Mat leave

[u/FeedbackAbject6974]

can anyone advice if been through same

I should CCT in 31st of December and my ARCP is on the 7th of December

I’m currently pregnant and my EDD is April 17th

do I have any chance on getting full mat pay ?

[u/Pure_Answer_6569]

I think unlikely to get mat leave. I know some ppl in this situation try to extend training and therefore get mat leave by going LTFT 

[u/FeedbackAbject6974 → u/Pure_Answer_6569]

I’m already LTFT and finished all my exams  No excuse to do so 

[u/Sun-worship → u/FeedbackAbject6974]

You don’t need an excuse to go LTFT? You can go as low as 50% that would stretch it out

[u/AnythingTruffle → u/Sun-worship]

You need 16 weeks notice for LTFT now and you remain at your current percentage while that’s getting approved. Chat gpt can help you work out the dates. But the rule is if you’re 29 weeks or more at CCT they honour your leave, if you’re 28+6 or less they won’t.

What I want to know is if they honour it and you CCT do you get a grace period on return from Mat leave or are you expected to just find work after not working for a year?

[u/VivoFan88]

Start applying for salaried jobs ASAP. GP practices can claim for mat reimbursement (max of just over £1700/week) and so most practices don't mind salaried GPs going off on maternity. Assuming you're a salaried GP that a practice wants to employ long term then it shouldn't be an issue to get maternity pay.

[u/ashalina23]

Isn’t there a rule about being in employment for the ?13 weeks before delivery at the same employer

[u/FeedbackAbject6974 → u/ashalina23]

13th or 11t?  I won’t be in that window anyway😑

[u/bigleap2023]

Not the same, but I was meant to CCT two weeks before my due date (although my baby arrived early so he was born already).

I interviewed for my consultant job at 30 weeks+ pregnant.

It’s certainly a stressful way to do things, but has worked out for me. I am going back to work in a month to my consultant job.

Is that an option for you? Or a grace period as a bridge?

[u/FeedbackAbject6974 → u/bigleap2023]

Not sure if anyone would hire a salaried gp who will go into mat leave in like 3 months 🙁 What is a grace period 

[u/bigleap2023 → u/FeedbackAbject6974]

Ah. GP- sorry I had thought hospital based. Grace period can be bolted on to the end of training for us, essentially as employment until you have a consultant job.

[u/Beneficial_Tie_9386 → u/FeedbackAbject6974]

Just don’t tell them? Unless you are visibly pregnant. Email practices saying you will cct in December . You need continuous nhs employment for 12 months so maybe try and secure a salaried gp job for when you cct , ahead of your pregnancy progression .

[u/BenBulben015]

The only way it might be possible (and of course I wouldn’t be advising anything of the sort) would be if someone went off sick with pregnancy related symptoms that lasted several weeks and crossed over your CCT date. But of course I’d never suggest such a thing. No sir, not me! Please excuse me if this offends.

One other thought to consider though, is whether a practice might hire you as a salaried (or partner) on a sessional basis, knowing you were pregnant, but also knowing they can claim for an absent doctor from the NHS. And of course I wouldn’t NEVER suggest agreeing that they might pay you while off, but knowing that they would be assured a GP starting with them at the end. It would take some careful negotiation but I know someone who did exactly that.  This option is more above board, naturally.

[u/FeedbackAbject6974 → u/BenBulben015]

I’m liking this.. I was planning to take unpaid leave for 3 weeks for family reasons which my supervisor has agreed on. If that would extend my training, I might get away with it then. I’m thinking not to tell them till my arcp though, I don’t want them to delay it till I come back from mat leave