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Mentorship Scheme at Surrey & Borders NHS Foundation Trust

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2023

Zafrina Majid ,
Patrick Cremin  and
Jeremy Mudunkotuwe
Zafrina Majid*
Affiliation:
Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, United Kingdom
Patrick Cremin
Affiliation:
Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, United Kingdom
Jeremy Mudunkotuwe
Affiliation:
Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, United Kingdom
*
*Corresponding author.
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Abstract

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Aims

To establish a mentorship programme for all grade of Psychiatrists working within Surrey and Borders Partnership Trust.

Methods

RSPsych guidance was used to establish a mentoring programme within Surrey and Borders Partnership Trust.

A core leadership team was identified and established, this included the Director of Medical Education, a Higher Specialist Trainee, and a Core Trainee.

The decision was made to structure the programme to involve all grades of doctor within the trust, with pairing of Mentor and Mentees tailored to mentee needs. Support from the core team will also be offered to both Mentees and Mentors on a regular and drop in basis, as well as support groups for each group.

The programme was then advertised using a trust email list and training days were held via Microsoft Teams and delivered by the West Midland Mentoring Team RCPsych.

The programme is due to launch in February 2023 with expected widespread engagement, followed by evaluation survey.

Results

We received a good response from all grades of doctors targeted in the Mentorship Scheme.

Following this a prelaunch meeting, facilitated by the core leadership team, was organised for all those involved in the scheme.

This meeting outlined the aims of the scheme and support available to both Mentors and Mentees.

The Mentors and Mentees have now been paired and the scheme will be launching in February 2023.

Conclusion

Burnout is a significant and highly prevalent phenomenon within the Psychiatric community.

Mentorship is shown to reduce rates of burnout as well as improving staff well-being, productivity and retention.

Following RCPsych guidance this project aims to establish a mentorship programme for all psychiatrists within the Surrey and Borders NHS Trust.

The Surrey & Borders Mentorship Scheme will launch in February 2023.

Type
Education and Training
Information
BJPsych Open , Volume 9 , Supplement S1: Abstracts from the RCPsych International Congress 2023, 10–13 July , July 2023 , pp. S30
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Footnotes

Abstracts were reviewed by the RCPsych Academic Faculty rather than by the standard BJPsych Open peer review process and should not be quoted as peer-reviewed by BJPsych Open in any subsequent publication.

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