All General Practice Specialty Training (ST1) programmes in the UK are recruited to via a national process managed by the GP National Recruitment Office (GPNRO). It should be noted that the GPNRO does not manage recruitment for ACF, GHF or GP recruitment initiatives local to any of the four UK nations.
To view information about key dates and indicative ST1 vacancy numbers, select the round you are interested in from the Recruitment Timelines & Vacancies menu bar below.
Eligibility Criteria
Please refer to the General Practice ST1 Person Specification for eligibility criteria and read the immigration statement in the NHS Medical Specialty Training Applicant Handbook which will apply to doctors considering entry to programmes starting from August 2021.
| Specialty & Level (Type of Work) |
General Practice ST1,
Targeted GP Training
|
| Recruitment Round |
Round 1, August 2021 |
| Type of Recruitment |
National |
| Qualifications & Professional Registration Required |
|
| Anticipated Start Date |
from 4 August 2021 |
| Competition Ratios |
See ST1 Competition Ratios |
| Contact Us |
Email Recruitment Team |
| Application Process |
Applicant Guidance 2021 |
| Online Recruitment Portal |
Oriel |
| National Recruitment Timetable (1) |
| Advert |
NHS Jobs, Find a job |
| Advert Appears |
2 November 2020 |
| Apply from |
5 November 2020 (10:00am UK Time) |
| Application Closing Date |
1 December 2020 (4:00pm UK Time) |
| Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) Expected by |
No later than 5 January 2021 |
| MSRA Window |
28 January - 12 February 2021 |
| MSRA Results Expected by |
4 March 2021 |
| First offers from (n.b. by 5:00pm) |
30 March 2021 |
| Hold Deadline |
28 April 2021 (1:00pm UK time) |
| Upgrade Deadline |
30 April 2021 (4:00pm UK time) |
The table below provides an indicative number of ST1 and Targeted GP Training (TGPT) vacancies available during this recruitment round and are subject to change. Health Education England will ensure that a minimum of 4000 training posts are available in England across all grades/programmes for 2021. For further information regarding posts, visit the appropriate HEE Local Office or deanery page.
HEE Local Offices
& Deaneries |
Indicative ST1
Vacancies |
Indicative TGPT
Vacancies |
| HEE East Midlands |
352 |
8 |
| HEE East of England |
416 |
0 |
| HEE Kent, Surrey and Sussex |
283 |
1 |
| HEE London |
543 |
2 |
| HEE North East |
186 |
0 |
| HEE North West |
488 |
1 |
| HEE South West |
298 |
0 |
| HEE Thames Valley |
136 |
0 |
| HEE Wessex |
135 |
0 |
| HEE West Midlands |
466 |
5 |
| HEE Yorkshire and the Humber |
433 |
3 |
| Health Education & Improvement Wales |
161 |
N/A |
| NHS Education for Scotland |
268 |
0 |
| Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency |
111 |
N/A |
| Specialty & Level (Type of Work) |
General Practice ST1 |
| Recruitment Round |
Round 2 Re-advert, February 2022 |
| Type of Recruitment |
National |
| Qualifications & Professional Registration Required |
General Practice ST1 |
| Anticipated Start Date |
from 2 February 2022 |
| Competition Ratios |
See ST1 Competition Ratios |
| Contact Us |
Email Recruitment Team |
| Application Process |
Applicant Guidance 2021 |
| Online Recruitment Portal |
Oriel |
| National Recruitment Timetable (1) |
| Advert |
Oriel |
| Advert Appears |
14 July 2021 |
| Apply from |
27 July 2021 (10:00am UK Time) |
| Application Closing Date |
17 August 2021 (4:00pm UK Time) |
| Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) Expected by |
No later than 26 August 2021 |
| MSRA Window |
3 - 10 September 2021 |
| MSRA Results Expected by |
23 September 2021 |
| First offers from (n.b. by 5:00pm) |
23 September 2021 |
| Hold Deadline |
27 October 2021 (1:00pm UK time) |
| Upgrade Deadline |
29 October 2021 (4:00pm UK time) |
The table below provides an indicative number of ST1 and Targeted GP Training (TGPT) vacancies available during this recruitment round and are subject to change. Health Education England will ensure that a minimum of 4000 training posts are available in England across all grades/programmes for 2021. For further information regarding posts, visit the appropriate HEE Local Office or deanery page.
HEE Local Offices
& Deaneries |
Indicative ST1
Vacancies |
| HEE East Midlands |
12 |
| HEE East of England |
19 |
| HEE Kent, Surrey and Sussex |
6 |
| HEE London |
6 |
| HEE North East |
60 |
| HEE North West |
129 |
| HEE South West |
20 |
| HEE Thames Valley |
5 |
| HEE Wessex |
40 |
| HEE West Midlands |
11 |
| HEE Yorkshire and the Humber |
16 |
| Health Education & Improvement Wales |
20 |
| NHS Education for Scotland |
70 |
| Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency |
0 |
| Specialty & Level (Type of Work) |
General Practice ST1,
|
| Recruitment Round |
Round 1, August 2022 |
| Type of Recruitment |
National |
| Qualifications & Professional Registration Required |
|
| Anticipated Start Date |
from 3 August 2022 |
| Competition Ratios |
See ST1 Competition Ratios |
| Contact Us |
Email Recruitment Team |
| Application Process |
Applicant Guidance 2022 |
| Online Recruitment Portal |
Oriel |
| National Recruitment Timetable (1) |
| Advert |
Oriel |
| Advert Appears |
2 November 2021 |
| Apply from |
4 November 2021 (10:00am UK Time) |
| Application Closing Date |
1 December 2021 (4:00pm UK Time) |
| Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) Expected by |
No later than 21 December 2021 |
| MSRA Window |
6 - 15 January 2022 |
| MSRA Results Expected by |
3 February 2022 |
| First offers from (n.b. by 5:00pm) |
3 March 2022 |
| Hold Deadline |
5 April 2022 (1:00pm UK time) |
| Upgrade Deadline |
11 April 2022 (4:00pm UK time) |
The table below provides an indicative number of ST1 vacancies available during this recruitment round and are subject to change. Health Education England will ensure that a minimum of 4000 training posts are available in England across all grades/programmes for 2022. For further information regarding posts, visit the appropriate HEE Local Office or deanery page.
HEE Local Offices
& Deaneries |
Indicative ST1
Vacancies |
| HEE East Midlands |
352 |
| HEE East of England |
425 |
| HEE Kent, Surrey and Sussex |
285 |
| HEE London |
559 |
| HEE North East |
159 |
| HEE North West |
446 |
| HEE South West |
306 |
| HEE Thames Valley |
136 |
| HEE Wessex |
133 |
| HEE West Midlands |
466 |
| HEE Yorkshire and the Humber |
385 |
| Health Education & Improvement Wales |
157 |
| NHS Education for Scotland |
261 |
| Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency |
111 |
| Specialty & Level (Type of Work) |
General Practice ST1 |
| Recruitment Round |
Round 2 Re-advert, February 2023 |
| Type of Recruitment |
National |
| Qualifications & Professional Registration Required |
General Practice ST1 |
| Anticipated Start Date |
from 1 February 2023 |
| Competition Ratios |
See ST1 Competition Ratios |
| Contact Us |
Email Recruitment Team |
| Application Process |
Applicant Guidance 2022 |
| Online Recruitment Portal |
Oriel |
| National Recruitment Timetable (1) |
| Advert |
Oriel |
| Advert Appears |
13 July 2022 |
| Apply from |
26 July 2022 |
| Application Closing Date |
16 August 2022 |
| Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) Expected by |
No later than 25 August 2022 |
| MSRA Window |
2 - 9 September 2022 |
| MSRA Results Expected by |
22 September 2022 |
| First offers from (n.b. by 5:00pm) |
29 September 2022 |
| Hold Deadline |
12 October 2022 (1:00pm UK time) |
| Upgrade Deadline |
14 October 2022 (4:00pm UK time) |
The table below provides an indicative number of ST1 vacancies available during this recruitment round and are subject to change. Health Education England will ensure that a minimum of 4000 training posts are available in England across all grades/programmes for 2022. For further information regarding posts, visit the appropriate HEE Local Office or deanery page.
HEE Local Offices
& Deaneries |
Indicative ST1
Vacancies |
| HEE East Midlands |
TBC |
| HEE East of England |
TBC |
| HEE Kent, Surrey and Sussex |
TBC |
| HEE London |
TBC |
| HEE North East |
TBC |
| HEE North West |
TBC |
| HEE South West |
TBC |
| HEE Thames Valley |
TBC |
| HEE Wessex |
TBC |
| HEE West Midlands |
TBC |
| HEE Yorkshire and the Humber |
TBC |
| Health Education & Improvement Wales |
TBC |
| NHS Education for Scotland |
TBC |
| Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency |
TBC |
(1) DATES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.