Does the team think

[Snoopy]

That a Student Nurse should be barred from taking the course and becoming a nurse because of a conviction for theft and deception gained when she was a teenager?
Personally I say yes ..... the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act specifically excludes the medical profession so her conviction cannot be deemed to be "spent". Others may have different ideas about this but as I see it we have a right to expect only the very highest standards from those who are to be placed in a position of influence over the vulnerable. This is a case IMO where better safe than sorry would seem to apply.

Full story from the Daily Mail: Where else?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1036372/Womans-nursing-dream-destroyed-spent-conviction-TEENAGER.html

[Nick]

I recall some trainee doc was barred from IMperial College recently cos he had a theft conviction.Cannot people be deemed to have been rehabilitated ever? She wants to make a contribution and will be paid a pittance for doing so..............

[Snoopy]

Hardly a pittance:

Clinical support worker nursing (community)
   Band 2
Clinical support worker nursing (hospital)
   Band 2

Clinical support worker nursing higher level (community)
   Band 3
Clinical support worker nursing higher level (hospital)
   Band 3
Clinical support worker nursing higher level (mental health)
   Band 3

Maternity care assistant
   Band 4
Nurse associate practitioner acute
   Band 4
Nurse associate practitioner (community)
   Band 4
Nurse associate practitioner (mental health)
   Band 4
Nursery nurse (community)
   Band 4

Midwife entry level
   Band 5
Nurse
   Band 5
Nurse community
   Band 5
Nurse GP practice
   Band 5
Nurse mental health
   Band 5
Nurse schools
   Band 5
Nurse learning disabilities
   Band 5
Theatre nurse
   Band 5

Health visitor
   Band 6
Midwife community
   Band 6
Midwife hospital
   Band 6
Midwife integrated
   Band 6
Nurse team leader (learning disabilites)
   Band 6
Nurse specialist
   Band 6
Nurse specialist (community)
   Band 6
Nurse specialist (GP practice)
   Band 6
Nurse specialist (learning disability)
   Band 6
Nurse specialist (NHS Direct)
   Band 6
Nurse specialist (schools)
   Band 6
Nurse specialist (special schools)
   Band 6
Nurse specialist mental health (community)
   Band 6
Nurse team leader
   Band 6
Theatre nurse specialist
   Band 6

Health visitor specialist
   Band 7
Health visitor team manager
   Band 7
Midwife higher level
   Band 7
Midwife higher level (research projects)
   Band 7
Midwife team manager
   Band 7
Nurse advanced
   Band 7
Nurse advanced (schools)
   Band 7
Nurse team manager
   Band 7
Nurse team manager (learning disabilities)
   Band 7
Nurse team manager (mental health) community
   Band 7
Nurse team manager (NHS Direct)
   Band 7
Nurse team manager (schools)
   Band 7
Nurse team manager (community)
   Band 7
Nursing health visitor specialist (community practice teacher)
   Band 7

Midwife consultant
   Band 8a-c
Modern matron
   Band 8a
Nurse consultant
   Band 8a-c

And the actual pay scales are:

Band 1
Point 1      £12,517
Point 2      £12,922
Point 3      £13,269
Point 4      £13,617

Band 2
Point 2      £12,922
Point 3      £13,269
Point 4      £13,617
Point 5      £14,023
Point 6      £14,428
Point 7      £14,834
Point 8      £15,356
Point 9      £15,950

Band 3
Point 7      £14,834
Point 8      £15,356
Point 9      £15,950
Point 10    £16,307
Point 11    £16,781
Point 12    £17,316
Point 13    £17,732

Band 4
Point 12    £17,316
Point 13    £17,732
Point 14    £18,385
Point 15    £19,038
Point 16    £19,631
Point 17    £20,225
Point 18    £20,818

Band 5
Point 17    £20,225
Point 18    £20,818
Point 19    £21,373
Point 20    £22,085
Point 21    £22,797
Point 22    £23,450
Point 23    £24,103
Point 24    £25,054
Point 25    £26,123

Band 6
Point 23    £24,103
Point 24    £25,054
Point 25    £26,123
Point 26    £27,191
Point 27    £28,141
Point 28    £29,091
Point 29    £30,041
Point 30    £31,109
Point 31    £32,653

Band 7
Point 28    £29,091
Point 29    £30,041
Point 30    £31,109
Point 31    £32,653
Point 32    £33,603
Point 33    £34,672
Point 34    £35,859
Point 35    £37,106
Point 36    £38,352

Band 8 Range A
Point 35    £37,106
Point 36    £38,352
Point 37    £39,896
Point 38    £41,439
Point 39    £43,221
Point 40    £44,527

Band 8 Range B
Point 39    £43,221
Point 40    £44,527
Point 41    £46,782
Point 42    £49,394
Point 43    £52,007
Point 44    £53,432

Band 8 Range C
Point 43    £52,007
Point 44    £53,432
Point 45    £55,806
Point 46    £58,419
Point 47    £62,337
Point 48    £64,118

Band 8 Range D
Point 47    £62,337
Point 48    £64,118
Point 49    £66,790
Point 50    £70,055
Point 51    £73,617
Point 52    £77,179

Band 9
Point 51    £73,617
Point 52    £77,179
Point 53    £80,883
Point 54    £84,765
Point 55    £88,835
Point 56    £93,098

PLUS

High Cost Area Supplements:


Area
   Level (1st April 2008)
Inner London
   20% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £3,855 and a maximum payment of £5,938
Outer London
   15% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £3,261 and a maximum payment of £4,156
Fringe
   5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £891 and a maximum payment of £1,544

[Nick]

Must retrain!

I think black stockings would suit me!

[Snoopy]

 

[Berek]

I'm band 5

still don't get paid enough for being spat at and slapped most days 

[Barman]

I'm band 5

still don't get paid enough for being spat at and slapped most days 

Especially when we can do it here for nothing...