Guidance

GP educator pay scale 2021 to 2022

Published 17 September 2021

Applies to England

From 1 April 2021:

Point Value Grade Indicator
GP00 £93,289 Preparatory year course organiser or tutor Contribution to backfill service provision in general practice
GP01 £97,177 Established course organiser or tutor Standard scale point for VTS course organisers, GP tutors and primary care tutors
GP02 £100,412   Advanced point for special responsibilities and lead roles in developing new initiatives
GP03 £104,304 Associate adviser, associate director, associate postgraduate dean Standard scale point for associate directors, associate advisers. Period of maintenance work plus personal professional development
GP04 £107,541   Established lead work and lead on new initiatives
GP05 £110,780   Lead role on national organisations that enhance deanery performance
GP06 £114,668 Deputy director Leadership role, sharing some director duties, footprint extends beyond the deanery, and wider than education management

In line with the General Medical Services 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 £8,842 from 1 April 2021.