How do I resign (NHS)?

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I need to hand in my resignation which is something I have never done before. I don't have any shifts until next week and I need to hand in my notice before then as my new job needs me to start ASAP. As a result, I haven't had the opportunity to speak to anyone at work in person.

Do I email it to HR?

I don't actually know who my line manager is as he recently resigned and there is no replacement yet. My department is very small. There is a band 7 supervisor so I'm not sure if I email it to her (but I don't think she's my manager) or alternatively in my previous department is my old manager, but I think she would be confused if I sent my resignation to her.

HR. But depending on your position your notice could be anything up to 3 months. You need to look at your contract.

You email your line manager (or their line manager) and say you are resigning from your position, please accept this as my notice from...

Chances are you have 1-2 months notice you are expected to work, although that may be less if you have annual leave that you have accrued to your notice date.

You email, then you will get confirmation which will normally note how much annual leave you are either going to be paid / able to take, or how much annual leave you will have to pay back.

They will likely hold you to the 12 weeks in your contract if that's what you have.

I'm still in my probationary period so it's just one week's notice.

I don't know who my line manager is. My department is very small (it's just me and a band 7 supervisor).

Supervisor and HR then

Supervisor and HR via email ideally with a delivery or read receipt

Do you think just emailing HR would be sufficient?

My supervisor is only in my department occasionally and doesn't really act as a manager to me. I'm kind of in this weird position where I don't really have a manager. I'm left to my own devices with bank staff joining me to help. For example, I'm never included in any of the emails of things that managers are told to forward on to the people in their department. There have been announcements I am not told about. I'm kind of forgotten about ever since my manager left (it's only been a few weeks).

I started a job within NHS, it was not as described, I was a band 3 expected to work as a lone band 5 with very little relevant training/ skills. Staying would have resulted in a huge compromise to patient safety.
Discussed this with line manager, band 7, she wouldn’t budge or comprise and openly admitted patient safety could be at risk.
I wasn’t going to put my neck on the line, so after 3 weeks, I rang her told her I was resigning with immediate effect, emailed her and copied in HR …..that was it! Didn’t work any notice.

Don't be worried to hand your notice in.

Email HR and CC in your line manager/supervisor, don't fret about telling the "wrong" manager/supervisor as HR will inform the right person internally anyway so cover can be arranged.

As an example of a week's notice, you inform them on Sunday therefore your last working day will be the following Saturday. You can inform them on a non-working day so you don't have to wait until you physically go back in on a shift.