Work-life balance

With one of the most generous family leave schemes in the Higher Education sector and a range of flexible working options and support available, we aim to be a family-friendly employer

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The University has very generous maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental leave schemes in operation.

In addition staff can access statutory unpaid parental leave, an unpaid carers' leave scheme, career breaks and a range of flexible working options

Read more: Information for Parents and Carers

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The University offers a comprehensive range of childcare services.  For full information on this, together with details of the various schemes offered visit the Childcare Services website.

Clinical staff holding honorary NHS contracts may apply for a place in one of the Trust Nurseries. For further details on this please contact your Departmental Administrator.

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The University subscribes to an external provider - My Family Care - who provide advice and guidance on family matters as well as access to back-up care for children or dependent adults through a Work + Family Space website.

Find out more about My Family Care and how to log onto the Work + Family Space

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Requests for flexible working will always be taken into consideration and will be accommodated as far as possible.

We offer an enhanced entitlement to 38 days’ annual leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff), inclusive of bank holidays and fixed closure days. Additional long service leave is available after 5 years’ service. An additional scheme, enables staff to request to purchase up to ten additional days’ annual leave in each holiday year.

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