As part of nationally agreed terms and conditions, we provide a generous leave allowance which increases with length of service, plus public holiday entitlement.
Additional annual leave can be requested by staff and purchased through salary deductions over the year. The request form is available on the staff extranet.
Annual leave
Staff will receive the entitlement to annual leave as set out below. These entitlements are calculated on a pro rata basis for part time staff.
- 27 days on appointment
- 29 days after 5 years of service
- 33 days after 10 years of service
Entitlement to annual leave is calculated according to completed NHS service which may not necessarily be continuous. The annual leave year runs from 1 April to 31 March and is calculated at the rate of 1/12th of a full year’s entitlement.
Special leave
We accept that from time to time you may need to be absent from work through urgent, unforeseen or planned needs arising from domestic, personal and family reasons. We also acknowledge the importance of civic and public duties undertaken by many employees. In order to help in these situations we provide generous special leave provisions. Please see our Personal and Family Leave Policy for more information.
Career breaks
The Career Break Scheme allows staff with over 12 months continuous service to take an unpaid break in employment of up to 5 years to fulfil outside commitments. Then return to the same or a similar job with the us.. Career breaks can be used for a variety of purposes, including childcare, eldercare, care for another dependent, training/study or work abroad. For more information, please refer to the Trust’s Career Break Guidance.
