Leaving Work Advice

[megrob]

I work in the nhs and I have been offered a new position. I have received my offer letter today via email from the new employment.... what should I do next?

Do I accept in the first instance and then email my current line manager to resign and so they can expect to receive a reference?

Also when offered the new role via telephone about a week ago I asked for the possibility of an increment rise so I wasnt starting on the bottom of banding. When should I revisit this question as I have not had a response from my new employment about this?

Best wishes

Tbh if the new employer has ignored you for a week, I'd be having a good think about wanting the job. It's OK if the answer is no (if that's OK for you) but they should get back to you and I'd worry that the treatment you receive from them will only get worse once they have you.

I'd make one call about the pay, but don't resign until you have the offer you want in writing.

Personally I'd tell your current employer they should expect a reference request, although I'd prefer to have asked them before putting their name down. IME it doesn't do any harm to let them know you're looking.

@WillitFit Hi I was advised that they would be on annual leave for 1 week and when they returned that I would hear from them.

So I dont need to do a letter to say that I resign. I can just notify my current employment verbally to expect reference requests?

Yes, that's what I'd do

No !
Don’t resign until you have the offer letter in writing, in a formal offer letter, not just an email after an interview. This will depend on a dbs and references, and these both take some time to collect

could take another month, and you need to wait.

takes months and months to start in an NHS job, as the paperwork takes forever.