NMBI is inviting calls for expressions of interest from registered nurses to fill vacancies on the Preliminary Proceedings Committee and the Fitness to Practise Committee.

We will create a panel of shortlisted applicants from which to fill vacancies on both committees between September 2021 and January 2022.

Details of these vacancies and how to apply are on our website.

Please share this link with anyone who you think may be interested. The closing date for applications is Monday, 30 August 2021 at 12 noon.

The Preliminary Proceedings Committee (PPC) gives initial consideration to complaints made about a registered nurse or registered midwife. When a complaint is received, the PPC will consider all of the information relating to the complaint and will form an opinion as to whether there is sufficient cause to warrant further action being taken. If the PPC is of the view that there is a sufficient cause to warrant further action, it will refer the matter to the Fitness to Practise Committee for a sworn oral inquiry.

The Fitness to Practise Committee (FTPC) considers complaints which are referred to it by the Preliminary Proceedings Committee. Members of the committee sit in ‘panels’ for the purpose of considering complaints at inquiry. An inquiry is similar to a hearing that usually takes place in a court or before a tribunal. Members of the committee of inquiry hear and consider evidence and information presented to them.

More information on the work of the committees is available on our website.