ST3: Time Out of Training

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Maternity/Paternity/Shared parental Leave

Please email Jo-Anne.Ireland@nhs.net if you are planning to take parental leave. Jo-Anne will ensure that the relevant Patch, Trust and GP School staff are informed of your intentions.  You will be provided with instructions on the actions you will need to take in preparation for going on and returning from leave.

You should also contact your Trust HR department as your employer - ie Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust or Salisbury District Hospital and/or your GP practice to inform them of your intentions.  Your employing Trust will need you to complete paperwork around maternity/paternity/shared parental leave and risk assessment.  You will be expected to keep your Trust and Patch updated with any changes to your leave dates.

 

Out of Programme

For more information about Out of Programme please see the Health Education Wessex General Practice website

HEW website General Practice OOPC

Trainees wishing to apply for Out of Programme need to apply with at least 6 months advance notice.

 

Less Than Full Time Training

Guidance on eligibility criteria and how to apply for LTFTT is available on the Deanery website. 

Please see guidance on HEW website GP Training

Please note as per the LTFT guidance section 7 - it is not possible to guarantee that the rotation initially offered to a trainee at recruitment will be replicated in the LTFT training rotation. Trainees who are training LTFT must rotate through placements designated by the HEE WX training programme.

If or when a trainee rotates the training and educational opportunities may occur on different days of the week. The trainee must make personal arrangements to access training so that the educational and legal requirements of training are always met.

We also need to ensure that a balance is maintained between the LTFT training arrangements, the educational needs of both full-time and LTFT trainees, and the needs of the service.

Therefore, trainees must bear in mind that for example: they may need to change days of attendance for children at nursery or make other caring arrangements. It is the trainee’s responsibility to make these arrangements, as trainers and supervisors are not expected to revise their working timetable to suit LTFT training.