An agency nurse who kissed a pregnant colleague's stomach for "sexual gratification" at Royal Oldham Hospital has been struck off.

Mowbrey Madondile was reported to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) by the woman following the alleged incident on the evening of July 15, 2022.

A hearing was held between late April and early May where a panel from the NMC heard evidence, before eventually deciding to strike Mr Madondile off, meaning he can no longer practice nursing in the UK.

According to a report of the hearing, Mr Madondile was in the break room of Ward G2 at Royal Oldham when the woman told him she was pregnant.

Mr Madondile asked if he could kiss the woman's stomach twice, both times to which she said no, but she claims that as she was walking out of the room, her grabbed her arm and kissed the lower part of her stomach.

In the woman's witness statement, she said: "Initially, I just thought the registrant’s request to kiss my stomach was a really strange thing to ask, but when he forced the act on me, it made me feel like his behaviour was sexually motivated.

"I was so shocked that I quickly left the room without saying anything."

She added that the incident left her "frozen in shock".

The woman quickly reported the incident to the nurse in charge of the night shift and within the days, the incident was reported to NMC, Greater Manchester Police and the agency were Mr Madondile worked.

He was arrested and interviewed by police in February last year, but no charges were ever brought forward.

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Mr Madondile, who represented himself at the disciplinary hearing, denied the incident took place and suggested the woman may have made up the story because she was "jealous" of the money he was making as an agency worker.

The panel concluded that the complainant was a credible witness and that Mr Madondile's actions represented a "serious failure to adhere to professional and personal boundaries".

The panel also found Mr Madondile had not demonstrated he could be trusted to maintain professional boundaries and a safe working environment, raising fundamental questions about his professionalism.

It reached the conclusion that public confidence in the profession would not be maintained if Mr Madondile remained on the register.

He is no longer able to practice nursing in the UK. 

Nicky Clarke, Chief of People at the Northern Care Alliance (NCA) NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We absolutely do not accept colleagues being subjected to this type of behaviour at the NCA. We acknowledge and support the findings of the hearing.”