iStockA nurse at a mental health unit who embarked on a relationship with a patient has been banned from working in the profession.
Jill McLaren, 37, began a secret sexual relationship with the man she knew from the secure clinic in Glasgow where she worked.
McLaren pled guilty to engaging in sexual activity with the man between July 2018 and September 2019 at Glasgow Sheriff Court in November 2023.
McLaren, of Greenock, Inverclyde, was ordered to do 180 hours of unpaid work and put under supervision for 18 months.
She was also tagged for five months and put on the sex offenders register for 18 months.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has now deemed McLaren unfit to practise and have banned her from working in the profession.
A decision was made to strike the nurse off from the register.
Their report concluded: “Ms McLaren’s actions were significant departures from the standards expected of a registered nurse, and are fundamentally incompatible with her remaining on the register.
“The panel was of the view that the findings in this particular case demonstrate that Ms McLaren’s actions were very serious and to allow her to continue practising would not protect the public, and would undermine public confidence in the profession and in the NMC as a regulatory body.”
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