MENTOR AWARDS 2017
A Herefordshire General Practice Nurse received an outstanding mentor award at the annual mentor awards ceremony held at the University of Worcester in partnership with local NHS Trusts, CCGs, Ambulance and social care services.
The awards recognised the practice nurses’ excellence in mentoring student nurses from the University of Worcester on placement in General Practice. The winners from each of the CCG areas were presented with their awards by Dr Jan Quallington, Head of institute of Health and Society University of Worcester, Lisa Levy, Interim Executive Nurse/Director of Quality South Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group and Jane Perry, Deputy Head of Institute of Health and society and Head of Department Allied Health & Social Sciences
Outstanding Mentor Awards.
Herefordshire CCG: Nurse/Allied Health Professional.
Winner: Kim Harries – Greyfriars Surgery Hereford (second left)
“The students have been surprised by the variety of the job, the responsibility and autonomy. They have been introduced to a career pathway that is extremely rewarding. Kim has worked with other community teams to ensure the student gets a 360 degree view of primary care. Kim is doing a great job not only mentoring the students but also for the community of practice nursing and local primary care.”
( Practice Manager)
Practice nurse teams from 10 Practices across Herefordshire and 16 practices across Worcestershire are currently mentoring second and third year student nurses from the University of Worcester on practice placements, with others proceeding to provide mentoring placements in early 2018.
Practices are supported by Caroline Donley the Nurse/Practice Education Facilitator who provides mentor reactivation training and updates to practice nurses, visits practices to prepare the learning environment for student placements and provides ongoing support to mentors and students. Practice nurse mentors provide high quality practice placements exposing the next generation of nurses to specialised nursing expertise in a rich interdisciplinary learning experience within Primary care.
Outstanding Mentors: General Practice Nurses from Hereford and Worcester CCGs
Congratulations to our outstanding mentors and thank you for inspiring the next generation into practice nursing. For more information about practice nurse mentoring and student nurse placements please contact Caroline Donley, Practice Education Facilitator at the University of Worcester.Email: c.donley@worc.ac.uk. Tel: 01905 855194.
Outstanding Practice Learning Environment Award:
CCG/Independent Sector: Winner – Sarum House Surgery, Herefordshire.
There was success for another Herefordshire practice in the ‘Outstanding Practice Learning Environment’ category. This award received nominations from organisations across both Worcestershire and Herefordshire CCGs and also the independent sector placements. The team at Sarum House surgery in Hereford won the award for providing a high quality learning environment for Physician Associate students on practice placement. Testament to the commitment of Sarum House staff who supported the student’s learning included the following extract:
“Every Member of the staff was eager to help in any way possible. The GPs and ANP were always eager to provide feedback when I was seeing my patients and always willing to include me in discussions about cases. The home visits were good learning opportunities to reflect on the difference between seeing patients in the practice. When shadowing the physio, I learnt a great deal about making an MSK examination slick. The nurses, HCAs and receptionists went the extra mile every day, they were always willing to make sure I was ok and know where I was every morning and were always there to help .The HCAs and nurses were always willing to lend equipment or see my patients for review short notice. Finally, every member of staff made me feel part of the team. In words hard to describe, I felt as if I had been working there for a year rather than a few weeks they were so welcoming “ ( Physician Associate student)Congratulations and thank you to all involved at Sarum House Surgery who contributed towards the creation of the outstanding practice learning environment.
For more information about the Physician Associate Programme at the university of Worcester please contact
Neil Howie, Course Leader – MSc Physician Associate Programme
Email: n.howie@worc.ac.uk Tel: 01905 54 2208
