Annual Leave
The Trust advocates that in the interest of your own well-being and the health and safety of your patients that you use all of your annual leave entitlement during your time with the Trust.
Entitlements
Annual leave entitlements (are based on a 5-day working week, these entitlements are pro rata if you work part time or if your placement at the Trust is less than a year).
1-5 years = 27 days per annum.
5-10 years = 29 days per annum.
10 years = 33 days per annum.
This is in addition to the 8 Bank Holidays per year.
Requesting Leave
You must use your annual leave allocation within the year. A minimum of 6 weeks' notice is required for all leave and you will need to contact your department for further information on how to arrange this. The contact details for your department can be found on the key contacts section.
Leave may not be taken from shifts attracting an enhanced rate of pay or an allowance. Where you wish to take leave when rostered for such a shift or duty, you must arrange to swap the shift or duty with someone on the same rota. It is your responsibility to arrange such swaps and the Trust is not obliged to approve the leave request if you do not make the necessary arrangements to cover the shifts.
HealthRoster introduction
The benefits of the system are as follows:
- Right nurse on the right shift at the right time – Visibility of staff on the wards providing better safety for patients
- Saving time for the Clinical Leaders to release time to care - Time saved on producing the roster, sickness returns, and overtime/enhanced hours payment calculations.
- Study Day Management – All study day leave can be recorded
- Improved Clinical Governance – Audit trails of shifts worked will be kept and can be used as a source of information for staff disciplinary or litigation.
- Improved Management of unused contracted hours, Additional Duties, Annual/Study Leave, unfilled shifts, and Registered Nurses working a HCA shift.
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