Mentoring Scheme
Mentorship can be critical to professional development, particularly at key transition points in surgical training.
Informal mentoring exists, but access is often inconsistent and dependent on local structures, which may affect equity, diversity, and sustainability.
There is currently no nationally coordinated formal mentoring programme for trauma and orthopaedic (T&O) trainees across the UK and Ireland.
This pilot aims to address that gap and create a sustainable national scheme.
Your Mentors:
Your mentor will:
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Offer a supportive, non‑judgemental space for thinking, reflecting, and planning.
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Help you clarify goals, explore options, and identify practical next steps.
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Share relevant experience and perspective, particularly on career decisions, transitions, and professional challenges.
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Use questions and reflection rather than simply telling you what to do.
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Keep discussions confidential within agreed limits
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Respect agreed boundaries and time commitments.
Your mentor will not:
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Act as your clinical supervisor, trainer, or line manager.
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Provide detailed clinical advice on patient management.
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Directly manage training problems, performance issues, or employment disputes.
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Make decisions for you.
Mr Handley
Orthopaedic Trauma
Mr Melling
Major trauma, and arthroplasty
Ms Stevenson
Upper Limb and Major Trauma
Ms Stapleton
ENT and Auditory Implant
Prof Brooks
Hip Surgery / Arthroplasty
Ms Carpenter
Paediatric Orthopaedics
Mr Rossiter
Trauma
Ms Spalding
Hand and Wrist
Mr Michla
Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Mr Szypryt
Lower limb, hip and knee - trauma, ligament reconstruction and complex arthroplasty
Mr Mosaid
Arthroplasty, foot and ankle
Mr Tomlinson
Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon
Application
Form
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