News And Updates

Increasing studies have highlighted that working night shifts can increase the individual’s riskof not only long term illness and disease but more importantly breast and colon cancer.

Julia Ferguson; is a 4th year undergraduate student from the School
of Life Sport and Social Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University. As part of herhonours project, she is conducting a research project entitled:

The Effects of Nocturnal Nightshift on the Circadian Rhythm in female nurses.pdf Opportunity to participate in a Research project

Personal and Professional Development research .pdf

Lindy Hatfield is researching nurses’ Personal and Professional Development, as

part of her PhD studies at the University of Edinburgh.She is planning to interview women who are registered nurses with one year post registration, from the UK

and South Africa. Aiming to find out to what their perceptions and experiences have been in relation to personal and professional development. Details of how to be involved in the attached.

Skills Teaching Opportunity in 2013

The Skills team would like to thank all who offerred their services and to

let everyone know the classes are now fully covered.

Thank you for all the offers.

Mentorship Team

July 2012

Please download and circulate copies of the Mentorship newsletter .

The newsletter contains information on updates and relevant Mentor information

Summer Mentorship Newsletter page1.pdf

Summer Mentorship Newsletter page2.pdf

May 2012

The Mentorship team will be running a summer study day in August this year watch this site for details.

March 2012

The Online Mentor Update site is now live the first installment is a self-directed online update on Managing the Underachieving Student. Once completed you will recieve an confirmatory email which can be used as part of your mentorship update profile.

See quick link at right side of the page .if you are interested or want more information email us at mentorship@napier.ac.uk

November 2011

The Mentorship Team have now fully developed the Sign- Off mentor development programme see quick links on the right hand side of this page.

if you want to become a Sign-off mentor email us at ;

signoffmentorprep@napier.ac.uk

August 2011

The mentorship team will soon be rolling out a package to help prepare Sign -off mentors.This will involve online and workshop activities.

Anyone interested please make enquires via mentorship@napier.ac.uk

March 2011

The Mentorship team are currently developing a Mentor and Sign Off Mentor Updating Website which will allow self directed updating.More details will be available at the end of the month.

February 2011

New dates for Mentor Updates listed in the Mentor Updates section.mentors can

select a full update covering a range of topics or can choose a single topic such as The Underachieving student.

January 2011

The Mentorcentre was awarded Best Workplace Learning Provision at the

Learning, Teaching and Assessment conference at Edinburgh Napier in January

of this year.

" I was delighted to hear from Professor Duffield, the details of your best practice awards and wanted to add my personal congratulations to this recognition of your work" Professor Dame Joan K Stringer DBE Principal & Vice Chancellor
Edinburgh Napier University

11th of June 2010

Lothian & Borders Mentorship Steering Group

Mentorship in Practice
Study & Networking Day 11th of June 2010 09.00 – 16.30

Chancellors Building ,Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

1 .Overview of Mentorship in 2010 Ci Ci Stuart

The presentation gave a very clear overview of the way mentorship preparation has developed over the last 50 years. The main focus of her presentation was on how guidelines from the NMC can be meaningfully integrated in the preparation of mentors in the 21^st century.

Short clip of the presentation :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGfU4we-DYM

Powerpoint: CiCi Stuart Mentoring in 2010.pdf

2 . Mentorship : Hub and Spoke approach Hazel Powell / Caroline Gibson

The next presentation was from Hazel Powell Lecturer at Edinburgh Napier
University and Caroline Gibson Senior Lecturer at Queen Margaret University.
Hub and Spoke approach is an interesting way to manage the supervision of students in placements when mentor numbers are limited or the students are in specialised placements where the direct supervisor may not be a nurse. This approach aims to ensure a qualified mentor is aways part of the team.

Short clip of the presentation :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPOYwrkr2kM

Powerpoint: Hub and spoke approach to mentoring.pdf

3. International Perspectives of Mentorship by Mike Parkinson

Mike Parkinson is a Lecturer at Edinburgh Napier University and a member of the mentorship team.The aim of this presentation was to highlight changes in the ways students are being now being educated .This in turn is related to changes resulting from EC regulations which will impact on how mentors will be involved in assessment and supervision of students. A key concept is how these changes will enable greater migration of nurses throughout Europe.

Short clip of the presentation :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pfGFUFbt-E

Powerpoint: International Perspectives on Mentorship.pdf

4. Update on Mentorship Database in NHS by Wendy Watson

Wendy Watson is The Lead For Practice Education NHS Lothian

A key part of mentorship preparation and updating is the upkeep of the NHS Lothian and Borders mentor database.This important resource provide current information on numbers and levels of mentors throughout the region.Wendy provided a account of its development and the role of staff in keeping it up-to-date .

Short clip of the presentation :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr9kq9wONw4

Powerpoint: PWA database for mentors.pdf

5. Sign off Mentors : What do they do? by Anne Moffat / Bill Lawson

Anne Moffat is a PEF in NHS Lothian and Bill Lawson is a lecturer at QMU

The Sign-off mentor is a lynchpin in the preparation of students as they progress towards their Degree and Registration .This session provided an overview of the role and the means by which mentors can become sign-off mentors.

Short clip of the presentation :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCu1Z0l7KPA

Powerpoint: Sign off mentor role 2010.pdf

Excerpts from the Study & Networking Day June 2009

Below are links to some recorded excerpts from last years event.

You will nee to be able to play real media to watch these excerpts.

http://www.videoserver.napier.ac.uk/ramgen/schnurmid/1LWhite.rm

An excerpt from a presentation from Lesley White form NES with an overview of Mentorship support available from NES.