Less Than Full Time Working

The trust is supportive of postgraduate doctors who wish to consider working less than full time.

Dr Hannah Bienias is the trust’s champion for LTFT working and can be contacted via [email protected] for any questions trainees or their supervisors may have.

Links to useful resources on working less than full time:

• Health Education England’s video on LTFT

• Further information from Health Education England including videos on rotas and pay

• NHS England North East’s LTFT Training pages with links to useful information from the LET etc.

• NHS England NE’s LTFT policy 2024 with application forms in the appendix

• NHS England NE LTFT application and approval process

• Trainees’ LTFT Training Forum (meets regularly and reports back to the Executive Training Forum – a useful place to bring up issues if you are struggling to get them resolved)

• Trainees’ Handbook to LTFT training (NB slightly out of date now)

• BMA’s guide to LTFT training