Clinical Mentoring Clause Samples

The Clinical Mentoring clause establishes the framework for providing guidance and support to clinical staff or trainees within a healthcare or research setting. Typically, this clause outlines the responsibilities of mentors, the scope of mentoring activities, and the expectations for both mentors and mentees, such as regular meetings, feedback sessions, or progress evaluations. Its core practical function is to ensure that less experienced clinicians receive structured support and professional development, thereby promoting competency, knowledge transfer, and quality of care.
Clinical Mentoring. The Council shall offer all new graduate or inexperienced MCH nurses with a minimum of 2 hours, or longer as mutually agreed, clinical mentoring supervision per week for a maximum period of six months from the date of appointment. The required clinical supervision shall be agreed through consultation with the MCH Nurses. The person appointed to act as a clinical supervisor shall be supported by backfilling arrangements during periods of supervision either by a MCH Relieving Nurse or other permanently appointed MCH nurse, provided that such nurse who is appointed to backfill shall not be disadvantaged in terms of additional workloads.
Clinical Mentoring. The Council shall offer new graduate or inexperienced MCH Nurses clinical mentoring and supervision for a maximum period of six (6) months from the date of appointment. The mentoring will be tailored to the needs of the individual and subject to service requirements. Requests by new graduate or inexperienced MCH Nurses for clinical mentoring shall not be unreasonably withheld. Council will endeavour to provide relief for a MCH Nurse appointed to provide clinical mentoring or supervision to another MCH Nurse, subject to availability of relief staff.
Clinical Mentoring. A minimum of one hour clinical mentoring per week be available for new full-time and part-time Maternal and Child Health graduates during their qualifying period. This can be phased to fortnightly or ceased at any time by agreement. More can be provided at the request of the employee or as identified by the Clinical Co-ordinator. This would only apply to casuals when engaged for a minimum of 2 days per week.