Annual leave entitlements will be in line with either Agenda for Change or Medical and Dental terms and conditions either 2002 or 2016 Junior Doctors Contract dependant on what terms and conditions a Specialty Registrar is employed on. For all Specialty Registrars who commence the training programme, the leave year runs from their commencement date.

Annual leave will be managed in line with the terms and conditions.

For less than full time Specialty Registrars, annual leave should be calculated on a pro-rata basis and be taken in hours with an allocation for a pro-rata amount of bank holidays included. Any bank holidays that fall on a normal working day for the Specialty Registrar should also be applied for as annual leave. 

All annual leave should be agreed with Educational Supervisors in advance and submitted to the Training Programme team online using the self -service Accent system

Annual leave can only be carried over into the next year leave in exceptional circumstances and with approval from the Educational Supervisor and Training Programme. 

For any queries relating to annual leave, please contact the Programme Team