Your Revalidation Guide

5. Confimation

Confirmation is the final stage in the revalidation process. It is an important stage and is the point at which the confirmer looks at the evidence you have collected and 'confirms' that you have met the revalidation requirements.

Here in BCHC this should be completed with your line manager (you can find out who this is by accessing your ESR records). For some of you this will mean that your Confirmer may not be a NMC registrant. This is not an issue and they can perform this role. You may wish to direct your manager to the Confirmer Guidance if they aren't familiar with the process. As time passes by this will become less of an issue as Revalidation for nurses will be common place. You can access the Confirmer guidance HERE . You may also find this guidance helpful to dispel any myths that you might have around what your Confirmer will expect from you.

As with the Reflective Discussion, Confirmation can take place anytime in the last year of the Revalidation cycle. You may wish to time this around your personal development review (PDR). Start thinking ahead and don't leave till the day before your Revalidation date. Your managers are busy and remember they will be revalidating many members of staff.  The Confirmer discussion should take place 'face to face' since you need to talk them through how you have met all of the requirements of revalidation. 

You must use the NMC form to record your confirmation. Although you are not required to submit this form to the NMC at any point, you should keep it safe as part of your records. You may choose to store the completed confirmation form in either paper or electronic format. Please make sure you respect the fact that this form contains personal data about your confirmer, and that you uphold your obligations in relation to confidentiality and data protection.

Once the 'confirmation' of your portfolio of evidence has successfully taken and you have satisfied your confirmer that all requirements of revalidation have been met place, you are ready to revalidate as soon as your online NMC portal opens 60 days prior to your revalidation date. Remember this will always be the 1st of the month that you normally re register/ renew in.