General Practice Mentoring Scheme

Which roles are able to take part?

This free scheme is open to the whole workforce across Coventry and Warwickshire, at all career stages, including:

• GPs
• Nursing team
• Managers in Practice
• Additional Roles, including AHPs/MDTs and FCPs

What can be discussed in mentoring?

A Mentor can support with a wide range of areas, covering your career development, understanding your role and more. Some of these areas can include:

• Career development
• Leadership roles (and working towards them)
• Maintaining a work/life balance
• Career breaks and retirement
• Undertaking a portfolio career
• General conversations around your role

What is the offer?

• 6 months access to a mentor of your choice – with the option to extend further
• Flexible scheme – both in the number of sessions you can have and how they are conducted (face-to-face or online)
• Wide range of experienced Mentors to choose from, across all roles in General Practice
• Free to access

How do I get the most out of mentoring?

Start  your mentoring journey with open ideas and conversations. Remember you may not know what you want to discuss yet! 

You may have an idea about want to cover before each session  – so feel free to prepare some questions/idea/topics beforehand.

Your mentor may also come prepared with some questions and an outline. Be responsible for your own development – your mentor is there just to advise, you are there to do the work. Be open, honest and willing to trust your mentor’s advice.

Expect to be challenged and pushed out of your comfort zone – this is how you develop skills. Most of all, embrace it and enjoy it. Take the time.