About the Mentorship for Prosthetists and Orthotists programme

With a number of different training routes in Prosthetics and Orthotics now available we want to equip the profession with the skills to support each learner through their clinical placements and early career development.  Mentoring the next generation of prosthetists and orthotists by providing high quality clinical experiences, assessment and facilitation of learning is key to ensuring the continuity of highly skilled prosthetists and orthotists delivering excellent care to patients.

This online training has been developed for mentors to better understand how a learner is best supported to graduate and progress to be a more effective  prosthetist and orthotist.

The content of the elearning programme has been informed by The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists, The University of Salford, University of Derby, senior prosthetist/orthotists with extensive experience of mentoring learners and a patient representative.  It comprises three 20-minute sessions, highlighted by prosthetists and orthotists as areas where they would like to receive more training. The sessions focus on building an effective mentor/learner relationship, providing effective feedback and dealing with learners in difficulty. These sessions are designed to be interactive, comprising online materials and assessment of learning. This programme is suitable to support any allied health professional who is new to mentorship or looking to update current skills.

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• Session 1: Developing an Effective Mentor/Learner Relationship

This session provides an introduction for clinicians to develop an effective mentoring relationship with learners whichever training route into the profession the learner is on.

• Session 2: Providing Effective Feedback

This session provides clinicians with the skills required to provide effective feedback, therefore enhancing learner development.

• Session 3: Supporting the Learner in Difficulty

This session provides an introduction for clinicians to develop an understanding of the principles and techniques required to identify and support a learner who is struggling to meet the required clinical competencies to graduate as a prosthetist and orthotist.

How to access

In order to access the Mentorship for Prosthetists and Orthotists  programme, you will need an elfh account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below.

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To view the Mentorship for Prosthetists and Orthotists  programme, select the View button below. If you already have an account with elfh, you will also be able to login and enrol on the programme from the View button.

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NHS healthcare staff in England

The Mentorship for Prosthetists and Orthotists programme is also available to NHS healthcare staff via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). Accessing this elearning via ESR means that your completions will transfer with you throughout your NHS career.

Further details are available here.

Registering large numbers of users

If you are a HR, IT or Practice Manager and would like to register and enrol large numbers of staff within your organisation for access onto the Mentorship for Prosthetists and Orthotists programme, please contact elfh directly.

Organisations wishing to use their own LMS

For HR departments wanting to know more about gaining access to courses using an existing Learning Management System please contact elfh directly to express interest.

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