Health Education South West participates in all rounds of recruitment for General Practice.
We are pleased to submit vacancies in the following areas across the South West during Round 1 2021 recruitment, for commencement of training in August 2021.
Please be aware that post numbers and rotation details are subject to change and cannot be guaranteed.
| Programme | ST1 |
| Bath | 22 |
| Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire | 31 |
| Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (TERS) | 3 |
| Cornwall | 24 |
| Cornwall (TERS) | 4 |
| Exeter and East Devon | 13 |
| Exeter and East Devon (TERS) | 3 |
| Gloucestershire | 23 |
| Gloucestershire (TERS) | 4 |
| North Devon (TERS) | 14 |
| Peninsula (see description) | 19 |
| Plymouth (TERS) | 27 |
| Severn (see description) | 41 |
| Somerset | 18 |
| Somerset (TERS) | 12 |
| Swindon | 15 |
| Swindon (TERS) | 12 |
| Torbay | 11 |
| Torbay (TERS) | 3 |
*Severn Programme
Individual rotations and half day release teaching within Severn School of Primary Care are based within five geographical patches (Bath, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Swindon).
There are TERS rotations which are all advertised within the relevant patches. 75% of all non-TERS rotations will be advertised by geographical patch. 25% of non TERS rotations from each geographical patch will be advertised under the preferencing option of 'Severn'.
Allocations to each of the patches will be done based on preferencing and recruitment score.
Candidates allocated to 'Severn' will be randomly allocated to one of the five geographical patches. Candidates will then be informed of the patch they have been allocated to and be given the opportunity to rank from the rotations allocated to 'Severn' for that patch. These posts will then be allocated based on preferencing and recruitment score.
*Peninsula Programme
Individual rotations and half day release teaching within Peninsula School of Primary Care are based within five geographical patches (Cornwall, Exeter and East Devon, North Devon, Plymouth and Plymouth).
There are TERS rotations which are all advertised within the relevant patches. 75% of all non-TERS rotations will be advertised by geographical patch. 25% of non TERS rotations from each geographical patch will be advertised under the preferencing option of 'Peninsula'.
Allocations to rotations within each patch will be based on preferencing and recruitment score.
Candidates allocated to 'Peninsula' will be randomly allocated to one of the five geographical patches. Candidates will then be informed of the patch they have been allocated to and be given the opportunity to rank from the rotations allocated to 'Peninsula' for that patch. These posts will then be allocated based on preferencing and recruitment score.
Rotations
If you submit a successful ATCF application, you will be able to omit six months of rotations. The posts omitted will be one of those AFTER your first ARCP which is held at 6 months. It will usually be the last post in ST2, unless this is GP, in which case it will be earlier posts in ST2. Please bear this in mind when considering your rotation choices as rotations cannot be changed at a later date without statutory reasons.
Please note if you apply for LTFT and it is approved, your rotation may need to change in order to accommodate a different pattern of working.
How to Apply and Recruitment Timeline
Applications should be made via Oriel.
Below is the confirmed timeline for recruitment to General Practice for August 2021 entry.
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Advert |
NHS Jobs, Oriel, Find a Job |
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Advert Appears |
2 November 2020 |
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Applications open |
5 November 2020 (10:00am UK Time) |
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Applications close |
1 December 2020 (4:00 pm UK Time) |
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Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) Expected by |
No later than 5 January 2021 |
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MSRA Window |
28 January - 12 February 2021 |
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MSRA Results Expected by |
4 March 2021 |
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First Offers from |
30 March 2021 |
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Holding deadline |
28 April 2021 (1:00 pm UK Time) |
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Upgrading deadline |
30 April 2021 (4:00 pm UK Time) |
Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme (TERS)
The rotations with TERS next to the rotation number are TERS funded posts. Successful applicants appointed to these posts will be entitled to a financial incentive in the form of a £20,000 salary supplement once they have taken up their post. This scheme is open to GP trainees committed to working for three years.
Please note, it is not possible to defer entry if you are being offered a TERS post, unless the deferment is for statutory reasons e.g. maternity leave.
Further information about the TERS scheme further information can be found here: BMA, GP NRO, NHS England
If you have any questions regarding TERS posts please send them to GPrecruitment.SW@hee.nhs.uk
Deferrals
Non-statutory deferral
Successful applicants appointed to England, Scotland or Wales recruitment can no longer apply to defer entry to GP training on non-statutory grounds; non-statutory deferment has never been permitted in Northern Ireland.
Statutory deferral
Candidates who defer their start date due to statutory reasons will be guaranteed a place on the training programme originally offered.
Transferring Recruitment Scores
With the introduction of new functionality in Oriel, successful applicants to GP Training from August 2021 onwards who may not wish for whatever reason to take up the offer of a training place in the current recruitment round will be able to transfer their final recruitment score from one recruitment round to another recruitment round. This option will only be valid within a 12-month recruitment cycle and is conditional upon the recruitment and selection process being unchanged in subsequent recruitment rounds. For further information about transferring recruitment scores, please refer to the separate guidance which is available from the GPNRO Website.