Overview
The Mentorship Programme is an established in-person three-part course open to all interested in taking on a mentoring role in their workplace, or who already have mentoring responsibilities and would like to improve their practice.
In their most recent 'good medical practice guidance', the GMC promote mentoring as part of continuous professional development and good leadership practice. If you already are a mentor, it highlights the requirement of keeping your skills up to date and undertaking appropriate training.
Each day is mandatory and will take place on 15 April, 15 May and 18 June at the College in Glasgow.
Learning outcomes
By attending this course, you’ll be able to:
- Enhance your mentoring relationships by developing learning based on the Egan Model
- Broaden your mentoring skills and diversify your professional network
- Increase your confidence in mentoring through workshops and group sessions
The full programme can be found at the bottom of this page.
Who is this course for?
The Mentorship Programme is open to all and is aimed at:
- Doctors
- Surgeons
- Dentists
- SAS doctors
- Podiatrists
- Travel health specialists
- Nurses
- Academics
Attending the course
This event is an in-person course. That means you get the chance to join us at the College in Glasgow.
At the College, you’ll benefit from state-of-the-art facilities, as well as lunch prepared by our award-winning chefs.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is conveniently located in Glasgow City Centre, within easy reach of major train stations, motorways and airports. Hotel and parking discounts can be accessed after booking.
Find out more about the best way to get to us here.
Claiming your CPD
This course offers 18 CPD for everyone who attends. This can be claimed via your College account along with your digital CPD certificate. If you have any questions about claiming your CPD points, our Education team are happy to help.
Member benefit
Completion of this course enables all College members to access My Mentoring, a community online platform exclusively for College members. It enables you to connect and build relationships and networks with other like-minded members to share professional knowledge, skills and experience in a safe and secure way.
Mentoring improves professional development and career opportunities, helping our clinicians to develop their strengths, identify areas for improvement, while supporting others to explore their careers and overcome challenges.
What happens on the day?
Click below to view the course programme.
Mentorship Programme
Day 1
09.00 – 09.15: Registration, tea and coffee
Session 1
09.15 – 09.45: Welcome, Introduction & Overview
09.45 – 10.45: What is Mentoring?
10.45 – 11.05: Tea/Coffee Break
11.05 – 11.35: Overview of Egan’s ‘Skilled Helper’ Model & Demonstration
11.35 – 11.50: Non-verbal Skills
11.50 – 12.30: Active listening – Input, Demo, skills practice
12.30 – 13.15: Lunch
Session 2
13.15 – 15.00: Story and new perspectives; Input, Demo and group work and Learning Review
15.00 – 15.15: Plenary review
15.15 – 15.35: Tea/Coffee Break
15.35 – 16.10: Safe and Effective Practice & Working Agreements
16.10 – 16.20: RCPSG scheme
16.20 – 16.30: What I’ve learned & questions I still have
16.40: Feedback & Close
Day 2
09.00 – 09.15: Registration, tea and coffee
Session 1
09.15 – 09.20: Welcome, Introduction & Overview
09.20 – 10.00: Stage 2 – Introduction; Brainstorming Skills Practice – group work
10.00 – 10.35: Tea/Coffee Break
10.30 – 10.50: Reminder of stage 1; Stage 2: possibilities and goal setting; input and demo
10.50 – 12.50: Skills practice: stage 1 to goal setting
12.50 – 13.30: Lunch
Session 2
13.30 – 14.20: Skills practice: stage 1 to goal setting
14.20 – 14.40: Learning review
14.40 – 15.20: Stage 2; testing commitment – input, demo and skills practice
15.20 – 15.40: Tea/Coffee Break
15.40 – 16.00: Learning review, including review of ‘reflective practice’ from day 1
16.00 – 16.40: Next steps: RCPSG Mentorship Programme
16.40: Feedback & Close
Day 3
09.00 – 09.10: Registration, tea and coffee
Session 1
09.10 – 09.30: Welcome, review of learning and overview of the day
09.30 – 09.45: Stage 1 & 2 revision
09.45 – 10.30: Group work – review experiences of using Egan’s model
10.30 – 11.00: Stage 3 group work in trios – first 2
11.00: Tea/Coffee available
11:00 – 12:40: Group work continued
12.40 – 13.20: Lunch
Session 2
13.20 – 14.15: Stage 3 group work in trios – third
14.15 – 14.30: Learning review
14.30 – 15.10: Taking local schemes & the RCPSG scheme forward
15.10 – 15.25: Tea/Coffee Break
15.25 – 15.50: Whole model skills practice
15.50 – 16.15: Safe and effective mentoring – managing endings
16.15 – 16.30: Programme evaluation & discussion with College
16.30: Feedback & Close
Download the programme PDF below.
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