It seems you have 2 constraints.
1) The abilities, knowledge and experience of those applying.
2) The number of those applying.

The important thing is to draw up a specification of the person you are
looking for.  Even though this is a training post you presumably have some
idea of the type of person you are looking for, their current communication
skills, commitment etc, you know the stuff, and you can match your
applicants to this.

If you have plenty of applicants - and the implication is that you haven't
(with 3000 nurses working in OH in the UK, we probably all have that t
shirt) - then you can set your sites quite high.  If your applicants are
few, you can always be a little less discerning about CVs and interview
those you might not be too keen on.  Sometimes you will be surprised.  If
not,  you can always choose not to appoint if your applicants do not match
up to your spec.

Hope this helps

Lindsey Hall
National OH Manager
Environment Agency








----- Original Message -----
From: "Bolderstone, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 9:16 AM
Subject: NURSING REGISTRATION


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