There are three types of GP training programmes that are recruited to in a national process by the GP National Recruitment Office (GPNRO):
- Specialty Training (ST1)
- Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF)
- Global Health Fellowship (GHF)
To view information about key dates and indicative vacancy numbers, select the programme and the round you are interested in from the Recruitment Timelines & Vacancies menu bar below.
Eligibility Criteria
Please refer to the 2017 person specifications for eligibility criteria and read the immigration statement in the 2017 NHS Medical Specialty Training Applicant Handbook which will apply to doctors considering entry to programmes starting from August 2017.
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Specialty & Level (Type of Work) |
General Practice ST1
|
|
Recruitment Round
|
Round 1, August 2017 |
|
Type of Recruitment
|
National |
|
Qualifications & Professional Registration Required
|
General Practice ST1 Person Specification 2017 |
|
Anticipated Start Date
|
2 August 2017 |
|
Competition Ratios
|
See Competition Ratios |
|
Contact Us
|
Email Recruitment Team |
|
Application Process
|
Applicant Guidance 2017 |
|
Online Recruitment Portal
|
Oriel |
|
National Recruitment Timetable
|
|
Advert
|
NHS Jobs, Oriel, Universal Jobmatch |
|
Advert Appears
|
3 November 2016 |
|
Apply from
|
9 November 2016 {10:00am UK Time} |
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Closing Date
|
1 December 2016 {4:00pm UK Time} |
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Invitations to Specialty Recruitment Assessment Expected by
|
No later than 20 December 2016 |
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Specialty Recruitment Assessment
|
7-14 January 2017 |
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Specialty Recruitment Assessment Results Expected by
|
No later than 27 January 2017 |
|
Invitations to Selection Centre (Interview) Expected by
|
No later than 27 January 2017 |
| Selection Centre Window |
6-17 February 2017 |
|
First offers from (n.b. by 5:00pm) |
28 February 2017 |
|
Hold Deadline
|
9 March 2017 {1:00pm UK time} |
|
Upgrade Deadline
|
16 March 2017 {5:00pm UK time} |
The table below provides an indicative number of the vacancies available during this recruitment round and are subject to change. For further information regarding posts, visit the appropriate HEE Local Office or deanery page.
HEE Local Offices
& Deaneries |
Indicative ST1
Vacancies |
ST1 Selection
Centre Dates (2017) (1) |
ST1 Selection
Centre Venues (2) |
| East Midlands |
270 |
7-9 February |
Burleigh Court, Loughborough University |
| East of England |
304 |
8-15 February |
Victoria House, Cambridge |
| Kent, Surrey & Sussex |
227 |
6-15 February |
Stewart House, London |
| North East |
177 |
14-16 February |
Novotel Hotel, Newcastle |
| North West |
461 |
6-10 February |
Macron Stadium, Bolton |
| South West |
239 |
7-10 February |
Holiday Inn Taunton |
| Thames Valley |
114 |
7-8 February |
Kassam Stadium, Oxford |
| Wessex |
139 |
14-16 February |
AFC Bournemouth |
| West Midlands |
342 |
14-16 February |
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich |
| Yorkshire and the Humber |
328 |
6-10 February |
KC Stadium, Hull |
| London Recruitment |
458 |
6-15 February |
Stewart House, London |
| NHS Education Scotland |
350 |
6-10 February |
Holiday Inn Edinburgh |
| Northern Ireland |
97 |
8-9 February |
Ramada Plaza Belfast |
| Wales Deanery |
130 |
7-8 February |
Cardiff Marriott Hotel |
|
Specialty & Level (Type of Work) |
General Practice ST1
|
|
Recruitment Round
|
Round 1 Re-advert, August 2017 |
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Type of Recruitment
|
National |
|
Qualifications & Professional Registration Required
|
General Practice ST1 Person Specification 2017 |
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Anticipated Start Date
|
2 August 2017 |
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Competition Ratios
|
See Competition Ratios |
|
Contact Us
|
Email Recruitment Team |
|
Application Process
|
Applicant Guidance 2017 |
|
Online Recruitment Portal
|
Oriel |
|
National Recruitment Timetable
|
|
Advert
|
NHS Jobs, Oriel, Universal Jobmatch |
|
Advert Appears
|
16 February 2017 |
|
Apply from
|
28 February 2017 {10:00am UK Time} |
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Closing Date
|
16 March 2017 {4:00pm UK Time} |
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Invitations to Specialty Recruitment Assessment Expected by
|
No later than 27 March 2017 |
|
Specialty Recruitment Assessment
|
31 March - 4 April 2017 |
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Specialty Recruitment Assessment Results Expected by
|
No later than 10 April 2017 |
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Invitations to Selection Centre (Interview) Expected by
|
No later than 10 April 2017 |
| Selection Centre Window |
19-25 April 2017 |
|
First offers from (n.b. by 5:00pm) |
2 May 2017 |
|
Hold Deadline
|
12 May 2017 {9:00am UK time} |
|
Upgrade Deadline
|
12 May 2017 {1:00pm UK time} |
The table below provides an indicative number of the vacancies available during this recruitment round and are subject to change. For further information regarding posts, visit the appropriate HEE Local Office or deanery page.
HEE Local Offices
& Deaneries |
Indicative ST1
Vacancies |
ST1 Selection
Centre Dates (2017) (1) |
ST1 Selection
Centre Venues (2) |
| East Midlands |
105 |
19-21 April |
Kingsholm Stadium,
Gloucester
&
Elland Road Stadium,
Leeds |
| East of England |
76 |
| Kent, Surrey & Sussex |
26 |
| North East |
108 |
| North West |
166 |
| South West |
64 |
| Thames Valley |
9 |
| Wessex |
38 |
25 April |
The Hawthorns,
West Bromwich |
| West Midlands |
101 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber |
129 |
| London Recruitment |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
| NHS Education Scotland |
156 |
21 April |
Hilton, Edinburgh Airport |
| Northern Ireland |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Wales Deanery |
23 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Specialty & Level (Type of Work) |
General Practice ST1
|
|
Recruitment Round
|
Round 2, February 2018 |
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Type of Recruitment
|
National |
|
Qualifications & Professional Registration Required
|
General Practice ST1 Person Specification 2017 |
|
Anticipated Start Date
|
7 February 2018 |
|
Competition Ratios
|
See Competition Ratios |
|
Contact Us
|
Email Recruitment Team |
|
Application Process
|
Applicant Guidance 2017-18 (TBC) |
|
Online Recruitment Portal
|
Oriel |
|
National Recruitment Timetable
|
|
Advert
|
NHS Jobs, Oriel, Universal Jobmatch |
|
Advert Appears
|
20 July 2017 |
|
Apply from
|
1 August 2017 {10:00am UK Time} |
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Closing Date
|
17 August 2017 {4:00pm UK Time} |
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Invitations to Specialty Recruitment Assessment Expected by
|
No later than 31 August 2017 |
|
Specialty Recruitment Assessment
|
7-11 September 2017 |
|
Specialty Recruitment Assessment Results Expected by
|
No later than 14 September 2017 |
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Invitations to Selection Centre (Interview) Expected by
|
No later than 14 September 2017 |
| Selection Centre Window |
21, 26-27 September 2017 |
|
First offers from (n.b. by 5:00pm UK time) |
2 October 2017 |
|
Hold Deadline
|
11 October 2017 {1:00pm UK time} |
|
Upgrade Deadline
|
13 October 2017 {4:00pm UK time} |
The table below provides an indicative number of the vacancies available during this recruitment round and are subject to change. For further information regarding posts, visit the appropriate HEE Local Office or deanery page.
HEE Local Offices
& Deaneries |
Indicative ST1
Vacancies |
ST1 Selection
Centre Dates (2017) (1) |
ST1 Selection
Centre Venues (2) |
| East Midlands |
60 |
19, 26-27 September |
The Macron Stadium
Bolton
&
The Hawthorns,
West Bromwich Albion |
| East of England |
39 |
| North East |
85 |
| North West |
121 |
| South West |
45 |
| Thames Valley |
4 |
| Wessex |
27 |
| West Midlands |
76 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber |
110 |
| London & South East Recruitment |
25 |
| NHS Education Scotland |
72 |
21 September |
Hilton, Edinburgh Airport |
| Northern Ireland |
6 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Wales Deanery |
28 |
27 September |
Ramada Hotel, Wrexham |
|
Specialty & Level (Type of Work) |
General Practice ACFST1
|
|
Recruitment Round
|
Round 1, August 2017 |
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Type of Recruitment
|
National |
|
Qualifications & Professional Registration Required
|
General Practice ST1 Person Specification 2017
NIHR ACF Academic Person Specification 2017
|
|
Anticipated Start Date
|
2 August 2017 |
|
Contact Us
|
Email Recruitment Team |
|
Application Process
|
Applicant Guidance 2017 |
|
Online Recruitment Portal
|
Oriel |
|
National Recruitment Timetable
|
|
Advert
|
NHS Jobs, Oriel, Universal Jobmatch |
|
Advert Appears
|
3 November 2016 |
|
Apply from
|
9 November 2016 {10:00am UK Time} |
|
Closing Date
|
1 December 2016 {4:00pm UK Time} |
|
Shortlisting Completed by
|
11 January 2017 |
|
Interviews completed by
|
3 February 2017 |
|
First offers from (n.b. by 5:00pm) |
28 February 2017 |
|
Hold Deadline
|
9 March 2017 {1:00pm UK time} |
|
Upgrade Deadline
|
N/A |
The table below provides an indicative number of the vacancies available during this recruitment round and are subject to change. For further information regarding posts, visit the Academic Clinical Fellowships (ACF) page.
HEE Local Offices
& Deaneries |
Indicative ACF
Vacancies |
ACF Selection
Centre Dates (2017) (1) |
ACF Selection
Centre Venues (2) |
| East Midlands |
2 |
25 January |
HEE East Midlands HQ, Nottingham |
| East of England |
3 |
18 January |
Victoria House, Cambridge |
| Kent, Surrey & Sussex |
1 |
25 January |
Mayfield House, University of Brighton |
| North East |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
| North West |
4 |
25-26 January |
Health Education North West - Mersey, Liverpool |
| South West |
3 |
1 February (Sev) |
Centre for Academic Primary Care, Bristol |
| Thames Valley |
2 |
20 January |
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford |
| Wessex |
1 |
3 February |
HEE Wessex, Winchester |
| West Midlands |
2 |
27 January |
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich |
| Yorkshire and the Humber |
3 |
26 January |
Leeds United Football Club |
| London Recruitment |
13 |
31 January |
Stewart House, London |
| NHS Education Scotland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Northern Ireland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Wales Deanery |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Specialty & Level (Type of Work) |
General Practice ACFST1
|
|
Recruitment Round
|
Round 1 Re-advert, August 2017 |
|
Type of Recruitment
|
National |
|
Qualifications & Professional Registration Required
|
General Practice ST1 Person Specification 2017
NIHR ACF Academic Person Specification 2017
|
|
Anticipated Start Date
|
2 August 2017 |
|
Contact Us
|
Email Recruitment Team |
|
Application Process
|
Applicant Guidance 2017 |
|
Online Recruitment Portal
|
Oriel |
|
National Recruitment Timetable
|
|
Advert
|
NHS Jobs, Oriel, Universal Jobmatch |
|
Advert Appears
|
16 February 2017 |
|
Apply from
|
28 February 2017 {10:00am UK Time} |
|
Closing Date
|
16 March 2017 {4:00pm UK Time} |
|
Shortlisting Completed by
|
31 March 2017 |
|
Interviews completed by
|
13 April 2017 |
|
First offers from (n.b. by 5:00pm) |
2 May 2017 |
|
Hold Deadline
|
12 May 2017 {9:00am UK time} |
|
Upgrade Deadline
|
N/A |
The table below provides an indicative number of the vacancies available during this recruitment round and are subject to change. For further information regarding posts, visit the Academic Clinical Fellowships (ACF) page.
HEE Local Offices
& Deaneries |
Indicative ACF
Vacancies |
ACF Selection
Centre Dates (2017) (1) |
ACF Selection
Centre Venues (2) |
| East Midlands |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
| East of England |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Kent, Surrey & Sussex |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
| North East |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
| North West |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
| South West |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Thames Valley |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Wessex |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
| West Midlands |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Yorkshire and the Humber |
3 |
12 April |
HEE Yorkshire and the Humber, Hull Office |
| London Recruitment |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
| NHS Education Scotland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Northern Ireland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Wales Deanery |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Specialty & Level (Type of Work) |
General Practice ST1:
Global Health Fellowship
|
|
Recruitment Round
|
Round 1, August 2017 |
|
Type of Recruitment
|
National |
|
Qualifications & Professional Registration Required
|
General Practice ST1 (GHF) Person Specification 2017
|
|
Anticipated Start Date
|
2 August 2017 |
|
Contact Us
|
Email Recruitment Team |
|
Application Process
|
Applicant Guidance 2017 |
|
Online Recruitment Portal
|
Oriel |
|
National Recruitment Timetable
|
|
Advert
|
NHS Jobs, Oriel, Universal Jobmatch |
|
Advert Appears
|
3 November 2016 |
|
Apply from
|
9 November 2016 {10:00am UK Time} |
|
Closing Date
|
1 December 2016 {4:00pm UK Time} |
|
Shortlisting Completed by
|
11 January 2017 |
|
Interviews completed by
|
3 February 2017 |
|
First offers from (n.b. by 5:00pm) |
28 February 2017 |
|
Hold Deadline
|
9 March 2017 {1:00pm UK time} |
|
Upgrade Deadline
|
16 March 2017 {5:00pm UK time} |
The table below provides an indicative number of the vacancies available during this recruitment round and are subject to change. For further information regarding posts, visit the Global Health Fellowship (GHF) page.
HEE Local Offices
& Deaneries |
Indicative GHF
Vacancies |
GHF Selection
Centre Dates (2017) (1) |
GHF Selection
Centre Venues (2) |
| East Midlands |
10 |
19 January |
HEE East Midlands HQ, Nottingham |
| East of England |
26 |
17 January |
Victoria House, Cambridge |
| Kent, Surrey & Sussex |
20 |
2 February |
Stewart House, London |
| North East |
15 |
27 January |
Wolfson Research Institute, Durham |
| North West |
10 |
19 January |
HEE North West - Mersey, Liverpool |
| South West |
24 |
31 January |
Severn Postgraduate Medical Education |
| Thames Valley |
6 |
23 January |
Kassam Stadium, Oxford |
| Wessex |
10 |
2 February |
Bournemouth University |
| West Midlands |
20 |
27 January |
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich |
| Yorkshire and the Humber |
20 |
26 January |
Leeds United Football Club |
| London Recruitment |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| NHS Education Scotland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Northern Ireland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Wales Deanery |
6 |
24 January |
Wales Deanery, Cardiff |
|
Specialty & Level (Type of Work) |
General Practice ST1:
Global Health Fellowship
|
|
Recruitment Round
|
Round 1 Re-advert, August 2017 |
|
Type of Recruitment
|
National |
|
Qualifications & Professional Registration Required
|
General Practice ST1 (GHF) Person Specification 2017
|
|
Anticipated Start Date
|
2 August 2017 |
|
Contact Us
|
Email Recruitment Team |
|
Application Process
|
Applicant Guidance 2017 |
|
Online Recruitment Portal
|
Oriel |
|
National Recruitment Timetable
|
|
Advert
|
NHS Jobs, Oriel, Universal Jobmatch |
|
Advert Appears
|
16 February 2017 |
|
Apply from
|
28 February 2017 {10:00am UK Time} |
|
Closing Date
|
16 March 2017 {4:00pm UK Time} |
|
Shortlisting Completed by
|
31 March 2017 |
|
Interviews completed by
|
13 April 2017 |
|
First offers from (n.b. by 5:00pm) |
2 May 2017 |
|
Hold Deadline
|
12 May 2017 {9:00am UK time} |
|
Upgrade Deadline
|
12 May 2017 {1:00pm UK time} |
The table below provides an indicative number of the vacancies available during this recruitment round and are subject to change. For further information regarding posts, visit the Global Health Fellowship (GHF) page.
HEE Local Offices
& Deaneries |
Indicative GHF
Vacancies |
GHF Selection
Centre Dates (2017) (1) |
GHF Selection
Centre Venues (2) |
| East Midlands |
7 |
5 April |
HEE East Midlands |
| East of England |
17 |
TBC |
TBC |
| Kent, Surrey & Sussex |
10 |
7 April |
Stewart House, London |
| North East |
8 |
12 April |
HEE North East |
| North West |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
| South West |
3 |
7 April |
HEE South West, Severn Office |
| Thames Valley |
6 |
12 April |
HEE Thames Valley |
| Wessex |
8 |
13 April |
TBC |
| West Midlands |
2 |
11 April |
HEE West Midlands |
| Yorkshire and the Humber |
17 |
12 April |
HEE Yorkshire and the Humber, Hull Office |
| London Recruitment |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| NHS Education Scotland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Northern Ireland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Wales Deanery |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
(1) SELECTION CENTRE DATES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
The dates exclude weekends and bank holidays.
(2) SELECTION CENTRE VENUES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.