Recruitment
Recruitment to Specialist Training In Public Health
Recruitment to Specialty Training (ST1) in Public Health for England and Wales is currently led by the East Midlands Workforce Deanery. Recruitment to the programme occurs on a yearly basis.
A single application can be made to Public Health Specialty Training and candidates will be asked to rank their preference of training locations.
Applications are made through an online portal and have consisted of a three step recruitment process in recent years. Applicants successful after longlisting are invited to an assessment centre covering verbal and numerical critical reasoning. Shortlisted applicants are invited to attend a selection centre consisting of interviews and scenarios.
Paper applications are not accepted.
The Yorkshire and Humber Programme is open to candidates from medical and non-medical backgrounds according to nationally agreed eligibility criteria.
Arrangements for 2012 - Recruitment to Public Health Training
Programme Summary
The purpose of the Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Training Programme is to produce formally accredited Public Health Specialists who have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to lead health improvement and disease prevention activities, whether through employment within the National Health Service, academic departments or elsewhere. Candidates with a background other than medicine, and medics themselves are equally welcome to apply.
The training programme aims to:
- Maintain standards of professional practice as defined by the Faculty of Public Health and other standard-setting bodies.
- The curriculum for Public Health as agreed recently by GMC forms the basis of the programme. For details, see the Faculty of Public Health website, www.fph.org.uk
- Contribute directly to health improvement activity in Yorkshire and Humber through the work of its trainees.
- Continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of all public health staff , in particular those who contribute to the Programme as Trainers and Educational Supervisors.
We recruit into the programme annually, in line with national guidance and requirements. Our programme is open to candidates from medical and non-medical backgrounds according to nationally agreed eligibility criteria. Queries regarding recruitment to the Yorkshire and the Humber programme should be directed to the Head of School, Val Barker, through the Programme PA Vanessa.cullen@yh.hee.nhs.uk
Vacancies
We are expecting 2 ST1 vacancies in the Yorkshire and the Humber Deanery, commencing in August 2012.
Application Process
Recruitment for Public Health is managed nationally with applicants making a single application with expressed preference for specific programmes and geographical zones. Assessment and selection is standardised across several centres in the UK. The public health specialty training programme selection process uses evidence based and validated selection methodology.
2012 Recruitment
All details to be found on the Specialty Recruitment 2012 site
Allocation
On acceptance to the training programme each Specialty Registrars will be assigned to a Primary Care Trust within the region by the Training Programme Director. The minimum time spent in this location will be the first year whole time equivalent of training, usually it will be until completion of Phase I of training.
After completion of Part A of the FPH examination Specialty Registrars will rotate to another Primary Care Trust until completion of Part B of the FPH examination. During this phase, trainees will have a placement of three months in the Health Protection Agency.
On entering Phase 3 of training, after completion of the FPH examination and attainment of full membership of the FPH, Specialty Registrars are able to choose a placement from a number of options such as the SHA, the Department of Health or further time in a Primary Care Trust.