Scope and requirements
The policy applies to all registered nurses employed by us who are required to maintain a professional registration as a contractual part of their employment. It is a requirement to maintain their professional registration. This is as a contractual part of their employment with us. The policy applies to all temporary, fixed term and permanent contracts.
The policy may apply to those staff who do not have NMC registration in their contract. This may be the case if they rely on skills, knowledge and experience of being a registered nurse. This could include roles in management, policy and education.
Content
All nurses need to sign up to NMC Online to submit their notification of practice (NoP). This is a secure service which allows registrants to manage their registration online. We recommend this account is linked to an enduring email address.
Contact details should be kept up to date so the NMC can notify when revalidation is due. Through this portal, the annual payment date for registration and the three-yearly revalidation date are confirmed.
Requirements of revalidation
The requirements for NMC revalidation will be every three years and include:
- minimum of 450 practice hours
- minimum of 35 hours of continuing professional development. 20 hours must be participatory
- five pieces of practice-related feedback
- five written reflective accounts
- evidence of a reflective discussion with another NMC registrant
- declaration of health and character
- declaration of professional Indemnity arrangements
- confirmation by a third party that the registrant has met the revalidation requirements
Full guidance on the NMC revalidation requirements are on the NMC website.
It is the responsibility of the NMC registrant to recording and collecting evidence. This is for revalidation. It is not the employing organisation's responsibility.
Nurses can record evidence using the templates on the NMC website.