Has anybody any thoughts regarding the following, please?
We have advertised for an Occupational Health Nurse Training Post, and the interviews are on 10/2/03. We have just received an application from an internal applicant, who is applying as a redeployee.
She qualified in 1968, and she states that she has not practised in a clinical situation since 1975. She says that she has a PIN number, but that her registration has lapsed. (We have applied to the NMC to check her registration, but we have to register, and wait for a pass word).
She states that she has met the PREP requirements "Considerably in excess of the minimum of 35 hours over the last 3 years, and that she fulfils the requirements of practice of the NMC with over 1,000 hours in social care during the past 5 years" On questioning, this has involved adults with learning disabilities, providing personal care, and developing care plans. She states that she has been told by the NMC that her level of practice will allow her to re-register, once she has done a 5 day return to practice course, presumably, run by the NHS.
We are obviously going to verify this with the NMC, but due to the tight time frame, does anybody know if the Return to Nursing course is only valid for those wishing to return to work in the NHS, and, also, would this experience in social care be sufficient evidence of practice to re-register?
Regards, Sarah.
Occupational Health Nursing Officer
Occupational Health Unit
Room 9
Elizabeth II Court
The Castle
Winchester
So23 8UJ
01962 847689
Fax: 01962 845002
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