The role is supported by Placement Learning Tutors with formal training and on-going support.
The Therapeutic Radiography (RONC) academic team have developed the SHU Training for Clinical Staff Supporting Learners in Practice resource to support SHU Radiotherapy Mentorship.
SHU Training for Clinical Staff Supporting Learners in Practice
- All mentor should log their completion of the mentor training annually
- Any new mentors requiring a Pebblepad account should email their PLT to request this after completing the training.
The Allied Health Professions have developed a resource for employers supporting Degree Apprenticeship students, AHP Degree Apprenticeship Employer and Work-Based Mentor website.
Mentor Updates
The following Core areas must be included in all Mentor/Practice Educator updates:
- HCPC professional standards, including new Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics
- Overview of the students' university programme
- Assessment process that occurs in practice
- Process to follow when a student is failing to progress
- How to access placement information websites for key information and SHU contacts
- How to access placement information websites for key information about support available to Mentors/Practice Educators/Supervisors in their role in supporting the students
- Where SHU placement learning policies are housed on the SHU placement learning websites
- Processes for escalation of concerns, and the essential need for the placement provider to communicate with the university about any incidents or accidents or concerns
- Mentor training attendance should be logged on the online form located at the end of the PebblePad mentor training resource.
Useful Documents:
Assessors
Mentors and their teams of qualified therapeutic radiographers are expected to be involved in assessing students on their clinical competence for tasks and skills they themselves are competent in.
Mentors should aim to review a student's competence level and competency book on PebblePad when providing feedback to them at the end of a rotation, or do this periodically during their rotation as appropriate.
As part of assessing competence, Radiographers should be appropriately checking knowledge and understanding relating to the competence area.
Support resources can be found in the handbook.
Degree Apprenticeship - resources to support the role of the Work Based Mentor
Work Based Mentor Website - this site contains resources designed to support the role of the Work Based Mentor who is supporting students on the Degree Apprenticeship route.
