I'm considering LTFT training:
A good place to start is the AAGBI’s A-Z guide to LTFT Training in Anaesthesia, which can be found here https://www.aagbi.org/professionals/trainees/training-issues/ltft-training and which may answer many of your questions about LTFT training.
Am I eligible?
You can apply to train LTFT if you fulfil one of the following criteria:
Category 1 (automatically eligible) = trainees with carer responsibilities, i.e. parent/guardian of dependent children, or looking after other dependent relatives; trainees with a disability who are unable to work full time for health reasons.
Category 2 (discretionary) = trainees who want to undertake other paid / unpaid employment alongside their training, or who are lucky enough to have a unique opportunity to pursue other non-medical interests (eg national / international sporting event, burgeoning music / fashion design / wildlife photography career etc.)
How do I apply?
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Discuss your plans with your Training Programme Director
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Complete an LTFT Eligibility Form (http://www.lpmde.ac.uk/training-programme/training-matters/less-than-full-time-training) and return it to the HEE.
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Complete an LTFT Approval Form (http://www.lpmde.ac.uk/training-programme/training-matters/less-than-full-time-training), send it to Lucy Hamer for the TPD to sign, and then send it to the Trust where you will be working LTFT – AT LEAST 8 WEEKS BEFORE YOU START IN POST
What do I need to bear in mind about training LTFT?
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It will delay your CCT date (because you’ll need more years working less than full time to complete the full training programme)
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You will be paid less than working full time
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You will have to keep on top of (and be proactive about) the unavoidable LTFT admin – eg submitting a new LTFT Approval Form every time you move Trusts, agreeing your rota with your slot share partner, chasing payroll if (when) they miscalculate your salary, etc.
What are the advantages?
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More time with your loved ones. You’ll only get to see your children grown up once: Anaesthetics is one of the few professional careers that – being almost entirely shift-based – genuinely lends itself to part-time working.
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Better work life balance, potentially less risk of burnout
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Regular family / childcare commitments outside work might even help you maintain a health perspective / improve your time management / be more zen when you are at work. (But then again, it might not...)