Paternity leave entitlements are defined in the NHS Scotland New Parent Support Policy.

You should discuss your requirements for paternity leave with your supervisor in the placement Board/ General Practice.

The Paternity Leave Application Form and the required accompanying paperwork as detailed in the form should be completed by employee and authorised by manager / supervisor to request paternity leave and returned to NES HR by raising a support ticket at https://nesdigital.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/30. 

Parental leave entitlements are defined in the Parental Leave Policy.

You should discuss your requirements for parental leave with your supervisor in the placement Board/ General Practice.

The Parental Leave form and the required accompanying paperwork as detailed in the form should be completed by employee and authorised by manager / supervisor to request parental leave and returned to your placement board contact (contact list here) if you are in a hospital post, and uploaded to https://nesdigital.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/30 if you are in a GP Practice post.

Special leave entitlements are defined in the Special Leave Policy.

You should discuss your requirements for special leave with your supervisor in the placement Board/ General Practice in advance, or with as much notice as is possible.

Special Leave - Practice placement 

Special Leave - Hospital, PH & PDS placement

The standard form should be completed by employee and authorised by manager / supervisor to request special leave and then returned to the relevant HR/medical staffing team to process.

Practice placed

Completed and authorised form to be returned to NES HR by raising a support ticket at: [ ] https://nesdigital.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/30. 

Hospital placed

Completed and authorised form to be returned to relevant placement board. Contact details for each board can be found here: Contact us | Hub (nes.digital)