Study Leave

 
NOTICE FOR ALL JUNIOR DOCTORS IN TRAINING POSTS

The Wales Deanery has recently informed all Postgraduate Departments in Wales that the individual Study Leave Allocation for Doctors in Training has been reduced.
 
Individual allocations are now as below:
 
FP2 Trainees - £480.00 pro rata, per year
CT/ST, StRs, SpRs - £600.00 pro rata, per year
 
This reduction is with immediate effect for all trainees who commence training on or after 3rd August 2011.
Trainees who have applied for study leave out of the new 2011/2012 study leave year prior to the rotational changes on 3rd August 2011 will be contacted by the Postgraduate Department directly if the application/s exceed individual allocations.
 
If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact your local Postgraduate Centre.
 
UHW Tel: 029 20742474
UHL Tel: 029 20716341
 
 
Professional study leave is defined as leave granted for postgraduate purposes and approved by the UHB and includes study (usually but not exclusively or necessarily on a course), research or taking examinations.
 
 
Study Leave Administrators for Cardiff and Vale UHB
 
Miss Siobhan Griffin, Study Leave Administrator, UHW, Tel: 02920 742474
Mrs Johanna Freedman, Study Leave Administrator, UHW, Tel: 02920 746239

The administrators liase with the Foundation Programme Director regarding issues relating to FP2 study leave applications and the Postgraduate Organiser regarding other applications.
 
 
Online Study Leave Manager System
 
This year the Postgraduate Centres have rolled out the Online Study Leave Manager System.

The Leave Manager is an on-line study leave application system that replaces the current study leave application process used by the Postgraduate Centres. The system allows applications for all types of leave to be managed with increased efficiency as the process is paperless and all electronic communications are fully automated.
 
For further information please contact Melanie Cotter, Education Centre Manager, Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Tel: 02920 716366 or Siobhan Griffin, Study Leave Administrator, Postgraduate Medical Centre, University Hospital of Wales. Tel: 02920 742474.
 
 
Applying for Study Leave
 
Please follow these steps when applying for study leave: 
  • On-Line Applications must be made six weeks prior to course dates
  • Please ensure you apply for all the expenses you are likely to incur
You must adhere to departmental procedures for recording your absence to ensure clinical cover.
Claiming Back Expenses
 
You cannot claim back expenses for study leave unless you have completed the on-line application process before the course took place.
  • The CV1 form must be used to claim expenses associated with your study leave.
  • You must ensure that you complete the form fully, including your employee and National Insurance number.
  • Make sure you attach all receipts prior to submitting the claim. Expenses claimed without receipts will not be paid.
  • Send your completed CV1 form to your local Postgraduate Centre.

ILLEGIBLE OR INCOMPLETE FORMS WILL BE RETURNED

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

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Last updated: 03 October 2011