Claiming to have been shot twice while in the military and faking past jobs were among the lies a former Bushey nurse has been exposed for.

Tanya Nasir, of Watford Road, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, was found guilty of nine fraud charges at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday (July 16).

Gayle Ramsay, from CPS, said: “Tanya Nasir deliberately lied about her qualifications and employment history so that she could gain employment in a senior and sensitive nursing role where she would be entrusted with the responsibility of caring for newborn babies.

“Nasir not only lied in respect of her own qualifications but also lied on behalf of others.

"In doing so she betrayed the trust of employers and colleagues, and showed a total disregard for the welfare and safety of vulnerable patients, putting their lives at significant risk.”

Nasir worked as a staff nurse assistant at Hillingdon Hospital from 2013 to 2015 before moving to Spire Bushey Hospital for a short time and then returning to Hillingdon until 2019.

The 45-year-old was later employed as a ward manager at the neonatal ward of the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, in September 2019.

In January 2020, a line manager raised concerns after discovering inconsistencies in her application and CV - sparking suspension and an investigation.

Nasir claimed to have qualified as a nurse four years earlier than she did, while three universities she claimed to have obtained qualifications from said she never attended. A fourth confirmed she attended but did not have a record of her being awarded one of the qualifications outlined in her application.

Many previous employers Nasir listed confirmed that the fraudster either did not hold roles she claimed to or said she was never employed there at all.

Nasir claimed that she had served in the military in applications, saying she had been shot twice whilst deployed overseas.

An investigation found that she had never been in the army or the army reserves. She had joined the Cadet Force in 2013 but was discharged and struck off in 2016, never having been deployed in active combat or conflict.

When applying to Hillingdon Hospital in 2015, she gave a reference from a commanding officer in the Territorial Army but the email address was revealed to be the one assigned to Nasir in the Cadet Force.

It was also found that she provided a false reference to help another woman get a job with the NHS.

Nasir was granted bail and will be sentenced on September 24.