Important Information to Note
For direct payments, remittance advice will be sent to identify who the payment is for and the initials (at least and where applicable) of the trainee that the payment relates to. Please refer to the payments calendar below for dates and types of payments that are made directly.
GP Trainee Supervision - Trainer Grant
From the 1st of April 2025 the GP Clinical Supervision (Trainer's) Grant for supervising ST1, ST2 and ST3 - has risen to £899.74 per month. Trainers' grants are paid to all Clinical and Educational Supervisors for the period they supervise an ST1, ST2 or ST3 GP trainee at their Practice. A GP Clinical or Educational Supervisor must be currently approved by the School to undertake this work. The grant is paid automatically to the practice via PCSE. Payments are not made when a trainee is on maternity leave or OOP.
GP Trainee Educational Supervision Payment
The Educational Supervision grant for supervising ST1 and ST2 GP Registrars is linked to the completion of an ESR or interim ESR on the FourteenFish E-portfolio. Each completed ESR generates a payment of £252. Payments are issued to Practices via PCSE twice annually, retrospectively:
- 1st Payment (August-February): March
- 2nd Payment (March-July): September
In ST3, educational supervision is included within the Trainers’ Grant and is not paid separately.
Foundation Clinical Supervision - Trainer Grant
Foundation Clinical Supervision Grant for supervising F2 trainees is £3598.96 per 4 month placement, or pro rata. Foundation Clinical Supervision grants are paid directly by the School for Supervisors who are currently approved and are supervising F2 trainees in their Practice. The School pays this via PCSE at the end of the placement.
GP Educational Supervisor Annual CPD Allowance
Approved Educational Supervisors (Trainers) are paid an allowance via their Practice to support educational Continuing Professional Development. The amount paid is £750. The School issues this payment retrospectively each March through PCSE for the previous year. For example, the payment made in March 2026 will be for GP Registrars supervised for the period April 2025 – March 2026.
This is provided that they agree to, and comply with the following: "I confirm that: (1) my role as a GP Educational Supervisor was discussed at my last NHS appraisal, along with the steps I have taken to develop myself as an educator over the last year, and my current development needs, and (2) I have attended the required number of GP Educational Supervisor group meetings in the last year and Educational Supervisor courses within the last 3 years."
Direct Payments Calendar
|
Spend Type |
Description |
Frequency of Payments |
Amount |
Payment to be made: |
|
TG |
GP Supervision Trainer grant |
Payment to be made monthly via the PCSE Statement. |
£899.74 |
Monthly |
|
GPES |
Educational Supervision |
Paid retrospectively twice annually. |
£504 per year |
March and September |
|
CPD |
Continuing Professional Development |
Paid annually each March for the previous year. |
£750 |
March |
|
FCS |
Foundation Clinical Supervision |
Payment to be made at the end of each placement |
£3598.96 |
End of each 4 month placement |
Note: dates that fall on non-working days shall move to the next working day.