About our mentoring platform
Mentoring can transform careers, inspire growth and build supportive communities within surgery. Whether you're an experienced surgeon or early on in your surgical career, your insights are invaluable to others navigating their own journey. The new RCS England Mentoring Platform makes the mentoring experience simple and flexible, connecting our expansive network of members.
We are now accepting mentor registrations from all post-MRCS members and will open mentee registrations for our pilot programmes in spring 2025. Our mentorship programmes are exclusively available to RCS England members. Learn more about the benefits of joining the College and become a member today.
Why join the RCS England Mentoring Platform?
Being a mentor can help you:
- share insights, knowledge and experience;
- grow your network;
- and develop effective teamwork and leadership skills.
New to mentoring? Don’t worry, we provide a mentoring toolkit, free e-learning resources and a webinar to help get you started.
Time poor? You set the terms. Mentoring works around your schedule, whether that's one hour a month or a single session.
Don’t miss our free webinar for mentors at 6.30pm on Tuesday 11 February. You’ll hear from experienced mentors who will guide you through our new platform and the principles of mentoring, followed by a Q&A.
At RCS England, we know the importance of finding a good mentoring match, so our platform matches mentors and mentees based on detailed profiles. Get personalised recommendations and connect with others based on goals, experiences and interests. Have a conversation, ask questions and decide if the fit feels right before committing.
How does it work?
Our platform makes mentoring easy and flexible to suit your needs. Register for an account and complete a profile to find your ideal match based on skills, experience and knowledge. Once your profile has been approved, mentees can browse suggested mentors, send a mentoring request, and have initial conversations before committing. You can meet in person, online or a combination, depending on what works best for you. Our platform provides tools and resources to guide your journey, from setting goals to tracking progress.
Find out whether you are eligible and get started now.
Our pilot programmes open in spring 2025 for women, non-binary, SAS and LE doctors and surgeons.
Resources
We are committed to ensuring our members develop the skills to become the best possible mentors and mentees.
- ‘Mentoring: The Mentors Perspective’ is a free webinar including a Q&A to help you on your mentoring journey.
- Our Mentoring Skills Fundamentals virtual course fully equips you for mentorship. It consists of five modules, and upon completion, you can earn CPD points.
- Access guides, tools and templates to support your mentoring relationship:
Mentoring: A guide to good practice
Mentoring meeting checklist
Mentoring contract
Ready to get started?
RCS England members can register today to be mentors for those in our pilot programmes. We are looking for a diverse pool of mentors across a wide range of career stages. Not a member? Join today.