Professionals Support and Engagement Adviser
About the role
Professionals Support and Engagement Adviser
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.
Join a team improving how professionals experience and engage with our regulatory processes.
Join a team contributing to a significant programme of work to improve registrants' experience of our regulatory processes. You'll work with colleagues across the organisation to strengthen practice, helping ensure professionals can participate effectively in processes affecting them.
Our Professional Support and Engagement Team works closely with safeguarding, wellbeing and other colleagues, strengthening how we identify and respond to factors that may affect nursing and midwifery professionals' involvement in our processes. A key priority is developing support, guidance and resources for unrepresented registrants, initially focusing on cases that have progressed to a Fitness to Practise Committee. While the role is primarily focused on improving experience and building colleagues' capability, some cases require direct engagement with registrants to help them understand proceedings, access support and engage fully. Through this work, the team promotes a values-based and needs-led approach to regulation, grounded in collaboration, sound judgement and practical problem solving.
This is a role where you can make a meaningful difference. You'll help colleagues identify and respond to barriers to engagement, advise on complex situations and contribute to improvements that enhance the experience of professionals while maintaining confidence in regulation. You'll also help shape guidance, training and learning that strengthens our approach.
Your role & impact
We welcome applications from people with a range of professional backgrounds who are passionate about helping others navigate complex, formal or challenging processes. You may have experience in professional regulation, health and social care, advocacy, various judicial processes, ombudsman services, safeguarding, or similar roles where you've supported people through challenging situations while helping to improve practice.
We are looking for individuals who can:
- Provide guidance in cases involving additional vulnerabilities, complex needs or unrepresented registrants.
- Work directly with registrants where additional assistance is needed to support meaningful engagement.
- Advise colleagues on identifying barriers to participation and developing practical, inclusive approaches to engagement.
- Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to promote inclusive, values-based approaches to regulation.
- Share learning and insights that contribute to continuous improvement.
This role offers the opportunity to strengthen organisational practice while helping individuals facing significant barriers engage effectively in processes that affect them.
What you'll bring
What you'll bring
You'll be committed to fairness and confident supporting people through complex and challenging situations. You'll bring:
- Experience helping people navigate complex, formal or stressful processes, particularly where barriers to participation exist.
- A strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, with knowledge of trauma-informed practice, safeguarding and partnership working.
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills, with the ability to build trust and explain complex information clearly and sensitively.
- Sound judgement in managing risk and identifying practical, proportionate solutions.
- Resilience, empathy and professionalism, alongside a collaborative approach to learning, improvement and service development.
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to use your skills in a role that combines advice, stakeholder engagement and service improvement. You'll help strengthen how teams respond to complex needs while contributing to a regulatory process that is fair, inclusive and effective.
If you're motivated by helping people navigate complex regulatory processes and ensuring everyone can participate fairly and effectively, this is your opportunity to make a real and lasting impact.
London- £34,676 - £38,529
Edinburgh- £32,249-£35,832
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
- Hybrid working
- 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
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.
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.