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Garda vetting-nursing(criminal conviction)

  • 06-11-2017 7:12pm
    #1
    Wireless22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭


    Nursing has been my dream for as long as I can remember but a few years ago I was in a crash and someone died
    I was convicted and sent to prison
    Its taken many years to get to a stage where I feel I can try to rebuild my life

    I know this is probably a lost dream now but Is there any chance I could still become a nurse? Any advice would be hugely appreciated


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  • #2
    davindub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭davindub


    Wireless22 wrote: »
    Nursing has been my dream for as long as I can remember but a few years ago I was in a crash and someone died
    I was convicted and sent to prison
    Its taken many years to get to a stage where I feel I can try to rebuild my life

    I know this is probably a lost dream now but Is there any chance I could still become a nurse? Any advice would be hugely appreciated

    Probably not a legal question, you might try asking on a Nurses board or forum.

    But if your question is whether employers will see your conviction, yes in Nursing that conviction will always be visible when Garda Vetting under the current system.


  • #3
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,647 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Note that employers will often consider the nature, severity of the offence and length of time since it was committed. So for general nursing, a driving conviction would be much less serious than if you went for community nursing, where part of your job would be driving.

    Certain employers, e.g. counselling services would have no problem with staff having historic (non-recent) convictions related to substance abuse, as it means they know personally what their clients are dealing with. Similarly, someone convicted of petty theft or a public order offence as a teenager, likely won't have it held against them past 30.


  • #4
    Wireless22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭Wireless22


    Who would give me a definite answer or advice?
    Should I contact the guards or the college?


  • #5
    brian_t
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,853 ✭✭✭brian_t


    The College.

    The Guards would have no idea as to what might disqualify you from nursing jobs.


  • #6
    Dr Brown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Dr Brown


    Mod: racist post deleted.


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  • #7
    Wireless22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭Wireless22


    Dr Brown wrote: »
    If you want to start off on a clean slate you need to become a "non national".

    What do you mean


  • #8
    Dr Brown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Dr Brown


    Dr Brown wrote: »
    Mod: racist post deleted.


    How was my comments "racist" ?

    I didn't mention any race or people.


  • #9
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,647 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Dr Brown wrote: »
    How was my comments "racist" ?

    I didn't mention any race or people.

    You can be racist on the grounds of nationality (or lack thereof).


  • #10
    Dr Brown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Dr Brown


    Victor wrote: »
    You can be racist on the grounds of nationality (or lack thereof).

    By that logic drinking Milk must also make someone a "racist".


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