Public health training

This course is aimed at people with limited public health work experience who are considering a postgraduate degree or career in public health. It includes a full-time placement in a fast-moving public health team in a local government setting.

The programme will let you:

• develop an understanding of public health 
• experience a local public health operational environment
• provide both operational and technical support to the department in delivering a range of projects and programmes
• support the equitable and evidence-based delivery of council, NHS, and other services to promote better health and wellbeing and to reduce health inequalities in Southwark

Read the frequently asked questions for more information.

If you have any questions, email publichealth@southwark.gov.uk 

A 5-year postgraduate training programme for medical and non-medical candidates to become a consultant in Public Health medicine. 

The recruitment process typically starts in November each year, with successful candidates starting their first placement the following August.

Trainees in the London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex training region can do their placement in Southwark. 

Registrars in their first year of training join a consultant section but with project opportunities across the public health portfolios. 

Trainees in their later stages of training may apply to work in specific roles and programmes. 

The department also provides educational supervision for trainees embedded in partner organisations across our local health and social care system.

Find out more from:

• Faculty of Public Health 
• School of Public Health Speciality Training Programme in London and Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Foundation Year 2

Southwark welcomes junior doctors (F2s) looking to gain public health experience as one of their rotations. Recent F2s in Southwark have worked on projects that included joint strategic needs assessments (JSNAs) for areas such as bowel cancer, street population and suicide and self-harm. Contact your local deanery for further information.

NHS Management Scheme

The NHS Management Scheme offers an opportunity for all trainees to spend 8 weeks in an organisation of their choice as a flexi-placement. This is a trainee-led experience, which you can do with us. Previous trainees have developed an evaluation framework for our suicide and alcohol prevention strategies, prepared a presentation on health inequalities for local councillors and undertaken analytical work examining changes in life expectancy.