A nurse has been suspended for six months after moonlighting at an agency while on sick leave from London Bridge Hospital. Eva Hossaini worked two day shifts for Pulse Agency despite telling her bosses at London Bridge that she was too ill to work, a Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing heard.

Ms Hossaini allegedly said she was suffering from a headache, vomiting and had a temperature of 38.5 degrees on two consecutive days in June 2018. But managers cottoned on to her and summoned Ms Hossaini to a disciplinary meeting two months later in August.

She allegedly told managers she had accidentally double booked the shifts and said the only way she could think to get out of the dilemma was by calling in sick.,

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A Nursing and Midwifery Council panel said Ms Hossaini’s dishonesty had harmed the profession’s reputation. A ruling from the June 13 to June 15 hearing reads: “The panel finds that Ms Hossaini’s misconduct has breached the fundamental tenets of the nursing profession and therefore brought its reputation into disrepute.

“It was satisfied that confidence in the nursing profession would be undermined if its regulator did not find charges relating to dishonesty serious. The panel considered that Ms Hossaini has not provided a reflective piece or any evidence of insight into her dishonest actions.”

Ms Hossaini failed to attend the two day hearing into her behaviour. The misconduct panel said she had shown no “remorse” for her dishonesty nor provided any insight into how her dishonesty would reflect on the nursing profession.

The ruling continued: “The panel was of the view that prioritising agency work over her main nursing work in the cardiac ward at the last moment for her own financial gain would have led to an impact on that ward in terms of having to find a suitable replacement and therefore may have impacted on patient care and safety. The panel therefore decided that a finding of impairment is necessary on the grounds of public protection.”

Ms Hossaini is suspended from nursing for six months. Her suspension will be reviewed after the period has ended. She will have to prove to the misconduct panel that she has reflected on her behaviour and made amends before she can work as a nurse again.