Formally back on the Covid-19 Temporary Register!


Finally have some news to blog about. Three emails from different parts of the return to work process in the healthcare system. Progress.

First was an email from the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) confirming my (re-)registration onto the Covid-19 Temporary Register and asking that I complete a return to work survey. I’ve even got my old original NMC PIN number!

The NMC survey was online and straightforward, asking if I still wished to return to practice, about my most recent area(s) of work and job location(s) in the NHS and about what aspects of care I am willing to be involved with at this time such as face to face; telephone advice; co-ordination, etc. I have indicated a willingness for any of them.

Secondly I received an email from NHS Scotland Recruitment the summary subtext of which is “blimey, there’s a lot of you people out there willing to come back and while we are very grateful we are also rather overwhelmed. We’re doing our best in unprecedented times to work out how best to utilise you all.” They plan to set up an online tool which will be available this weekend on which I can submit my profile to help them with this process.

And finally, NHS Lothian Staff Bank have also made contact and intend to conduct telephone interviews from Monday of next week to get me formally on to the bank nursing system locally within NHS Lothian.

So some movement. Hopefully next week I will get some indication of where and as what I may be asked/able to return. Definite progress.

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