Becoming a sign-off mentor: SOMs should be: Sign off Mentors are required for: Adult and Child Nursing programme final placement Identified on the live register of mentors. Registered on the same part of the register students Working in the same field of practice as the student All Midwifery students Have clinical currency and capability in the same field of practice as All Specialist Nursing programme leading to a recordable the student nursing qualifications Met the NMC requirements to remain on the register Specialist Public Health Nurses Undertake 3 supervised assessments of student’s progress Return To Practice programme Nursing and Midwifery Students All midwives need to be a SOM for all students. If you have been a mentor for about a year you should consider working towards this by: Self-assessing against the SOM criteria Being observed by an existing sign off mentor on 3 occasions (the final observation needs to be with an final placement student See additional guidance
Becoming a sign-off mentor: SOMs should be: Sign off Mentors are required for: Identified on the live register of mentors. Registered on the same part of the register Working in the same field of practice as the student Have clinical currency and capability in the same field of practice as the student Met the NMC requirements to remain on the register Undertake 3 supervised assessments of student’s progress Adult and Child Nursing programme final placement students All Midwifery students All Specialist Nursing programme leading to a recordable nursing qualifications Specialist Public Health Nurses Return To Practice programme Nursing and Midwifery Students All midwives need to be a SOM for all students. If you have been a mentor for about a year you should consider working towards this by: Self-assessing against the SOM criteria Being observed by an existing sign off mentor on 3 occasions (the final observation needs to be with an final placement student See additional guidance
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