Pupillage Vacancy Information
About Authorised Education and Training Organisation and Structure of Pupillage
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (‘NMC’) is the independent regulator for nurses and midwives in the UK, and nursing associates in England. We are the largest healthcare regulator in the UK.
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; we believe in giving professionals the chance to address concerns, but we’ll always take action when needed.
To regulate well, we support our professions and the public. We create resources and guidance that are useful throughout people’s careers, helping them to deliver our standards in practice and address new challenges. We also support people involved in our investigations.
Regulating and supporting our professions allows us to influence health and social care. We share intelligence from our regulatory activities and work with our partners to support workforce planning and sector-wide decision making. We use our voice to speak up for a healthy and inclusive working environment for our professions.
The pupil will mostly be based within the directorate’s CPP team, which has the largest number of Lawyers and Paralegals within the NMC. The legal team review, prepare and present fitness to practise cases before the NMC’s practise committees. The hearings are very varied, and include new interim orders, interim order reviews, substantive hearings and substantive order reviews. The team also files applications to the High Court in each of the UK’s jurisdictions in relation to interim order extensions requiring Court approval as well as conducting the advocacy before Judges. Finally, the team also advises on appeals brought by registrants and the Professional Standards Authority, and again the lawyers conduct the advocacy.
The pupil will be employed by the NMC on a fixed term contract for 12 months. In advance of the end date, we will explore with the pupil the possibility of continuing their employment with the NMC. We have an excellent track record of pupils staying with us once the pupillage has been completed.
The pupil will undertake the NMC’s standard induction, as well as specialised induction to the CPP team and the work of other legal teams across the directorate. The pupillage will be conducted and assessed in accordance with the Pupillage Handbook and the NMC’s bespoke pupillage programme.
During the course of the pupillage, there will be the opportunity to spend periods of time with other legal teams across the NMC.
It is likely the pupil will have two different supervisors during the course of the pupillage to reflect the difference in work between the first six and the second six.
Financial and Other Support Available
Our pupil will be employed on a 12 month fixed term contract with a salary in the range: £28,138 to £31,264 per annum
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
We value the diversity of the people on our register and we have to ensure our processes are fair and accessible to them all. We’ve already come a long way but there’s still a long road ahead of us.
We’re on that road together. We all have the right to be proud of who we are, to be respected, and to live our lives without fear of discrimination based on the colour of our skin, who we love, our religion or faith, whether we have a disability, our age, gender or any aspect of our background or who we are.
There is no room for any kind of discrimination in the healthcare sector, and we’re committed to working with partners to do everything in our power to tackle inequality and promote diversity and inclusion.
You can find out more about our EDI aims here:
How to Apply
If you wish to apply for this position, please complete the application on the NMC website.
You will be able to access this from 9am on Thursday 2 January 2025 in accordance with the Bar Council Pupillage Gateway timetable, and all applications must be completed and submitted by 11:59pm on 6 February 2025. If you have any queries, please email recruitment@nmc-uk.org and mark the subject heading “Pupillage 2025 Application”.
