Mentoring is a partnership between two people and is about developing opportunities as well as solving problems. Being trained as a mentor gives you the opportunity to mentor others, whilst learning new skills, developing greater self-awareness, and reflecting on your practice.
Looking for a mentor?
By becoming a registered manager member, you have exclusive access to our bank of qualified mentors. You’ll be matched with another member who has been trained as a mentor, based on the areas of development you're looking for.
For more information, please email membership@skillsforcare.org.uk
Join our growing group of mentors
We ask all members interested in joining our group of mentors to take part in one of our virtual mentoring workshops which are free to registered manager members.
The workshops cover the benefits of mentoring, core skills, the mentoring relationship, tools for the mentoring conversation and action planning and reflection. We run these workshops three times a year, both for our new mentors and as an opportunity for members to train and hone existing skills in mentoring.
Registered manager membership mentoring workshop
Tuesday 23 September | 10:00 – 16:00 | Online | Booking details coming soon
Join this mentoring workshop to learn concepts, skills and techniques around mentoring best practice.
N.B. your membership number will be requested when booking to allow us to confirm proof of current membership – this can be found on your certificate, or on your membership page of our web portal.
Registered manager member mentoring feedback
Our mentors attend training to help them develop skills in mentoring, including techniques for questioning, listening and providing feedback, before being paired with a member to help them confront challenges and develop in their role.
I have found my mentoring sessions with my mentor very beneficial. We have discussed many topics, but I was particularly interested in developing a better system for governance. I have already adopted some of the tips my mentor shared for some audits I was not already doing and will be implementing these. I have also devised a matrix so that audit and compliance folders can be easily found and identified by staff. I particularly liked her suggestion for reviewing all audits every six months to identify any recurring themes and to ensure that any action plans raised have been carried through. We have also prepared information to display for all staff on the location of isolators for all utilities in the event of an emergency and senior management not being in the building.
June Stephenson, Director and Registered Manager
Orchard House Care Home Scarborough.
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For £35 per year, become a member of our growing community of registered managers. Benefits include exclusive resources, monthly newsletters and discounts.
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