Mentoring

‘You Time’ Discover the power of mentorship!

BSW Training Hub offers a professional mentoring service to all primary care staff, and it is absolutely free!

What is Mentoring?

So, what is mentoring? Here’s a description that fits well:

‘a professional relationship based on mutual trust in which an experienced, respected and enthusiastic person (the mentor), shares his/her knowledge and experience with a less experienced colleague (the mentee) in developing his/her knowledge, learning, work-based skills and well-being’

Introduction

Mentoring within the primary care environment offers invaluable benefits for both clinical and non-clinical staff. It fosters professional growth, strengthens teamwork, and enhances job satisfaction.

For clinicians, mentoring can improve patient care by supporting career development, critical thinking, and evidence-based practice. Non-clinical staff benefit through increased confidence, clearer career progression. Ultimately, mentoring creates a culture of learning, collaboration, and resilience – all key ingredients for delivery of high-quality healthcare in an ever-changing world.

What’s involved?

Maybe you’re starting out on your career, new in post or just considering your options? Wherever you are in your life and career journey, mentorship is designed to empower you to consider your options and take control.

How does it work?

Our service takes the form of a series of one-to-one sessions with our Mentors who will be your sounding board, listener, critical friend, facilitator, networker and coach. Each mentoring relationship is different. Some are more intense and last some time, others are brief and related to a specific situation. Sessions are usually monthly, one-to-one (via Teams) or can be face to face depending on the travel involved. Mentors are here to work with you on whatever aspect of your working life you would like to discuss – it’s a confidential relationship between you and the mentor only and it’s your time to talk about what you want.

BSW Training Hub is unique in providing professionally trained mentors free to all staff groups in the primary care sector and our mentors come from a variety of work backgrounds, so profession-specific mentoring (i.e. being mentored by someone that does a similar role to you) is often possible.

Mentoring can support you by encouraging independence and self-development whilst helping to identify opportunities for future development. The improvements in performance can lead to increased job satisfaction and often also benefit both the employer and the wider NHS.

Make some you time! Join our mentoring scheme!

For further details email: bswicb.traininghub@nhs.net