All VR related documents listed within the guidance or hosted on the CSU Collaboration Zone (intranet) have been added to the end of this webpage for your ease.
The national NHS Voluntary Redundancy (VR) scheme is in the final stages of approval. Our scheme will be based on this, with the intention there is one scheme for the whole NHS. We are working in partnership with our Staffside colleagues to support the process.
In anticipation of a national VR scheme we have launched an Expressions of Interest (EoI) process, which is the first phase of our VR process. This stage will help us to understand the number of colleagues who are interested in taking voluntary redundancy.
Voluntary redundancy provides an opportunity for colleagues who potentially want to leave our organisations to leave voluntarily and receive a severance payment.
The Expressions of Interest process opened on Thursday 19 June 2025 and will close at 11.59pm on Sunday 13 July 2025.
Should you have any queries that cannot be answered through the guidance and support documents on this page, please contact HRChangeCSUCollab@nhs.net.
How to find out more and express an interest
This page contains a suite of guidance, in the library below, to guide colleagues and line managers through the EoI process. The guidance includes additional information to support your decision making.
Other tools are included such as a VR payment calculator and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) which we will keep updated.
In advance of launching the EoI process, all documentation has been shared with our National Trade Union colleagues for review. We are keen to ensure all staff have as much time as possible to consider their personal circumstances and whether to make an Expression of Interest, and therefore we have launched prior to receiving their feedback. We will continue to work closely with local and National Staffside colleagues throughout this process.
Join the expression of interest briefing session
NHS Business Services Authority run regular sessions NHS Pension Scheme members. If you are a member of the NHS Pension Scheme, visit the NHS Business Services Authority Member Hub for general information and access to pension webinars.
Health and wellbeing and career support
We recognise that in uncertain times staff need additional support. Please use your relevant CSU wellbeing page link below to access the wellbeing resources available to you.
Trade unions
Trade unions make a vital contribution to representing the interests of colleagues and our organisation. You can find out more about our recognised trade unions and your local contacts by clicking the links to the appropriate pages listed below:
The data captured through this process will be stored in line with the CSU Fair Processing Notice (Privacy Notice) available on the CSU external websites and subject to the usual protections under GDPR Legislation. Your information shared on this form is shared with HR representatives from across the CSUs, including SCW specifically who are processing the EOI forms on behalf of all four CSUs.
Supporting information
This video will support you to understand more about redundancy in the NHS and help you to navigate what some of the terminology means.
This video explains NHS service dates, the types of service dates and what they mean.
For NECS colleagues only
Instructions on how to view your continuous service dates are available in the document section below as the process is slightly different to other CSUs.
Documents
- Redundancy calculator (xlsm)
- Expressions of interest in voluntary redundancy guidance and information
- Re-employment rules
- HR06 Change Management Policy
- How to view your Continuous Service Dates via ESR Employee Self Service
- FAQs
- Expression of interest form
- Viewing your continuous service dates on ESR