Revalidation is the process that allows you to maintain your registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and demonstrates your continued ability to practice safely and effectively. It is a continuous process that you will engage with throughout your career.
Revalidation Process
Please ensure that you have registered with NMC online and you have a MyNMC online account.
- Ensure that you have checked and know your revalidation date.
- Your revalidation date is the end of the month.
- You will be notified by Nursing and Midwifery Council 90 days before this date.
- Your application will open and you then have 60 days to apply for revalidation.
- Your revalidation application due date is the first of the month and this is when you must have submitted your application by as your application closes and you can no longer apply for revalidation after this point.
- The remaining 30 days (until the end of the month) is used by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to process your application and renew your registration.
- Please ensure that you have paid your annual renewal fee as the Nursing and Midwifery Council will not process your application until they receive your payment. If you have a direct debit account set up your payment will be processed as normal.
- Please check the Nursing and Midwifery Council website regularly and keep up to date with changes and updates from the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- Remember you are responsible for your revalidation and your registration is at risk if you fail to meet the requirements or lapse your registration.
Please note that within the Trust you should have your confirmation meeting at least three months before your revalidation date. For example, if your revalidation date is 30 September you have until 1 September to apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Council for revalidation.
You should meet at least two months before this date with your confirmer – so your revalidation confirmation meeting would then be organized for July.
Revalidation can be a positive experience as you interact more with colleagues and you have a heightened awareness of your professional development.
NMC Documents
The Nursing and Midwifery Council have published several documents relating to revalidation, please refer to the following documents.
The Revalidation Process
NMC How to revalidate
NMC Forms and Templates
NMC Support To Help You Revalidate
NMC Reflective Practice Guidance
NMC Information for confirmers
NMC Employers guide to revalidation
NMC Code
NMC Standards of proficiency for registered nurses
NMC Standards of proficiency for midwives
Information for managers/confirmers
Please note that to undertake the role of the confirmer within the Nursing and Midwifery Council Revalidation Process please ensure that you (as confirmer) have read the NMC document ‘NMC: Information for confirmers’ (link above). Some additional information has been attached below for your information.
Please note that from January 2021, confirmers no longer are required to record confirmation details on HRPTS. (TSRs will check the NMC website for up-to-date revalidation information).
NHSCT Revalidation Standard Letter
Information for registrants
Revalidation is the responsibility of nurses and midwives themselves. You are the owner of your own Revalidation process (NMC “How to Revalidate” 2015). Please find below specific documents for your support and information.
Revalidation queries
Revalidation Nurse Facilitators
- Telephone: 0755 7188 290
Revalidation Team
- Telephone: 028 9442 4000 (Extension: 336317)
Governance
All managers must ensure that those nurses and midwives for whom they have direct or indirect professional responsibility have effective systems in place to assist all staff to meet the NMC revalidation requirements in an effective and timely manner.
This includes on-going support and monitoring of readiness of staff to meet the revalidation requirements at all times especially during phases of planned and unplanned leave. Revalidation data, including NMC PIN and revalidation date, are held on HRPTS for Nursing and Midwifery Council registrants.