Exciting opportunity to become an iHV Leading Excellence in Practice Programme Mentor
Your profession needs you!
You may be aware of our CPD-accredited and acclaimed iHV Leading Excellence in Practice programme to support future SCPHN leaders. This programme aims to ensure we have strong leadership for our profession into the future.
The iHV is seeking experienced practitioners to become personal mentors to participants of the iHV acclaimed Leading Excellence in Practice Programme.
The Leading Excellence in Practice programme equips Specialist Community Public Health Nurses to lead excellence across 0–19 health visiting and school nursing services. It is open to all SCPHNs. A key feature of the programme is structured mentoring support. Each participant is paired with a mentor for the duration of the programme. Our mentors are experienced SCPHNs who are committed to leadership and passionate about developing the leadership capability of others.
‘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:
Mentors will:
- Gain an opportunity to work with the Institute of Health Visiting and build valuable skills in mentoring for leadership.
- 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 of acting as a key resource for the personal and professional development of others, while taking on the responsibility of supporting health visitor leaders to translate theory into practice and turn learning into real‑world impact.
- Benefit from rich two‑way learning by working alongside practitioners with diverse perspectives and varied levels of SCPHN experience, gaining insights that will strengthen and enhance your own practice.
- Develop your leadership capability and play an active role in shaping the future direction of leadership within the profession.
What being an iHV Leadership Mentor involves:
- Attending 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 virtually delivered mentorship meetings of one hour for one programme participant.
The role of iHV Leadership Mentors 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 mentee.
- Provide encouragement and guidance using a range of approaches to support the mentee in their development as a future leader.
- 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:
Mentors will:
- Be an Associate Member of the iHV (or willing to become one before the role starts)
- Be an experienced SCPHN (minimum of 3 years)
- Be passionate about leadership within Specialist Community Public Health Nursing and experienced in a clinical or specialist role
- Be able to support one mentee at a given time
- Have agreement from your employer to participate and provide mentorship for the duration of the programme.
Take the next step, share your expertise and experience, and secure your place as a mentor, becoming a catalyst for future leadership and leaving a lasting impact on the profession.
Apply now! We are waiting to hear from you. Please contact [email protected]
