Careers in Public Health
A Passion for Health
• Are you passionate about health?
• Do you have drive and vision to improve
people’s lives?
• Are you a strategic leader?
• Are you a skilled communicator?
• Can you see the bigger picture?
Then consider a career in Public
health and...
Specialise in ‘the bigger picture’
Public health is ....
“The science and art of preventing disease,
prolonging life and promoting health
through the organised efforts of
society.”
Sir Donald Acheson
What is Public Health?
Public health is concerned with the health of a
population rather than individuals. It is about
promoting well-being, not just dealing with
illness, and looks at the impact on health of
social, economic, political and environmental
factors as well as individual behaviour.
Public health is ....
“The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health
through the organised efforts of society.”
Sir Donald Acheson
Key Areas of Public Health Practice
1. Surveillance and assessment of the population’s well-being
2. Assessing the evidence of effectiveness of interventions,
programmes and services intended to improve the health or
well-being of individuals or populations
3. Policy and strategy development and implementation
4. Strategic leadership and collaborative working for health
5. Health improvement
6. Health protection
7. Health and social service quality
8. Public health intelligence
9. Academic public health
Entry requirements for doctors
• Full GMC registration
• Completion of an F2 programme, or the equivalent
competencies
• Entrants with a longer period of clinical or other
postgraduate experience are welcome
• One national recruitment drive annually. Starts in
January
• Usually appoint nine new entrants in the NW. Start in
August
The Training Programme
• Mersey Deanery organise the Training Programme for the North West
• Training period is 5 years if full-time. Part-time and flexible working is
available
• There are 3 phases of learning
• Complete a Masters in Public Health in Phase 1
• Pass Part A of the membership exam in Phase 1
• Pass Part B in Phase 2
• Health protection placement and on-call training in Phase 2
• Assessed through Work based assessments
• Annual Review Competence Progression ( ARCP)
Public Health Training Pathway
Training Phases and the
Assessment of Competency
Where would I work?
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Primary Care Trust
Strategic Health Authority
Health Protection Agency
Government Office North West
Academic Public Health Department
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
NW Cancer Intelligence Service
NW Specialised Commissioning
Acute Trust ( Stockport FT, PAT)
Department of Health
WHO
• Need more information?
• The Faculty of Public Health
The Faculty has further information and a list of
faculty advisers
who can advise you on the speciality.
www.fph.org.uk
On the training programme in your region...
• The Faculty of Public Health
The Faculty has further information and a list of
training
programme directors for the different regions.
www.fph.org.uk
• On applying to the training programme...
• Medical Training Application Service
www.mtas.nhs.uk
On how specialist training in the UK works...
• Modernising Medical Careers
www.mmc.nhs.uk
• Postgraduate Medical Education and Training
Board
www.pmetb.org.uk
• Further sources of information...
• Conference on Postgraduate Medical Deans
A source of links to all deaneries
www.copmed.org.uk
• General Medical Council
www.gmc-uk.org
Thank You for your interest
If you require further information please speak
to one of the Consultants in Public Health or
Trainees.