While midwives already have colleagues within their practice locality that they may talk to often, the mentoring relationship adds another dimension to this collegial support. Mentors are expected to listen, challenge, support and create the opportunity for mentee midwives to reflect on and explore their practice as a rural midwife.
The rural professional mentoring programme provides up to 22 hours of mentorship within a 12-month period to a rural LMC midwife by an experienced midwife mentor who is on the RMRRS register.
You are likely to be eligible for mentorship if you are a rural LMC midwife and:
- Approximately 50% of your caseload consists of rural/remote-rural women (based on Section 88 definitions)
- Are not receiving mentorship as part of the Midwifery First Year of Practice Programme.
The mentoring relationship includes:
- An initial face-to-face meeting to negotiate your own development needs and gain an understanding of how it will work for both of you.
- A minimum of 5 and 1/2 hours of mentoring every three months for a 12 month duration.
- A set travel and communication subsidy to be paid to the mentee quarterly upon completion of each stated component of the service (subject to contract requirements of the mentor).
If you do not have a midwife mentor in mind, we may be able to pair you with one of our approved Mentors on the RMRRS mentor register. A mentorship contract will be completed by both parties upon approval to the programme.
Apply for Rural Mentorship
Applications can be emailed to [email protected]