You can find the full NHSE Scheme guidance here but we’ll simplify it for you here.

The scheme aims to provide support for Fellows through mentoring. All Fellows can access mentoring throughout their 24 month fellowship for free with a local active GP mentor. The virtual sessions will take place once a month and last an hour in total. Their aim is to provide you with support through high quality mentoring and you can use the sessions to work on any personal or professional issue or opportunity you may encounter.

To access the service

• Contact GP-S and confirm the service you’d like to access (Mid and South Essex Fellow Mentoring).
• You will then receive a reply from the GP-S team within three working days and be asked to complete an online referral form.
• Once this is complete, you will be given the names and availability of 3-4 mentors for you to decide who you’d like to access your sessions with.
• The confirmed mentor will then be formally linked with you and will make contact to introduce themselves, start planning an initial session and send over contracting information within two weeks.
• Mentors will then work with you over the course of your fellowship to provide up to 24 one hour sessions. You may be asked to provide feedback via an online form, emailed to you directly, at certain stages.
• At the end of your fellowship, you will be notified by your mentor that sessions are closing and will be asked to complete a final feedback form.

The scheme is accessible to all GP Fellows completing their fellowship within Mid and South Essex.

If this all sounds like something that may benefit you, visit our contact form for more info or to get matched up with a mentor.

All GPs who have CCT’d in the past 12 months or are currently in their ST3 year and due to CCT in the next 12 months can access a GP New to Practice Fellowship through Mid and South Essex ICS. To find out more take a look at their booklet on the offer here: N2P Fellowship Guide v2 October 2022