Case Examiner

Our vision is for safe and effective nursing and midwifery practice across the four countries of the UK – regulated and supported by the NMC – a fit for the future organisation, with fairness and equity at the heart of everything we do. Our role is to protect the public and maintain confidence in the nursing and midwifery professions. As the largest independent regulator in Europe of more than 860,000 nursing and midwifery professionals, we have a crucial role in making this a reality.

We do this by setting and promoting high education and professional standards for all future and registered nurses and midwives in the UK and nursing associates in England. We also ensure every nurse, midwife and nursing associate on our Register meets clear standards of conduct and practice which protects the public and the reputation of our professions. We have a duty to investigate concerns and to take steps to protect the public in the relatively rare instances where we need to limit or restrict a nurse, midwife or nursing associate’s right to practise.

We are building a new NMC with integrity, fairness, respect, equity and effectiveness at its core. We are determined to improve and modernise our culture and ways of working. This will ensure that the public and professionals feel confident in our work.

A Lay Case Examiner is someone who:

• Is not and never has been a registered nurse, midwife or nursing associate
• Is not and never has been a registered medical practitioner
• Does not hold qualifications which would entitle them to apply for registration as a registered nurse, midwife, nursing associate or registered medical practitioner

To be eligible to apply you must ensure that you meet the above criteria. The NMC is committed to creating an inclusive culture and building a diverse team. We welcome applications from all, especially those from under-represented groups.

About the team and what we do: This role is offered on an initial fixed term contract until 30th June 2028. The Case Examiner team sits within the NMC’s Professional Regulation directorate and plays a critical role in safeguarding and protecting the public, enabling the organisation to deliver its regulatory responsibilities effectively.

Case examiners use a range of guidance to help them reach decisions on whether there is a case to answer about a nurse, midwife or nursing associate’s fitness to practise. Case examiners also work in collaboration with our investigators to identify gaps in evidence and support timely and proportionate investigations.

Your role and impact: In this role, you’ll review evidence gathered during our investigation and decide whether a case requires adjudication by a panel of our Fitness to Practise Committee. In making that decision you will also consider alternative outcomes that sufficiently address risk and protect the public. This may mean taking restrictive action by way of agreeing undertakings with the professional under investigation to help improve their practice or issuing advice or a warning in relation to past conduct. You will make decisions in pairs; one of the pair is always a lay person and the other is a registered professional with the NMC.

What you’ll bring: You’ll enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues and will act with a clear sense of direction and professionalism, treating everyone respectfully and equitably. You’ll be confident analysing large volumes of information and applying sound judgement to make timely evidence-based decisions. You will operate with equity, placing EDI at the centre of your work, making decisions impartially without discrimination or bias. You will use information and evidence objectively to get the best, most ethical, and fairest outcomes.

You can find more detail on the tasks you will undertake, and the essential skills required for the role in the job description.

Recruitment Timeline: Closing date for applications Friday 21st August at 5pm. Candidates successfully through initial sift will be invited to complete an assessment. Assessment will be sent to successful candidates on Tuesday 25th August. The assessment will need to be completed by Friday 28 August. Shortlisting will be completed by 4th September. Interviews will be held 14th to 25th September.

30 days annual leave. Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme – with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions. Life Insurance – 4 x current salary. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave. 24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme. Cycle to Work Scheme. Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office. Season ticket loans.

Additional Information: The role you are applying for is a flexible role, and whilst you will be posted initially to a team, this may require movement between teams as the flow of work dictates. You will of course understand that this flexible approach enables us to provide the best possible service to our registrants and reach the outcomes to our cases quickly and within a reasonable timeframe. This will not change your terms and conditions and will be discussed with you prior to you taking up the post.

Hybrid Working Policy: We are currently working to a policy of office attendance for two days per week with the rest of the time working from home. Before submitting your application, please ensure you are able to commit to working in one of our office locations twice per week. If you are applying for a part-time role, please pro-rata office attendance based on the number of days you would be working.

Our Pay Policy: It is expected that staff new to the NMC will ordinarily be appointed to the bottom of the relevant pay band. However, in exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a salary above the bottom of the relevant pay band but we may request proof of current earnings. Please note that we offer an annual review of salaries and adopt a generous progressive pay approach. Further details of which are available on request. For our internal colleagues, you will be paid in accordance to our internal pay policy.

Reasonable adjustments: We will provide reasonable adjustments to support disabled candidates throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any additional support to enable you to make an application with us.

Screening and vetting: All of our roles are subject to pre-employment checks. We are in the process of introducing a vetting policy, and it is possible that this role may become subject to DBS and further vetting checks in future.