title: A mentor portfolio model for ensuring fitness for practice.
abstract: The revised Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2008) Standards to Support Learning and Assessment in Practice aim to support mentors in ensuring that new registrants are fit for practice. The standards also include criteria for sign-off mentors' competencies, which become mandatory this year. This article describes how 'mentor portfolios' can support mentors and help sign-off mentors meet the NMC criteria, and can be linked to the NHS knowledge and skills framework to enhance annual appraisals.
authors.affiliation: Workforce Development Team, City and Hackney, Primary Care Trust, London.
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Maggie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maxfield
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levington
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004282:Documentation; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors / Q000193:education*; D017145:Models, Educational; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education*; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom