MandaNZ

Hiya I'm a UK nurse and moved to NZ a few years ago with Geneve Health. They were very quick at finding me a job in Auckland and everything was smooth until I got to NZ. They booked us in a terrible hotel and nobody was there to greet us from the airport. Nobody met us to show us around and help with acommodation etc. They were fine this end but when we got to NZ they were useless! I would love to work for them as I would make a few changes. I hope that's usfull?

I need some advice re nmc lapse please... I'm currently on maternity leave. I live in rented acommodation and so any important documents are posted to my parents house. I went on holiday for 3 weeks to visit my sister in Germany. Came back bank holiday Monday and then my parents kindly gave me the mail that had accumulated in the house as well as the mail that goes to their house. In it was the letter to renew my nmc registration that was due by 31 Aug. I was too late. I phoned the NMC and paid the fee and didn't think anything further. Today (Saturday) I received a lovely letter from my band 7 saying that I was currently suspended from work due to not renewing my pin. They will review my position and suspend my pay. I was absolutely gutted and upset with the letter as I had genuinely lapsed due to circumstances and I've been on maternity leave for months so not being in work didn't even think about it. Has anyone else had a similar experience and does anyone know where I stand?