Salaried GP Trainers

There is no statement in the regulations that a GP Trainer has to be a Partner of a Practice.  However if a salaried GP is to take on the role of GP trainer they must be employed by the practice, be involved in practice business meetings and have an influence over decisions regarding practice development and GP training.  It is essential that a salaried GP trainer is given all the support they need by the Partners in the practice.

• The practice must already be approved as a training practice
• Trainer approval must be granted to the practice for 3 years
• A continuing partner in the practice must be an approved trainer (i.e. not retired)
• The practice must have capacity to take one or more trainee at any one time
• The trainer must have a continuing educational commitment (i.e. a trainee needs to have been allocated to the practice in the last 3 yrs)
• The salaried GP must have the support of training by the other partners in the practice
• The salaried GP must be able to show evidence of involvement in practice policies
• The decision to accept a salaried GP as a trainer is ultimately subject to patch Associate Dean approval and approval by the Deanery GP Specialty Training Committee
• The salaried GP must attend a trainers group