This is the original version (as it was originally made).
Regulation 4
1. The aims and objectives of the agency.
2. The nature of the services which the agency provides.
3. The name and address of the registered provider and of any registered manager.
4. The relevant qualifications and experience of the registered provider and any registered manager.
5. The range of qualifications of nurses supplied by the agency, and the types of settings in which they are supplied to work.
6. The complaints procedure established in accordance with regulation 19.
7. Status, constitution and organisational structure, which identify the lines of accountability, specifies roles and responsibilities for areas of activity.
8. A description of the nursing agency’s underlying ethos and philosophy of care.
Regulations 7(3), 9(2) and 12(2)
1. Proof of identity, including a recent photograph.
2. Either –
(a)where a certificate is required for a purpose relating to registration under Part III of the Order or the position falls within section 115 (3) of (4) of the Police Act 1997(1) (enhanced criminal record certificates), an enhanced criminal record certificate issued under section 115 of that Act; or
(b)in any other case, a criminal record certificate issued under section 113 of that Act (criminal record certificates),
including, where applicable, the matters specified in sections 113(3EA) and 115(6EA) of that Act(2) and section 113(3EC)(a) and (b) and section 115(6EB)(a) and (b) of that Act(3).
3. Two written references, including a reference relating to the last period of employment of not less than three months duration.
4. Where a person has previously worked in a position which involved work with children or vulnerable adults, verification of the reason why he ceased to work in that position, unless it is not reasonably practicable to obtain such verification.
5. Documentary evidence of any relevant qualifications and training.
6. A full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.
7. Details of health record.
8. In respect of a manager to whom regulation 9(2) applies or a nurse to whom regulation 12(3) applies, confirmation of current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council(4), including details of the Parts of the register in which the nurse is registered.
9. Details of any professional indemnity insurance.
Regulation 12(1)
1. Name, address, date of birth and telephone number.
2. Name, address and telephone number of next of kin.
3. Proof of identity, including a recent photograph.
4. Details of any criminal offences –
(a)of which the person has been convicted, including details of any convictions which are spent within the meaning of Article 3 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(5) (rehabilitated persons and spent convictions) and which may be disclosed by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979(6); or
(b)in respect of which he has been cautioned by a constable and which, at the time the caution was given, he admitted.
5. Two written references relating to the person, including a reference from the person’s present or most recent employer, if any.
6. Where a nurse has previously worked in a position which involved work with children or vulnerable adults, verification of the reason why he ceased to work in that position, unless it is not reasonably practicable to obtain such verification.
7. Documentary evidence of any relevant qualifications and training.
8. A full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment and details of any current employment other than for the purposes of the agency.
9. Details of health record, including immunisation status.
10. Confirmation of current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, including details of the Part of the register in which the nurse is registered.
11. Details of any professional indemnity insurance.
12. In the case of a midwife, evidence that the midwife has notified the local supervising authority’s responsible midwifery officer of intention to practice, and that a supervisor of midwives has been identified for the individual midwife.
13. Either –
(a)where the position falls within section 115(3) or (4) of the Police Act 1997 (enhanced criminal records certificates), and enhanced criminal record certificate issued under section 115 of that Act;
(b)in any other case, a criminal record certificate issued under section 113 of that Act (criminal record certificates),
including, where applicable, the matters specified in sections 113(3EA) and 115(6EA) of that Act and section 113(3EC)(a) and (b) and section 115(6EB)(a) and (b) of that Act.
Regulation 18
1. Copies of all agreements between the agency and nurses supplied or to be supplied by the agency and evidence that a copy of any standard terms and conditions has been supplied by the agency to each nurse, including recruitment and selection records in respect of all nurses supplied by an agency.
2. Copies of any statement given to a service user setting out the qualifications and relevant experience of a nurse supplied to that service user.
3. An alphabetical index of service users, including the full name, address and telephone number of each of them and any serial numbers assigned to them.
4. An alphabetical index of nurses supplied or available for supply by the agency, including any serial numbers assigned to them.
5. Details of each supply of a nurse to a service user.
6. Where the agency is acting as an employment business and a nurse is supplied to provide nursing care in the private residence of a service user or patient, details of –
(a)the illness or disability from which the patient is suffering;
(b)the name and address of the patient’s general medical practitioner;
(c)other health care professionals from whom the patient is receiving treatment;
(d)the patient’s next of kin;
(e)any special requirements arising from the patient’s religious or spiritual traditions;
(f)other occupants at the property where nursing will be provided;
(g)the nursing plan devised for the patient, including details of the assessment, planned care, implementation of the planned care, evaluation of care given, reviews of the care plan and a detailed record of the holistic care provided, including completed consent forms;
(h)any accident incurred by the patient or agency nurse or other untoward incident; and
(i)any other information which would be of assistance to a health care professional or social care worker to provide continuity of care.
7. All training and professional development activities completed by staff.
8. Annual staff appraisals.
9. All information provided to the Regulation and Improvement Authority for the purposes of registration in relation to the agency.
10. Details of every allegation of abuse –
(a)against a nurse; or
(b)by a nurse (which is not the subject of a complaint made under regulation 19),
who is employed by the agency, including details of the investigations made, the outcome and any action taken in consequence.
1997 c. 50. A position is within section 115(3) if it involves regularly caring for, training, supervising or being in sole charge of persons aged under 18. A position is within section 115(4) if it is of a kind specified in regulations and involves regularly caring for, training, supervising or being in sole charge of persons aged 18 or over
Sections 113(3EA) and 115(6EA) are inserted by the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/417 ((N.I. 4))
Sections 113(3EC) and 115(6EB) are added by the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
The register is maintained pursuant to paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (S.I. 2002/253)
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