Guidance

GP educator pay scale 2018 to 2019

Published 24 August 2018

From 1 October 2018:

Point Value Grade Indicator
GP00 £85,955 Preparatory year course organiser/tutor Contribution to backfill service provision in general practice
GP01 £89,537 Established course organiser/tutor Standard scale point for vocational training scheme course organisers, GP tutors and primary care tutors
GP02 £92,518   Advanced point for special responsibilities and lead roles in developing new initiatives
GP03 £96,104 Associate Adviser, Associate Director, Associate Postgraduate, Dean Standard scale point for Associate Directors, Associate Advisers. Period of maintenance work plus person professional development.
GP04 £99,086   Established lead work and lead on new initiatives
GP05 £102,071   Lead role on national organisations that enhance deanery performance
GP06 £105,653 Deputy Director Leadership role, sharing some director duties, footprint extends beyond the deanery, and wider than education management

In line with GMC contract, one session is one tenth of a week

It is anticipated that opportunities will exist for GP educators to be paid on a higher scale point for agreed periods, covering specific and time limited pieces of work. This enhancement may be applied to some or all of existing sessions by written agreement with the deanery.

Annual appraisal of performance and professional development should include a review of the GP educators’ position on the pay scale.

The GP trainer grant (previously notified through Directions to Health Education England) is £8,146 from 1 October 2018