Mentoring

As a paediatrician, there are many reasons you should become a mentor… Not only is it an essential part of your career development, but the skills and experiences you will acquire along the way will be incredibly valuable to you and your career.

Developing new skills, meeting new people, networking with like-minded colleagues, carrying out a sense of purpose... The benefits often outweigh the time given, which may be why more than 1,100 of you volunteer for the College. Whether it's representing your region or specialty on a committee, work...

Mandy Lisle, a midwife working in our Rwandan Obstetric Care Programme in the country's capital city, tells us about the efforts of local health professionals and our 'Global Links' mentors to improve the care for mothers and babies.

Matt Driver, Lead faculty for RCPCH mentoring skills courses and peer support webinars, explores the role of skilled, trained mentors in supporting doctors throughout their careers.

We have won two major grants to continue delivering the national Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment Plus (ETAT+) programme with Ministry of Health and WHO, and to develop a national paediatric nurse training and mentoring programme alongside this.

Access to effective mentoring is increasingly important in the development of all paediatricians. A consultant paediatrician and RCPCH Mentoring Champion tells us about her mentoring role...

Improve performance and unleash potential with our coaching and mentoring qualifications. Part of the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), this programme offers an opportunity to develop and refine coaching for business styles and techniques.