Recruitment
Recruitment to Public Health Training is carried out nationally by NHS England and takes place one per year. Applications for the annual round of recruitment opens in October and closes in November each year. One round of recruitment starts in November each year. Applicants rank specific placement locations, including the East of England, later in the process.
All information on the application process and person specification can be found here. The Public Health Essential Guidance FAQs can be found here.
Public Health Registrars in East of England (PHREE) have created a helpful document with Advice for Prospective Public Health Applicants, linked below.
The East of England (EoE) School of Public Health runs an informal virtual Taster Session for people thinking of applying to public health specialty training, led by current EoE Public Health Registrars. The session will run on Microsoft Teams and the link will be posted on this page and on the HEE Regional Recruitment Events page later in the year. The session will cover:
- What is public health?
- Public health careers and key roles
- A day in the life of…
- The application process
- East of England: specialty training in our region
- Tips and advice from current registrars
The session will include a Q&A with registrars, giving you the opportunity to ask any questions about any aspect of training and recruitment. The session is open to anyone interested in public health training, whether they are planning to apply at any point in the future or are looking to learn more about the specialty. Slides from the last session in 2021 can be downloaded below.
We do not currently offer work experience or shadowing programmes in the East of England, so these would need to be arranged on an individual basis. It is worth reaching out to local authority (council) Public Health teams in your area, as some Public Health Consultants facilitate shadowing opportunities. Public Health academics in university settings can also be a useful contact.
If you have any further questions about the application process, get in touch: england.phschool.eoe@nhs.net
