Prior to 2015, Trainees who undertook a training programme requiring them to rotate/move over various departments, in different hospitals and/or health boards every 6 months, would then need to complete new starter paperwork for every rotation (e.g. payroll forms, pre employment checks). So, the Single Lead Employer (SLE) arrangement was put into place so the trainees could be employed by one employer throughout the duration of their training programme.
It was then agreed that not only would the SLE employ GP Trainees but all Medical & Dental training groups over Wales. Since Aug 2020, the team have been transferring a different trainee group from Health Board employment to SLE employment every month.
Once the transfer process has been completed for each group, they then become SLE’s responsibility. The groups will continue to transfer to SLE individually and is scheduled to be fully complete in May 2022. The SLE team will then directly employ any new intakes for the groups, which includes onboarding tasks such as undertaking pre employment checks and processing New Employee forms for payroll.