Establishing a Mentoring Scheme for Psychiatrists in the South West, UK
Emily Thomas, Heena Hargovan, Claudia Calciu, Katie Ewart

TL;DR
This paper describes the creation of a mentoring program for psychiatrists in a UK trust to improve job satisfaction and foster development.
Contribution
The paper introduces a structured mentoring scheme tailored for psychiatrists in a specific UK mental health trust.
Findings
Eight mentor-mentee pairs were successfully matched with positive feedback from participants.
The scheme is being promoted through CPD talks and future plans include training for mentors and a video to raise awareness.
Abstract
Aims: To establish a formalised process for mentoring to be accessed by psychiatrists of all grades within a mental health trust in Gloucestershire, UK. Mentoring can contribute to career success, higher self-esteem and job satisfaction for mentees and improve performance and job satisfaction for mentors.[1] This in turn fosters innovation and development as part of the culture within the host organisation.[2] We anticipate the creation of a mentoring scheme for psychiatrists will promote these improvements for individuals in the short term and the organisation in the longer term. [1] The General Medical Council (GMC). The mentoring toolkit: Setting up a formal mentoring scheme. August 2024. [2] Coaching and mentoring. The NHS Leadership academy. https://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/programmes/coaching-and-mentoring/. Accessed November 13, 2024. Methods: The European Mentoring and…
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Taxonomy
TopicsAdolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Mentoring and Academic Development · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
