The most recent North West Public Health Taster Session took place on 16th July 2026 was recorded and is available online here:
The North West School of Public Health currently have networks leads for recruitment. Contact leads can be contacted via email:- nwsphregistrarreps@gmail.com
The Department of Health and Social Care has health improvement teams that are based in the Regional Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.
The North West team is happy to welcome up to 4 people to join their team meetings. You can get an idea of the work they do and talk to individual team members afterwards about their public health careers.
The NW Health Improvement Team is based at:
3 Piccadilly Place
London Road
Manchester
M1 3BN
The next available meetings will run on:
If you are interested in attending, please email england.publichealthnw@nhs.net
Other work experience or shadowing programmes set up in the North West would need to be arranged on an individual basis. It is worth reaching out to individual local authority (council) Public Health teams in your area as some Public Health Consultants will facilitate shadowing opportunities this way. You could also contact Public Health academics in university settings.
Don't forget that Public Health shadowing is not essential to apply, many current Registrars didn’t do this. However, having a chat with different Public Health Registrars or Consultants could give you an insight into day-to-day life in this field.
Colleagues in the region wrote three blog posts for the charity Widening Participation Medics Network (WPMN) in 2022 which are free to access here:
Blog 1 - What is Public Health?
Blog 2 - What is the Public Health Specialty Training Scheme?
Blog 3 - How can I prepare for applying to the Public Health Specialty Training Scheme?
We can also recommend you watch:
A talk about life as a Public Health Registrar.
One round of recruitment starts in November each year and further details are available here:
National Public Health Specialty Training Recruitment - FPH - Faculty of Public Health
Please be aware that we cannot offer any advice about individual eligibility to apply to the scheme. However, the FPH produces a very comprehensive FAQ document which may answer your questions.
There are also other resources which may be of use to you:
Careers in Public Health - FPH - Faculty of Public Health
Eligibility can change slightly each year so it is important that you visit the Faculty of Public Health Recruitment webpage to ensure you have the most up-to-date information as well as checking the ST1 National Person Specification.
Recruitment usually begins in November for posts commencing in the following August. Advertisements for training will be published on NHS Jobs.
Selection into Public Health Specialty training is currently run by NHS Engand East Midlands for England, Scotland and Wales. Applications are currently submitted through the Oriel on-line application system.
There are a number of stages you will need to go through during the application process.
More detailed information is available via the Faculty of Public Health Website.
The North West School of Public Health currently have newtorks leads for recruitemnt. Contact leads can be contacted via email:- nwsphregistrarreps@gmail.com
Information on training in Public Health:
Podcast Training in Public Health | Podcast on Spotify
For other enquiries about the recruitment and selection process please contact publichealthrecruitment.em@hee.nhs.uk