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 Extension,LTFT and Parental leave FAQs

What would happen if I went on parental leave? 

The Future Leaders Programme is intended to improve the leadership skills of professionals with as wide a range of backgrounds as possible. Becoming a parent is not therefore a barrier to undertaking a Fellowship. Please refer to our parental leave guidance for the available options during your fellowship year.  

Working Less than Full Time (LTFT)

Working Less Than Full Time (LTFT)/part-time should not be a barrier to anyone wishing to undertake a Fellowship. However, it is important to note that;

  1. Funding is time-limited to one year so Fellows working LTFT/part-time should complete their Fellowship alongside their full-time peers.  Funding does not carry-over to enable an extension.  The Educational Supervisor must be supportive of the Fellow undertaking their project on a part-time basis and it must be recognised that CPD will form 50% of their time at work.

  2. The individual study leave allocation of £3,450 should be accessed only during the Fellowship and cannot be utilised once the Fellowship has ended.  A Fellow working LTFT may be granted an extension to their PGCert, but this agreement would be out-with the Future Leader’s Programme.

  3. For doctors in training, any extension must be prospectively agreed with Training Programme Director

For more up to date information on Less Than Full Time Training see our LTFT Page here 

I am a current Fellow and would like to extend my Fellowship, is this possible?

 

Extension of a Future Leaders Programme post is by exception only, awarded on a case by case basis in discussion with the Dean or Deputy Dean, and is only available to those Fellows who are currently occupying a Future Leaders Programme post.

Extension applications should be submitted with 6 months notice. This is in line with Gold Guide guidance for Out of Programme Extension requests, and gives sufficient notice to employers for those healthcare professionals who are on secondment. Late applications are therefore, unable to be considered.

An extension can only be awarded where circumstances have changed, and there is a new and unforeseen need for more time to undertake an aspect of a project. All fellows should plan their whole year at the start of their fellowship and have an idea of realistic anticipated outputs against their timeline. ES discussions should include continuity/sustainability of the project work, from the outset. An extension is not awarded where anticipated outputs were unrealistic or continuity was not addressed. Extensions will not be granted to fellows with the following reasons:

  1. Not wanting the year to end
  2. Inappropriate time management, resulting in an incomplete project
  3. Not wanting to return to previous role

Applications for an extension must include:

  1. Formal letter, for the attention of the Postgraduate Dean (PGD), outlining the personal reason(s) for requesting an extension
  2. Letter in support of extension from the Supervisor of Future Leaders Programme Project.
  3. Letter in support of extension from the Head of School of your parent specialty (for medical, dental or public health registrars in training only) or your substantive manager (all other fellows)
  4. Letter from a budget holder within employing organisation (for posts which are Trust-led projects funded by Trust only) confirming funding is available for duration of the extension.

Please note that a letter from a budget holder within the employing organisation is not needed if the post is funded and led by Health Education England – Yorkshire and the Humber / a School funded post.  If you are in doubt as to who funds your post, please seek clarification from your Project Supervisor.

These items should be collected together along with a completed FLP Extension Request Form and sent to the Future Leaders inbox at england.futureleaders.yh@nhs.net. The Extension Request Form can be accessed in the Documents section at the bottom of this page.

For further advice and information please contact england.futureleaders.yh@nhs.net

 

Alternative ways of continuing leadership work within medical training pathways:

It is possible in some specialties (depending on curriculum stipulations and how far through training a trainee is) to continue leadership work one day per week, and for this to count towards CCT. This is based on the assumption that undertaking further leadership work is a viable way of acquiring learning outcomes relevant to the CCT in question, and is consistent with individual curricular/training requirements. This is most likely to be for senior trainees where leadership forms a significant part of the curriculum, and spending one day per week on leadership would not impinge negatively on training progress for clinical work. This must be arranged with full support of TPD and Head of School and discussed in advance with the Dean or Deputy Dean for Leadership.

In this case a trainee would return to training and no longer be OOP. Their leadership work would count towards training time. They would be paid as normal for their stage of training and there would be no need for additional budget.

Continuing with this training plan would be contingent on achieving an ARCP outcome 1.

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