Mentoring is a crucial part of paramedicine, ensuring the next generation of paramedics have the confidence and skills required to care for patients across the North East. In this episode, paramedic mentors Stephen Hackles and Stephen Greenwood discuss the role of mentoring within the ambulance service.  As well as defining the role, they talk about the different types of mentor, the importance of being confident in your own ability as a paramedic prior to becoming a mentor, dealing with difficult conversations, advice for mentors, and what they personally get out of mentoring.