Less than Full Time Training Policy - KSS Deanery

Category 1Those doctors in training with:• disability or ill health (this may include those on in vitro fertilityprogrammes)• responsibility for caring (men and women) for children• responsibility for caring for ill/disabled partner, relative or other dependant.These result in the individual doctor or dentist being professionallydisadvantaged by circumstances, and less able to fulfil their potential on a fulltimerather than on a part-time basis.Category 2Those doctors in training with:• unique opportunities for their own personal/professional development, forexample training for national/international sporting events, or short term• extraordinary responsibility, for example a national committee• religious commitment – involving training for a particular religious rolewhich requires a specific amount of time commitment• non-medical professional development such as management courses, lawcourses, fine arts courses or diploma in complementary therapies.• Other well-founded reasons may be considered but it would be dependenton the particular situation and the needs of the specialty in which theindividual was training.Category 1 applicants have priority and deaneries will support allCategory 1 applicants, subject to available funds and training capacity.Access to Category 2 is dependent on individual circumstances and theavailability of funding. Where an application is refused by the deanery theapplicant has a right of appeal.All requests for LTFT training will be treated positively. However, the overalltraining capacity of a training programme and service commitment will have tobe taken into consideration. Trainees may train less than full time from theoutset or transfer from full-time to LTFT (and back again if required). Returnof trainees to full-time training, should this be required, will be facilitated butwill depend upon the availability of training capacity and funding. There maybe a delay in transferring back to full-time training. Access to LTFT training isresource limited. Whilst accepting that there is no automatic right to LTFTtraining, provisions should be made for those who meet the criteria. Deaneryfunding provides the educational component of the basic salary, and bandingarrangements are the responsibility of the employer. These fundingarrangements are intended to avoid financial disincentives for employers. Theavailability of LTFT training is ultimately dependent on available funding fromboth the deanery and NHS employers; however, where possible, appropriatemeasures should be taken to facilitate access.KSS Less Than Full Time Training Policy.doc Page 4 of 15