Mentoring and support

The NT Regional Training Hub is seeking expressions of interest from NT based medical clinicians, from all levels of experience, to join our Mentoring Masterclass Program. We offer the opportunity for participants to further develop their skills as a dynamic and effective mentor and/or mentee. Relating to self-awareness, communication, and resilience in addition to how to source and to get the most out of their mentoring relationships. For mentors, it provides an additional mechanism for you to share your knowledge and expertise whilst giving back to the local medical community. Throughout the program, participants are further supported with mentoring resources and a community of practice.

The content of the program was co-developed with local NT practitioners and the Pam McLean Centre (PMC), a leader in clinical communication skills training.

Thursday June 15th - Flinders RDH - 4.30-8.30pm
Pam McLean Centre’s Complex
Communications - Workshop (Darwin)

Thursday July 20th - Flinders RDH - 4.30-8.30pm
Pam McLean Centre’s Building Trust
Relationships (Darwin)

Saturday September 16th - Red Centre - 2.30-7.30pm
Auditorium ASH
Mentoring Masterclass Symposium featuring the Pam
McLean Centre (Alice Springs)

Tuesday November 7th - Darwin, Alice Springs and online - 12-1pm
Networking and panel discussion and focus group
Flinders.edu.au/fnt-rth sessions (Darwin and Alice Springs)

For more information on the mentoring program, please email fnt.rth@flinders.edu.au or complete Registration form below:

In 2022 the NT Regional Training Hub sought expressions of interest from Darwin based medical clinicians from all levels of post graduate experience, to join our 2022 pilot mentoring program as a mentor, mentee, or both.

The content of the program was co-developed with local practitioners and the Pam McLean Centre, a leader in clinical communication skills training. It encouraged an informal, flexible approach featuring professional development workshops in combination with more traditional mentoring networking opportunities where participants can learn from each other and create mutually beneficial organic relationships.

The benefits for all participants included:

• content that was focused on the needs of NT clinicians and of our unique geographical and population context
• creation of social and professional networks
• encouragement of self-driven learning, facilitation of broad transfer of knowledge, and the delivery of relevant and timely skill development
• opportunities to attend professional development workshops focussing on advanced communication skills, leadership, change management, resilience, and goal setting
• assistance with career pathway planning
• knowing how to approach and to get the most out of a mentoring relationship
• an increase of self-confidence and self-awareness within professional relationships

Mentors:

• buillt upon their current leadership skills
• learnt skills relevant to the fostering of mentoring relationships and the creation of safe learning spaces
• cultivated self-satisfaction obtained from contributing to the progression and wellbeing of others
• had an opportunity to self-reflect, share skills and experiences
• had the ability to share their knowledge in structured and unstructured environments
• had an avenue to share their passions
• had an opportunity to examine what type of legacy that they would like to leave

Relationship roles that were explored and fostered throughout the program will include those of:

• mentorship
• guide/preceptor
• collaborator
• role model

Participants received priority access to 6 professional development workshops, mentoring resources, and an online community.  The online community of practice provided a forum for participants to share experiences, resources, or approaches utilised, and to seek advice on any challenges or successes that they were having within their mentoring relationships.

Each workshop ran from 4.30pm until 8.30pm at the Flinders University Royal Darwin Hospital Campus, with catering provided.

The workshops included:

For more information on the mentoring program, please email fnt.rth@flinders.edu.au.

Mental Health Guide — When the cowpat hits the windmill

National Rural Health Student Network.

Flinders University Student Health and Wellness — Self Health Library

• An introduction to mental fitness
• Put Off Procrastinating Workbook
• Brief self-compassion guide
• Self-care Mega Guide: Self-care is anything you do to look after your mental, physical, social, spiritual, or environmental health.
• How to prepare yourself psychologically for work
• Evidence-based study and exam preparation
• Which areas of my life could I work on?
• Be your own counsellor
• Public speaking anxiety
• Personal rules and beliefs
• Building new habits
• A guide to self-improvement

Flinders University Student Health and Wellness — Self Health Library

• Yoga mega guide
  
• Yoga for calm
• Yoga to energise
• Yoga for restful sleep

Flinders University Student Health and Wellness — Self Health Library

• My coping plan: a guide written by you, for your future self, to let you know what to do if times get tough.
• Self-care during difficult times: Difficult times will happen to all of us. Loss, illness, crises. When they do, it is important to try to keep basic self-care in place, so you have the energy and focus necessary to make it through. In this document, our counsellors highlight a range of important self-care activities to consider in the middle of difficult times.

Choosing a speciality — Auckland Health Board

Which medical specialty would suit you?  — The Medic Portal

How to choose a medical speciality — The Student Doctor Network

Red Door Counselling and Consultancy

Independent counselling, coaching, and mentoring. Support for Interns, Junior Doctors, and International Medical Graduates.

Contact: Amanda Cawthorne-Crosby.

Introduction to Diversity Mentoring

This course is designed for Indigenous Australians and non-Indigenous Australians who wish to further develop leadership knowledge, skills, and networks; and non-Indigenous Australians who wish to work effectively with Indigenous people in the workplace and/or Indigenous communities.

Topics covered:

• What is diversity mentoring?
• How is cultural diversity included in the mentoring process?
• What are the ethical considerations?
• How do we develop successful diversity mentoring relationships?

LINKS Mentoring Program: Rural and Remote Health Professionals

CRANAplus LINKS Mentoring pro­gram offers rural and remote health pro­fes­sion­als an oppor­tu­ni­ty of mutu­al­ly rich learn­ing and development beneficial for both the mentee and mentors.

LINKS pro­gram is voluntary for individuals to register as either a mentee and mentor. LINKS is a structured program with an online module and mentoring contract agreement. In addition, it is flexible and accommodates individuals’ specific learning needs in a supportive and nurturing manner.

The LINKS pro­gram is aimed at:

• Students from all health disciplines
• Recently qualified health professionals
• Health professionals who are new to rur­al and remote workforce
• Experienced health pro­fes­sion­als who wish to mentor.

The Medical Education Unit at the Central Australian Health Service delivers a mentoring program for Interns. Please contact the Medical Education Unit for further information.

There is no current formal mentoring program within the Top End Health Service.  Please contact the Flinders NT Regional Training Hub or the Medical Education Unit for Departmental specific contacts.

A range of TED talks on how to be a good mentor

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Insala - Top 10 Tips For Being a Good Mentee 

TED: Are you mentorable? 

A field guide for post-docs: How to be a good MENTOR and MENTEE