visit go.herts.ac.uk/healthcarementorship
How does the course map the NHS KSF?
The NMC developmental framework to support learning in practice take account of the NHS KSF core dimensions with interrelationships and indicative links between these and the 8 domains.
Assessment
Assessment is 100% coursework based on several components:
- 2000 word essay
- Practice based assessment (x3 for midwives)
- Completion of 30 hours protected time with learner
- Completion of Stage 1 domains
Why choose this course?
How to apply
Apply for the Healthcare mentorship preparation (taught) course
Entry requirements...
This course is open to all qualified nurses, midwives or social workers from any role/grade, who have a minimum of one years working experience and currently work for at least 15 hours per week.
Course fees
Credit Level for this course: Undergraduate level 6 (15 credits) / Postgraduate level 7 (15 credits)
See fees for UK/EU students
Contact us for International student fees
Contract funding for NHS staff
The University is contracted by the NHS to provide post-registration education/CPD and training for its health professionals.
If you are an NHS employee contact the senior manager responsible for post-registration education/CPD in your Trust to check if the course you wish to attend can be supported by the Trust's contract with our University.
Study routes
- Part Time