Nhs notice period/sickness/same HB

[Mkc666]

Hi there,

Im hoping someone can help me out with this.

So Ive got a new job role within the same health board I work for now. Im currently working my notice period and have a week and a half left. The dept Im in now allocates its staff to different sites and is incredibly unfair about it (rotaring one person to cover a very busy A&E dept when there are meant to be two). I want to take some leave before I start my new role in the same health board and was going to go sick due to work related stress ( legit, Im on my own in said busy A&E dept for a whole week, cardiographer) but I do not want to trigger a first formal, which I would get if I was staying in this role. If I went off sick now, would my new manager be able to see it? And would they have to perform a first formal when I start? I do not want this to happen obviously but the way this dept treats people is incredibly unfair and I have to think of myself right now. So please dont judge. I just want to know where I stand with regards to sickness triggers. (I had my informal back in August 2023)
Thanks

For the record, all pre employment checks have been completed for my upcoming role and Im at the stage where Im negotiating a start date x

I would be guessing based on public sector norms, but you are still with the same employer so I would say that the answer is yes - your new manager would see it, and it would trigger absence processes if you are at that stage. It is the employers policy and process, not the specific departments.

I had a feeling that would be the case. Thanks for responding x