Career breaks and career changes
The Career Break and Career Change Policy applies to all registrants.
The Career Break and Career Change Policy applies to all registrants.
A career break involves a registrant taking an extended period away from their work and returning to work in the same Scope of Practice.
This also applies to registrants who move overseas to work in their current Scope of Practice, as the RCT only operates in the UK and no one working overseas can use RCT registration as a way to promote their competence and professional standing.
A career change involves a registrant taking time away from their current Scope of Practice to undertake further training and development (which may be paid or unpaid) before returning to work in a different Scope of Practice.
To notify us of your intention to take a career break or undertake a career change, please read the policy above, complete the relevant form and send it to The Register of Clinical Technologists, Fairmount House, 230 Tadcaster Road, York, YO24 1ES (or by email) at least 1 month before the proposed start date of the career break or career change.
When you return to work from a career break, you must complete the return from career break notification form. This should be forwarded with your updating/study/supervised practice documentation, where applicable. (Full details of the requirements can be found in the Career Break and Career Change policy.)
If you are currently on an approved career break and wish to extend this beyond the agreed timeframe, please read the Career Break and Career Change policy and submit a career break extension form at least one month prior to the original return to work date.