Final Year Residents

If you are a final year trainee, there are some important processes that you need to be aware of. These include:

  • Period of Grace

The Period of Grace (POG) is available to higher specialty or run through trainees from the point of CCT for six calendar months.

POG will commence the day after the CCT date and only after receiving an ARCP outcome 6 however the POG will not necessarily be in the same place of work.

During the POG placement the doctor is no longer considered to be in training, but is in post for the purpose of service delivery.

HEIW will contact all doctors in training asking them to confirm their intention of whether or not they intend to use the period of grace no later than 3 months before their CCT date.

If the doctor obtains a consultant post or wishes to finish early during the POG then they are required to resign and provide the standard 3 months notice: Completing/leaving specialty training

This information can be found in the Trainee Handbook

Acting up

 

Trainees who are within one year of their anticipated CCT are eligible to 'Act-Up' as consultants, to a maximum period of three months (pro rata for LTFT). Trainees will also retain their National Training Number (NTN) during the period of acting up.

When in post the term 'acting-Up' and not 'locum' must be applied and time spent 'Acting-Up' may be recognised towards a training programme leading to the award of a CCT.

Before 'acting-up' trainees must obtain formal approval from the Postgraduate Dean or Deputy and the Training Programme Director. Download the acting up application form.

Applications should reach the Wales Deanery a minimum of eight weeks prior to the proposed start date of the acting up arrangement.

Trainees who are post CCT will NOT be eligible to act up but will be expected to take up the post as Locum Consultant. Upon taking a Locum Consultant post trainees will be asked to resign their National Training Number (NTN).

We will only accept applications for acting up within Wales (Trainees cannot act up outside of Wales).

Please see the GMC website for further information on acting up.