High Court Administrator

About the Team
The High Court Team sits within the Case Preparation and Presentation (CPP). The High Court Team has responsibility for ensuring that Interim Orders (which are due to expire) are extended at the High Court in a timely manner and in line with hard deadlines that are set in advance. The team plays a key role in fulfilling the NMC’s statutory purpose in protecting the public and upholding confidence in the professions. The work itself is to a very high standard, where an eye for detail and timeliness is essential. The work is high risk work, as our applications are exposed before Courts where judicial comments may be made.
About the role
As part of this role, you will providing administrative support in the lodging and service of High Court applications to ensure interim orders do not lapse. You will also Carry out other duties to tight deadlines in accordance with Professional Regulation (PR) standards.
About You

We would like to hear from you if you meet the following criteria:
1. Educated at A level or equivalent work experience
2. Demonstrable administrative experience
3. Excellent quality assurance measures
4. Able to work within a tight procedural framework
5. Highly developed ability to pay close attention to detail so that work produced is reliable and accurate within a tight deadline
6. Time management and organisational skills with the ability to achieve results
7. Excellent IT skills with knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Excel

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 - something that affects a tiny minority of professionals each year. 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, and we’re increasing our visibility so people feel engaged and empowered to shape our work.

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.

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Please note, if we receive a high level of applications, we may choose to close this advert early. We encourage you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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.
Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
The NMC is an exciting organisation with the ambition to be the leading healthcare regulator. To achieve this, we are working in an agile way that offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive employer.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, maternity, disability, or gender identity and welcome applications from under-represented groups.
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.

About the NMC
Our vision is safe, effective and kind nursing and midwifery practice that improves everyone’s health and wellbeing. As the independent regulator of more than 808,000 nursing and midwifery professionals, we have an important role to play in making this a reality.