INFORMING NMC ON CRIMINAL RECORD

[TREVVI]

i had an incident at home with my partner, over a year ago i was charged for assalt , i am a nurse and i applied for a post and declared the above details fully on application form and at first and secound interveiw, i was offered the post pending CRB CHECKS which came back as i told new employers i was offered post and am still in post and very happy as is my employers An NHS TRUST. The problem is just recently the police informed THE NMC of my record and now the NMC are investigating the competence of my nursing career , and have asked me to confirm their recieved information , would i be struck off ? any replys ar advice would be very helpful, thanks

[boxtops]

Trevvi, are you in Unison? It would be worth speaking to your local rep about this. I am not in the union but I still get some useful advice about staffing matters from our site rep.
Why did the police inform the NMC? I can only think that it came up on your CRB enhanced check (I am pretty sure your check would be at enhanced level) - how do you know it was the police and not your employer? or
As you know, the NMC Code of Conduct says: "be trustworthy You must behave in such a way that upholds the reputation of the professions. Behaviour that compromises this reputation may call your registration into question even if it is not directly connected to your professional practice. " Was there any thing else about your charge that might have led the police to worry, eg children in the house when it took place, anything like that? I still think you need to seek professional advice.

[TREVVI]

hi there thanks,yes it was the police as this has been confirmed they have a duty . But what i am upset about was yes it was at home and it was between myself and my partner and that has all been resovled, and there is no children at all ,then i would understand, but as i stated i followed all protocal to employers they accepted CRB FULL ENHANCED RESULTS and have been happy. i thought that because of these checks and honesty NMC would have also known ,not that i had to tell them directly, thanks

[bednobs]

how would the NMC know? Either you (preferably) or the police have to tell them

[Mariemoo]

How did you get on with this? I do hope you weren't struck off