Screening Lawyer
About the NMC
Our vision is safe, effective and kind nursing and midwifery practice that improves everyone’s health and wellbeing. As the independent regulator of 853,707 nursing and midwifery professionals, we have an important role to play in making this a reality.
Our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
The NMC is an exciting organisation with the ambition to be the leading healthcare regulator. To achieve this, we are working in an agile way that offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive employer.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, maternity, disability, or gender identity and welcome applications from under-represented groups.
Details of our EDI work and plans are here:
https://www.nmc.org.uk/about-us/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/
About Us
London - £58,022- £64,469
Edinburgh - £54,098 - £60,109
At the NMC, we’re committed to delivering excellence by living our values and behaviours every day. We foster a workplace built on these, ensuring every team member thrives and contributes to our purpose.
This role is aligned with our behaviour framework, and we’ll assess you on four of these—
Collaborating and Including, Communicating with Impact, Compassionate and People-Centred, and Achieving Results—in addition to your technical skills and experience. Please read the person specification in the job description for further details of exactly what we’ll be assessing you on.
About the team and what we do
Our Screening team plays a vital role in protecting the public by assessing initial concerns raised about nurses, midwives and nursing associates. As the first stage in our Fitness to Practise process, the team ensures that each referral is reviewed efficiently, thoroughly, and fairly, helping to determine what regulatory action—if any—is needed.
You’ll be joining a small but high-performing legal-administrative team responsible for managing sensitive information, progressing cases, and upholding the integrity of our regulatory process. The work is fast-paced and meaningful, with every case contributing to public safety and professional accountability.
Your role and impact
You’ll be responsible for processing incoming referrals and supporting the progression of cases through our fitness to practise system. This includes reviewing documents, managing correspondence, updating internal systems, and maintaining accurate case records.
Your work will directly support case reviewers and decision-makers, ensuring that the right information is available at the right time. You’ll play a key role in keeping our processes moving efficiently, enabling us to take timely action to protect the public.
What you’ll bring
- A confident communicator who can engage professionally with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders.
- Highly organised with a strong attention to detail, able to manage competing priorities and maintain accuracy under pressure.
- A collaborative team player who values inclusion and brings a positive, people-centred approach to their work.
- Resilient, dependable and committed to delivering a high standard of administrative support in a fast-paced regulatory environment.
You’ll also need experience in customer-focused or regulatory environments, handling complex information or data entry, and working to clearly defined procedures.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a close-knit team doing high-impact work that contributes directly to public protection. If you’re passionate about making a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Benefits
- 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
- Perkbox membership
- Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office
- Season ticket loans
About Us
Our core role is to
regulate. First, we promote high education and professional standards for nurses and midwives across the UK, and nursing associates in England. Second, we maintain the register of professionals eligible to practise. Third, we investigate concerns about nurses, midwives and nursing associates - something that affects a tiny minority of professionals each year. We believe in giving professionals the chance to address concerns, but we’ll always take action when needed.
To regulate well, we
Regulating and supporting our professions allows us to
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herefor an insight into the NMC, our vacancies and the world of healthcare regulation.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.
Due to the nature of your role and the work undertaken by the NMC, on very rare occasions you may be required by the NMC or the Courts to assist in litigation proceedings or inquests. This may involve collating information, providing a witness statement, or giving oral evidence on behalf of the NMC.
Due to the nature of your role and the work undertaken by the NMC, on very rare occasions you may be required by the NMC or the Courts to assist in litigation proceedings or inquests. This may involve collating information, providing a witness statement, or giving oral evidence on behalf of the NMC.
Heads of:
Due to the nature of your role and the work undertaken by the NMC, you may be required by the NMC or the Courts to assist in litigation proceedings, inquests, or inquiries. This may involve collating information, providing a witness statement, and giving oral evidence on behalf of the NMC. Such evidence may be in relation to specific cases, policy decisions or operational, strategic issues taken by the NMC.
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.
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.
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