College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Nursing Leadership Mentoring Program

Welcome to the Nursing Leadership Mentoring Program in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CNHS).

The Nursing Leadership Mentoring Program has been developed in conjunction with the annual Flinders University Joan Durdin AM Oration to connect Flinders University students and early graduates with established Healthcare Leaders (preferably Flinders Alumni).

The purpose of the program is to facilitate mutually beneficial mentoring relationships that provide students and early graduates an opportunity to connect with an established healthcare leader to develop their leadership skills.

Mentors will enjoy the opportunity to influence the mentees confidence and knowledge while developing their leadership skills.

Mentees will benefit from the support and advice of an experienced nurse leader to further develop the skills needed to become a highly effective healthcare leader.

Benefits of Mentoring

Mentoring in nursing can be hugely rewarding for mentors and mentees. The collaborative confidential relationship gives mentors the opportunity to give back to their profession and support leadership development. On the flipside, mentees gain knowledge, become empowered, build confidence, and develop skills to become an effective leader in healthcare.

Mentors benefit from:

Exposure to fresh perspectives, ideas and approaches
The opportunity to reflect on one’s own goals and practices
The chance to practice their interpersonal skills
Personal satisfaction through supporting the development of others

Mentees benefit from:

Access to a senior role model, with a peer relationship that is separate from your workplace to guide and support your career development.
Being encouraged and empowered in personal development.
Developing purposeful self-reflection skills to identify leadership aspirations.
Advancing communication and networking skills.

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For Mentors

For Mentees

Hear from our mentors and mentees

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The program helped me develop my skill set as a mentor and give me insight into middle management in health

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It was invigorating and terrific to have conversations with my mentee about the issues they face, which has helped me to reflect on what we get some of the staff to do within my networks as well

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The perspectives given from an authentic nursing leader have been fundamental to me improving and growing as a leader

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My mentor really helped me to examine the many ways in which leadership skills can be applied to both my everyday practice and in the achievement of my personal leadership goals. Suffice to say; participation in the program has far exceeded my expectations, and has given me the momentum to develop a plan of how to best achieve my leadership goals going into the future.

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