UK nurses overseas - maintaining NMC registration

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OK, so the rules have changed, and CPD is no longer enough.

I'm wondering about how to achieve the "reflective discussion" part when there are no UK registered nurses where I work.

So, all expat Brits, please let me know how you plan to maintain your NMC registration. Is anyone agreeable to contacting me, with a view to maybe planning an email/Skype discussion that we both can document?

I'm in Chicago btw, so if there are any other UK nurses here, we can meet in Panera instead : )

Hi Skylark,

Can you please email your phone number so that I can call you via whatsapp? Also if you can check your availability and let me know I'll appreciate that.

Thanks.

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Hi babyNP,

Great hearing from you.

I won't mind working on the application with you. We can communicate via skype or whatsapp. When is yours due?

I can't reply to you privately cos it's disabled but you can contact me when you can with a phone number in the private inbox.

Let me know what works.

Hilka

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Hi Jennifer

I am in the same predicament now. I am currently working is OZ as a RN and have maintained my UK registration every year. There are no UK nurses where I work. I am now due for renewal at the end of the month and require a UK Nurse PIN ID for revalidation.

Willing to be a confirmer, and hope someone will be mine.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

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Hi Jennifer

I am in the same predicament now. I am currently working is OZ as a RN and have maintained my UK registration every year. There are no UK nurses where I work. I am now due for renewal at the end of the month and require a UK Nurse PIN ID for revalidation.

Willing to be a confirmer, and hope someone will be mine.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Just to be clear, the confirmer does NOT have to be a NMC registered nurse, just someone with a checkable health profession background, preferably your line manager., even if they have an overseas RN qualification.

You will need to contact a UK registered nurse however to complete the "professional discussion", using the 5 reflective accounts you did as the basis of the conversation.

It does not have to be face to face.

You could try contacting a former colleague or manager?

Or someone here.

Whatsapp is a beautiful thing!

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Hi Jennifer,

I was in the same predicament and Skylark came to my rescue!

I believe you're looking for someone to do the reflective discussion and not a confirmer correct? If so, I can do that for you. The confrimer will have to be someone you work with. The person will have to sign off on the hours you work and so on. And the person doesn't have to have a U.K. Pin #.

Let me know if you still need my help.

Hilka.

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Hi Hilka, (and Skylark)

Thankyou for your reply.

I have enough CPD"S and have completed my reflective disscusion, however step 7 out of 15 on the NMC website asks for a UK Pin # of the person you had the reflective discussion with. There is no way moving forward past this step.

I need a UK Pin # and contact details to be entered in on the NMC online website for revalidating my registration and to proceed to the next step.

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Hi jmcglynn,

I have a NMC Pin number and would like to offer it to you, please reach out if required for revalidation

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Hi Hilka, (and Skylark)

Thankyou for your reply.

I have enough CPD"S and have completed my reflective disscusion, however step 7 out of 15 on the NMC website asks for a UK Pin # of the person you had the reflective discussion with. There is no way moving forward past this step.

I need a UK Pin # and contact details to be entered in on the NMC online website for revalidating my registration and to proceed to the next step.

We are all in the same situation!

If you have Whatsapp or Skype, one of us can help with a "virtual" discussion, then you mail us the form to sign and state our PIN number.

The confirmer just has to be someone you work with, they do not have to have an NMC PIN number

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Hi everyone,

I live and work in Oz and need to revalidate for UK registration by 1 Jan 2018. Is there another nurse in the same situation who has a UK PIN and would be happy to be a confirmer. I will return the favour. If you can help please email [email protected].

Thanks.

Tracy

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Hi everyone,

I live and work in Oz and need to revalidate for UK registration by 1 Jan 2018. Is there another nurse in the same situation who has a UK PIN and would be happy to be a confirmer. I will return the favour. If you can help please email [email protected].

Thanks.

Tracy

You have left it very late.

I also have to revalidate next month, and started this thread over a year ago because it was obvious it was going to be complicated when overseas.

And you also need to go back and read the instructions.

Your confirmer does not need to be an NMC registered nurse.

You need to have your professional discussion with an NMC registered nurse, and they need to sign off that the conversation took place.

The discussion should be based around your five reflective studies.

Once you have all your papers together, then they need to be reviewed and signed off by your confirmer, who does not need to be NMC registered, but would be your manager or someone in a similar position, with a checkable professional qualification, who you know in a professional capacity.

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Thank you,

I have now been contacted by a nurse who is willing to have the reflective discussion with me.

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Dear Everyone,

I am a UK registered nurse working in Florida, USA. I need a NMC nurse with PIN to complete the reflective practice portion of revalidation. If anyone can help I would be grateful and will obviously do the same for you or others.

My email: [email protected]

Thanks, Sam

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