The role of the Confirmer is crucial to the process of Revalidation and as with all aspects of this the NMC offer us comprehensive guidance for the Confirmer.

Exploring and understanding this information  as the registrant revalidating and as the Confirmer will ensure that the process is undertaken in the correct way. In our Trust the Confirmer should be the line manager as found on ESR. In contrast with the process of Reflective Discussion,  the Confirmer does not have to be a NMC Registrant. This recognises that many nurses are managed by non registrants; so as a Confirmer you might be a Speech and Language Therapist or perhaps a Physiotherapist.

So what you need to do?

As the Confirmer you will need to see written evidence of:

• 450 practice hours (900 hours if the registrants Revalidating as both a nurse and midwife)
• 35 Hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD); 20 of the 35 must be participatory and you must see accurate records of the CPD undertaken.
• 5 pieces of practice related feedback; written or oral evidence that satisfiesyou that the nurse or midwife has received 5 pieces of practice related feedback.
• 5 written reflective accounts relating to their CPD and/or practice related feedback and/or an event or experience in practice and how this relates to the NMC Code of Conduct. Registrants should have used the NMC template for Reflective Accounts.
• Reflective Discussion; A completed and signed NMC Reflective Discussion Form recording that the Reflective Discussion has taken place with an NMC registrant (Nurse or Midwife). If you are a nurse registrant you can have the Reflective Discussion with the registrant who is undergoing Confirmation.

The Professional Development Team are here to help if you have any question about your role as a Confirmer. Our email contact is on the main page of this site, to the left hand side.