SuppoRTT Days

 

We strongly advise that the details around pay should be discussed with the Lead Employer prior to applying. Click here for the Lead Employer Maternity Handbook 

Keeping in touch (KIT) days:

  • Doctors on Maternity / Adoption Leave and in receipt of Statutory Pay (SMP / SAP) can apply to do KIT days.
  • Working part of one day counts for 1 KIT day & a basic salary will be paid for each day worked.
  • Time in lieu will be given if the doctor is in receipt of full or half pay at the time of the KIT day.
  • Funding for expenses can be applied for via the RTT-A Application Form.
  • Once the doctor is no longer eligible for KIT days (no longer in receipt of SMP/SAP) they will be able to use Supported Return to Training (SRTT) days instead (see below).
  • Doctors can take a combination of up to 10 combined KIT and / or SRTT days in total.

Shared parental leave in touch (SPLIT) days:

  • Doctors on Shared Parental Leave can apply to do SPLIT days.
  • Working part of one day counts as 1 SPLIT day & a basic salary will be paid for each day worked.
  • Time in lieu will be given if the doctor is in receipt of full or half pay at the time of the SPLIT day.
  • Funding for expenses can be applied for via the RTT-A Application Form.
  • Each parent taking shared parental leave can take up to 20 combined SPLIT and / or SRTT days in total.

Supported return to training (SRTT) days – Parental Leave:

  • At the end of parental leave, many doctors opt to take a period of unpaid leave. Following this they will commence accrued annual leave. During these periods, doctors can apply to do SRTT days.
  • Working part of one day counts as 1 SRTT day.
  • If the doctor is in the period of unpaid parental leave at the time, they will be paid basic salary for each day worked.
  • If they are in the period of accrued annual leave at the time, they will be given an additional day of annual leave in lieu, to be taken prior to their return to work. Please ensure that any SRTT days to be taken in the accrued annual leave period are applied for ideally 12 weeks, and no later than 8 weeks, prior to the date of the return to training date to ensure communication of the additional days is made to the returning host organisation with sufficient notice.
  • Funding for expenses can be applied for via the RTT-A Application Form.

Supported return to training (SRTT) days – Non-Parental Leave:

Doctors out of training for any other reason (i.e. OOP, sick leave) can also apply to do SRTT days. Depending on their circumstances, most will be approved for time back in lieu on their return to work. Funding for expenses can be applied for via the RTT-A Application Form.

 

This flowchart can help you to decide which type of day to apply for:

Page updated 4th November 2024