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Electronic Job Planning Training for Managers with Allocate Recorded 10/9/25

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Electronic Job Planning Training for Managers with Allocate Recorded 10/9/25

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Terms and Conditions – Consultants (England) 2003

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Terms and Conditions – Consultants (England) 2003

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Electronic Job Planning System Training for Managers

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Electronic Job Planning System Training for Managers

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MD Study  Professional Leave Policy approved september 2025

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BMA Job Planning & Pay progression Appeals

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Appeals - Guide to the role of the third panel member

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Appeals - Guide to the role of the consultant nominee

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Details on the appeal process for consultants if there is a disagreement related to job planning and pay progression.

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Appeals in consultant job planning and pay progression disputes

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Appeals in consultant job planning and pay progression disputes

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Electronic Job Planning Capacity & Demand Session recorded

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Electronic Job Planning Capacity & Demand Session recorded

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Joint Framework for Managing Clinical Medical and Dental Academics

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Joint Framework for Managing Clinical Medical and Dental Academics

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Approval Form - additional clinical work by Consultants for longer than 1 week 

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Team Job Planning LTHT Guidance UNDER REVIEW

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Guide to Consultant Job Planning BMA & NHS Employers

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Guide to Consultant Job Planning BMA & NHS Employers

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A guide to consultant job planning (PDF).

Key principles to job planning

The guidance above sets out some key principles which should characterise a collaborative approach to job planning. The principles are that job planning should be:

undertaken in a spirit of collaboration and cooperation

completed in good time

reflective of the professionalism of being a doctor

focused on measurable outcomes that benefit patients

consistent with the objectives of the NHS, the organisation, teams and individuals

transparent, fair and honest

flexible and responsive to changing service needs during each job plan year

fully agreed and not imposed

focused on enhancing outcomes for patients whilst maintaining service efficiency.

A consultant job plan assembled and agreed in line with these principles will help consultants and managers meet the challenge of delivering high quality care within a testing financial environment during a period of significant organisational change.

We encourage NHS organisations to review how job planning can be used to drive improvements and quality of patient care. Some trusts are looking at new IT tools, some at annualisation, others at team or departmental job planning amongst other initiatives. All these have the potential to improve the process and should be explored, but the best way to ensure sound job planning is to focus on objectives.

Further information and guidance

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Moving onto the new 2021 SAS contract?

Confirm your new contract in the employer section of Dr Diary

Not a member? Join today to access Dr Diary

Don't have the app? BMA members can download Dr Diary on iOS or Android.

How do I access Dr Diary?

Dr Diary is available as a desktop tool and a mobile app:

Who can use Dr Diary

Dr Diary is one of the membership benefits offered to all BMA members.

It works for consultants on the latest version of their contract in the UK, and for SAS doctors on the 2008 or 2021 contracts.

Medical academics and members of the British Dental Association can use Dr Diary although it is more relevant to those on the above contracts who also have at least one NHS employer.

What does Dr Diary do?

Are you working outside of your job plan?

Access Dr Diary reports to get a weekly comparison and detailed breakdown of your work activities, as well as an annualised overview of your job plan. Understand your on-call working patterns and types of activities.

Dr Diary reports will alert you if you're working outside of your job plan and by how much.
Get insights on your working patterns
Quick and easy data entry

Copy and paste your entered activities across a day or week for easy inputting.
Enter activities on-the-go
Get an accurate record of your PAs/sessions

Customise work activities to correctly capture work that has been done.
Track your workload
Join the BMA

We're here to stand up for your rights, support you in the workplace and champion the medical profession.

You asked, we listened

New improvements to Dr Diary to support you during COVID-19

Instant insights on your mobile

Access a summary of your workload on the mobile app to get a snapshot of your work patterns for the current day, week or month. For more detailed insights, that can be shared with your employer, continue to use the desktop tool.

Increased flexibility

Accurately record clinical work carried out while on-call and work done while on-leave. This includes work which might not be related to the period.

Stay informed

Get an alert when you have exceeded your weekly sessions/PAs for DCC activities and manage your preferences in the settings menu.

Customise more of your work activities

Tailor up to 14 of your work activities, so you can categorise your workload according to your requirements.

Set your preference all in one easy-to-find location

Choose between 15/30-minute time slots, and access your notification permissions.

I find it very easy to use, the breakdown of my DCC and SPA activities is very good, and it's a useful tool for job planning.
Dr Alison Thom, Consultant, General Psychiatry

Rate the app and recommend to colleagues

Rate and review Dr Diary on the App Store or Google Play store.

Recommend Dr Diary to colleagues, it helps other BMA members find the app:

Got a good job planning tip? Share it on Twitter, @theBMA, using the hashtag #jobplantips.

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LTHT Senior Medical & Dental Job Planning Guidance 2020

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LTHT Senior Medical & Dental Job Planning Guidance 2020