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General Practice ST1, ACF & GHF Recruitment

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.

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}
Closing Date	1 December 2016 {4:00pm UK Time}
Invitations to Specialty Recruitment Assessment Expected by	No later than 20 December 2016
Specialty Recruitment Assessment	7-14 January 2017
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}

HEE Local Offices & Deaneries	Indicative ST1 Vacancies⁽¹⁾	ST1 Selection Centre Dates (2017)⁽²⁾	ST1 Selection Centre Venues⁽³⁾
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
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	16 February 2017
Apply from	28 February 2017 {10:00am UK Time}
Closing Date	16 March 2017 {4:00pm UK Time}
Invitations to Specialty Recruitment Assessment Expected by	No later than 27 March 2017
Specialty Recruitment Assessment	31 March - 4 April 2017
Specialty Recruitment Assessment Results Expected by	No later than 10 April 2017
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}

HEE Local Offices & Deaneries	Indicative ST1 Vacancies⁽¹⁾	ST1 Selection Centre Dates (2017)⁽²⁾	ST1 Selection Centre Venues⁽³⁾
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
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}
Closing Date	17 August 2017 {4:00pm UK Time}
Invitations to Specialty Recruitment Assessment Expected by	No later than 29 August 2017
Specialty Recruitment Assessment	7-11 September 2017
Specialty Recruitment Assessment Results Expected by	No later than 14 September 2017
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}

HEE Local Offices & Deaneries	Indicative ST1 Vacancies⁽¹⁾	ST1 Selection Centre Dates (2017)⁽²⁾	ST1 Selection Centre Venues⁽³⁾
TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC

Specialty & Level (Type of Work)	General Practice ACFST1
Recruitment Round	Round 1, 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	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

HEE Local Offices & Deaneries	Indicative ACF Vacancies⁽¹⁾	ACF Selection Centre Dates (2017)⁽²⁾	ACF Selection Centre Venues⁽³⁾
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

HEE Local Offices & Deaneries	Indicative ACF Vacancies⁽¹⁾	ACF Selection Centre Dates (2017)⁽²⁾	ACF Selection Centre Venues⁽³⁾
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}

HEE Local Offices & Deaneries	Indicative GHF Vacancies⁽¹⁾	GHF Selection Centre Dates (2017)⁽²⁾	GHF Selection Centre Venues⁽³⁾
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}

HEE Local Offices & Deaneries	Indicative GHF Vacancies⁽¹⁾	GHF Selection Centre Dates (2017)⁽²⁾	GHF Selection Centre Venues⁽³⁾
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⁾ VACANCY NUMBERS ARE INDICATIVE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. For further information regarding posts, visit the appropriate HEE Local Office or deanery page, the Academic Clinical Fellowships (ACF) page or the Global Health Fellowships (GHF) page.

⁽²⁾ SELECTION CENTRE DATES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
The dates exclude weekends and bank holidays.

⁽³⁾ SELECTION CENTRE VENUES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.