How does redeployment work in the NHS?
Redeployment may mean covering wards or clinics or providing support in other areas, for example general practice nurses required to work in different practice settings or even NHS staff covering independent health and care sectors.
Can my employer redeploy me?
Redeployment in the workplace is the moving of an employee from one job or role to another. Employers may decide to redeploy employees for various reasons but must be particularly careful if this is done in connection with a redundancy situation or if a redundancy situation could be deemed to have arisen as a result.
What is employee redeployment?
What is workplace redeployment? Workplace redeployment is when a member of staff leaves a team or position in order to start in a different role for the same company. For example, someone may leave a team because it is overstaffed in order to work with another team that requires a bit more assistance.
What is NHS Jobtrain?
Jobtrain Limited, a leading provider of Applicant Tracking Software based in the North West, has secured a contract to provide NHS Scotland with a single solution to support the replacement of their legacy recruitment systems.
Do I have to accept redeployment?
Whether such obligations should be imposed upon employers is often assessed on a case-by-case basis. However, failure by an employer to fulfil its responsibility to offer an employee reasonable opportunities for redeployment may give rise to a successful unfair dismissal claim by the aggrieved employee.
What is a redeployment policy?
The redeployment process begins from the date when an employee as being identified is “at risk” from redundancy and it will form part of the individual consultation process. This will provide information on the employee’s qualifications, skills, experience and areas of work in which they have expressed interest.
What happens during redeployment?
What Is Workforce Redeployment? In short, workforce redeployment is when a staff member leaves their old role and starts in a new one within the same company. This could mean that they are taking a completely new job with a new title, are moving to new location, or will start working with a new team.
How long do NHS take to get back to you about a job?
Despite the fact that recruiters will always do their very best to speed up the NHS interview process, anyone will tell you that it can take anywhere from two weeks to six months to hear back from interview! Which anyone involved in the application process for NHS jobs will testify, is an extremely long time.
Can you work for the NHS without qualifications?
Not necessarily. Despite around 50% of the NHS workforce having a university or other professional qualification, there are lots of opportunities for staff without these qualifications, especially in the wider healthcare team. Check the NHS Jobs website for opportunities in your area.
Can you refuse redeployment?
An employee may decline an offer of redeployment where the new role is on substantially less favourable terms than their current role. However, provided there are no other suitable redeployment opportunities available, the employer will have complied with its redeployment obligations in making the offer.
How does redeployment work in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde?
Redeployment is a widely used mechanism allowing for the retention of experienced staff. In NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde there are two main reasons an employee will be eligible to be considered for redeployment to a suitable alternative post:
Where can I find a job in NHS Scotland?
Welcome to the NHS Scotland National Recruitment portal. Jobs advertised here are for all NHS Scotland Health Boards. Please note the salary shown will be pro rata for part time hours. Please click here for all other Health related and GP Practice jobs.
Is the NHS the largest employer in Scotland?
The NHS is Scotland’s largest employer with over 160,000 staff. If you want the chance to make a real difference to people’s lives, why not think about a career with NHSScotland? There are hundreds of different roles available.
When to use redeployment in the short term?
This can be used in the short term, while an employee is recovering from a period of ill health before returning to their usual job full time through local redeployment with the same service/ sector, or permanently for staff who have no likelihood of returning to their original role through the formal redeployment process.