Job Description

RIT Investigator

Application Deadline: 21 October 2026

Department: Registration Investigations

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London or Edinburgh

Reporting To: Emma Lacy

Compensation: £32,249 - £38,529 / year

Description

About the team and what we do

The Registration Investigations Team (RIT) was formed by merging the Incorrect and Fraudulent Entry Team (IE/FE) and the Registrar and Appeals Support Team (RAST) into one. RIT is responsible for managing and investigating all registration related concerns involving applications to join or rejoin the register, registration renewals, and the misuse of protected titles.

Your role and impact

In your role, you’ll manage your own investigation caseload with a mixed portfolio of regulatory concerns relating to Initial Applications, Readmissions, Revalidation, Restorations, Incorrect/Fraudulent Entry and Protection of Title workstreams. You will gather and analyse information that will assist the Investigating Committee and the Assistant Registrar in their decision-making processes.

This an important role in helping the NMC ensure it fulfils its statutory obligation to protect the public and in maintaining the integrity of our register of nurses, midwives and nursing associates.

What you’ll bring

You'll bring:

• Experience of working in an administrative environment with a strong focus on casework/caseload management
• Excellent IT skills – outlook, adobe, word and experience of working with excel spreadsheets
• Excellent written communication skills
• Ability to prioritise, plan and organise own workload to meet deadlines
• Analysing complex information with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work to own initiative and take ownership of own work

**Please note there is variety of fixed term and permanent opportunities available**

Interview Date: 29 October 2026 to 3 November 2026

Additional Information

• 30 days annual leave
• Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme – with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions
• Life Insurance – 4 x current salary
• Hybrid working
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Perkbox membership
• Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office
• Season ticket loans

Additional Information

The role you are applying for is a flexible role, and whilst you will be posted initially to a team, this may require movement between teams as the flow of work dictates. You will of course understand that this flexible approach enables us to provide the best possible service to our registrants and reach the outcomes to our cases quickly and within a reasonable timeframe. This will not change your terms and conditions and will be discussed with you prior to you taking up the post.

Hybrid Working Policy

We are currently working to a policy of office attendance for two days per week with the rest of the time working from home. Before submitting your application, please ensure you are able to commit to working in one of our office locations twice per week. If you are applying for a part-time role, please pro-rata office attendance based on the number of days you would be working.

Our Pay Policy

It is expected that staff new to the NMC will ordinarily be appointed to the bottom of the relevant pay band. However in exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a salary above the bottom of the relevant pay band but we may request proof of current earnings. Please note that we offer an annual review of salaries and adopt a generous progressive pay approach. Further details of which are available on request.

For our internal colleagues, you will be paid in accordance to our internal pay policy.

Reasonable adjustments

We will provide reasonable adjustments to support disabled candidates throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any additional support to enable you to make an application with us.

Screening and vetting

All of our roles are subject to pre-employment checks. We are in the process of introducing a vetting policy, and it is possible that this role may become subject to DBS and further vetting checks in future.