Roles and responsibilities of the Staff Tutor/Staff Tutor Nursing/Regional Education Managers

Staff Tutors / Staff Tutors Nursing / Regional Education Managers:

Are registered nurses, appointed by the university who have a suitable qualification and expertise to co-ordinate and manage the delivery of the pre-registration nursing programme
Liaise with Employers to ensure effective partnership working in delivery of the programme at a local level
Line manage Practice Tutors and Module Tutors and may be contacted by employing organisations if concerns arise regarding the performance of these OU members of staff; see p.12 of Working with Partners (pdf) for contact details
Ensure that students:
– Meet the requirements of the statutory bodies / nation bodies for entry to the programme
– Receive the support they need to progress academically and in meeting practice learning requirements
– Meet the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council for entry to the register.
Ensure that practice areas used for practice learning are audited in line with the statutory/nation body requirements
Seek confirmation that mentors/sign-off mentors are annotated on local mentor registers and are appropriately prepared for their role
Ensure that mentors who will undertake summative assessment of student performance are fully compliant with NMC mentor standards throughout the time they are supporting an OU student.