GP educators' payscales 2008 - 2009, UK


This year the payscale was uplifted by a total of 2.2%.

  April 2008    
GP00 79,009 Preparatory year CO/Tutor Contribution to backfill service provision in general practice
GP01 82,300 Established CO/Tutor Standard scale point for VTS course organisers, GP tutors and primary care tutors
GP02 85,043   Advanced point for special responsibilities and lead roles in developing new initiatives.
GP03 88,335 Associate Advisor
Associate Director
Associate Postgraduate Dean
Standard scale point for Associate Directors, Associate Advisers
Period of maintenance work plus personal professional development
GP04 91,078   Established lead work and lead on new initiatives
GP05 93,821   Lead role on national organisations that enhance deanery performance
GP06 97,113   Leadership role, sharing some Director duties, footprint extends beyond the deanery, and wider than education management
  • One session is one tenth of a week.
  • It is anticipated that opportunities will exist for GP educators to be paid on a higher scale point for agreed periods, covering specific and time limited pieces of work .
  • This enhancement may be applied to some or all of existing sessions by written agreement with the deanery.
  • Annual appraisal of performance and professional development should include a review of the GP educators position on the pay scale.

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