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.
Join the expression of interest briefing session
- Monday 23 June, 11.30am to 12pm – Line manager session. Click here to join the session
- Monday 23 June, 12pm to 12.30pm – all colleague session. Click here to join the 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.
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.
Join the expression of interest briefing session
- Monday 23 June, 11.30am to 12pm – Line manager session. Click here to join the session
- Monday 23 June, 12pm to 12.30pm – all colleague session. Click here to join the 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.