We need you! Are you:

  • An experienced SCPHN (minimum of 3 years)?
  • Passionate about leadership within SCPHN practice with experience in a specialist or clinical leadership role?
  • Willing to support one mentee at a given time for a minimum of 4 sessions?
  • Suitably supported by your employer to participate and provide mentorship for future leaders?

We are thrilled to see the exponential growth in interest for our iHV Leading Excellence in Practice leadership programme. We are delighted to see the next generation of aspiring SCPHNs stepping forward to become leaders for the profession and are loving the energy they are bringing with them.

Part of our Leading Excellence in Practice programme is the provision of mentorship to support the candidate on their leadership journey through the programme. We believe so many of you have so much to offer the profession in terms of gentle guidance based upon your own journey and your experience. Our mentors regularly share how much they gain from mentorship, and we also know that the candidates really value the mentorship they receive through the programme, in terms of the additional perspective it offers them.

The role of leadership mentors for this programme is:

  • As a ‘critical friend’, a mentor is able to offer guidance, support and form a positive one-to-one relationship with their mentees.
  • To provide encouragement and guidance using a range of approaches to support the mentees in their development as future leaders.
  • To create a supportive, challenging and reflective learning environment during the one-to-one sessions to help them focus on their strengths and areas for development.
  • To guide (but not direct) the mentee to support their personal development in line with the learning outcomes of the iHV Leading Excellence in Practice programme.

The commitment to the mentee in terms of time is:

  • Attendance at a virtual Mentor Briefing:  25 April 2023 – 3:00-4:30pm via Zoom (details to follow) – SAVE THE DATE!!
  • Provide mentorship meetings for one hour (x 4 virtual meetings) for one candidate in either of the following cohorts:
    • May 2023 (with mentor meetings in June, Sept, Nov & Dec)
    • June 2023 (with mentor meetings in July, Oct, Dec, Feb)
    • July 2023 (with mentor meetings in Sept, Nov, Jan, March)

How to apply:

If you would like to become an iHV Leadership Programme Mentor and meet the criteria at the top of this email, please complete the expression of interest form below by 3 April 2023:

Any Questions?

Please contact: [email protected]

We need you! Are you:

  • An iHV member?
  • An experienced SCPHN (minimum of 3 years)?
  • Passionate about leadership within SCPHN practice with experience in a specialist or clinical leadership role?
  • Willing to support one mentee at a given time for a minimum of 4 sessions?
  • Suitably supported by your employer to participate and provide mentorship for future leaders?

We are thrilled to see the exponential growth in interest for our iHV Leading Excellence in Practice leadership programme. We are delighted to see the next generation of aspiring SCPHNs stepping forward to become leaders for the profession and are loving the energy they are bringing with them.

Part of our Leading Excellence in Practice programme is the provision of mentorship to support the candidate on their leadership journey through the programme. We believe so many of you have so much to offer the profession in terms of gentle guidance based upon your own journey and your experience. Our mentors regularly share how much they gain from mentorship, and we also know that the candidates really value the mentorship they receive through the programme, in terms of the additional perspective it offers them.

The role of leadership mentors for this programme is:

  • As a ‘critical friend’ a mentor is able to offer guidance, support and form a positive one-to-one relationship with their mentees.
  • To provide encouragement and guidance using a range of approaches to support the mentees in their development as future leaders.
  • To create a supportive, challenging and reflective learning environment during the one-to-one sessions to help them focus on their strengths and areas for development.
  • To guide (but not direct) the mentee to support their personal development in line with the learning outcomes of the iHV leading excellence in practice programme.

The commitment to the mentee in terms of time is:

  • Attendance at a virtual Mentor Briefing:  25 April 2023 – 15:00-16:30 – via Zoom (details to follow) SAVE THE DATE!!
  • Provide 4 x virtually delivered mentorship meetings of one hour for one candidate in either of the following cohorts:
    • May 2023 (with mentor meetings in June, Sept, Nov & Dec)
    • July 2023 (with mentor meetings in Sept, Nov, Jan, March).

If you would like to become an iHV Leadership Programme Mentor and meet the criteria at the top of this email, please complete the expression of interest form below by 3 April 2023:

If you have any questions, please contact: [email protected]

Our CPD-accredited, iHV Leading Excellence in Practice programme, to support future SCPHN leaders, aims to ensure we have strong leadership for our profession into the future. We are seeking experienced practitioners to get involved and support this work by becoming iHV Leadership mentors.

Our current mentors enjoy great reciprocal relationships with our candidates and speak positively of the experience of working with their mentees from our programme, with many reporting they also gain much from the meetings.

Leadership mentoring provides future leaders with a forum for setting, discussing and dissecting a path to leadership with someone who has walked that path before.”

Benefits to health visitors in becoming iHV Leadership Mentors:

  • The opportunity to work with the Institute of Health Visiting and gain valuable skills in mentoring for leadership
  • Able to support colleagues’ leadership learning to help them develop their professional competence and confidence and equip them for SCPHN leadership into the future
  • Enjoy the privilege to act as a resource to facilitate personal and professional development of others, along with the responsibility of helping health visitor leaders translate theory into practice, making what is learned on their courses a reality
  • Benefit from two-way learning by working alongside practitioners with different perspectives and generations of SCPHNs which will provide an opportunity to enhance your own practice using this insight
  • Develop your leadership capability to help to shape the professions’ leadership of the future
  • A free place at the iHV annual leadership conference as thank you for your support

What being an iHV leadership mentor involves:

  • Attending a half-day online workshop about the iHV leadership mentor role
  • Providing a short bio on yourself to share with your mentee
  • Being allocated a mentee who is participating in the iHV Leading Excellence in Practice leadership programme
  • Provide 4 x virtually delivered mentorship meetings of one hour for one candidate

The role of the mentors for this programme is to:

  • Act as a ‘critical friend’ – a mentor is able to offer guidance, support and form a positive one-to-one relationship with their mentees
  • Provide encouragement and guidance using a range of approaches to support the mentees in their development as future leaders
  • Create a supportive, challenging and reflective learning environment during the one-to-one sessions, to help them focus on their strengths and areas for development
  • Guide (but not direct) the mentee to support their personal development in line with the learning outcomes of the iHV leading excellence in practice programme

Criteria to be an iHV Leadership Mentor:

  • To be an Associate Member of the iHV (or willing to become one before the role starts)
  • To be an experienced SCPHN (minimum of 3 years)
  • To be passionate about leadership within Specialist Community Public Health Nursing and experienced in a clinical or specialist role
  • To be able to attend the workshop on the 22 November 9.00 -13.00
  • To be able to support one mentee at a given time
  • To have agreement from your employer to participate and provide mentorship in the future

We have cohorts waiting for your mentorship! Bring your expertise and experience to our iHV Mentorship panel. We offer places at selected conferences and honorariums in recognition of the contributions made by our mentors.

  • Autumn cohort 2022 – first meeting with your mentee in November 2022 through to June 2023

Or

  • January, May, September 2023 cohorts – schedule for meetings with your mentee to be confirmed.

Apply now! We are waiting to hear from you. Please complete the form to express interest in joining our iHV Mentorship panel. Applications close 28 September 2022.

We will confirm your entry to our iHV Mentorship panel from 3 October 2022.