Training Locations

Training takes place across the whole of Kent, Surrey and East Sussex. Below are links to the approved training locations:

When a registrar starts on the programme they are allocated a training base. An appropriate approved Educational Supervisor will support them during the training in placement. The usual pattern of training is that a registrar starts in a twelve month local authority placement working around MSc study patterns if needed.

There is then a mandatory three to four month placement in Public Health England Health Protection. Registrars join the on-call Health Protection rota after this placement having passed a local Health Protection assessment and the Faculty of Public Health Diplomate Examination (DFPH).

After passing the Faculty of Public Health Final Membership Examination (MFPH) examination a limited number of national locations give the chance to gain experience which cannot be gained within Wessex. Examples of this include: National Public Health England locations, Global Health and Department for International Development. These are tailored to individual registrars’ needs.

Working Arrangements

Since the Covid pandemic there has been a significant change in working practices across public health organisations. Prior to 2020, public health training placements were office based. Currently, most training placements offer hybrid working i.e. public health registrars will spend a proportion of their working week in the placement office and the remainder of their time working from home. The proportion of office vs home working varies significantly by training placement. Registrars are expected to work to the culture of their placement organisation e.g. to attend the office on specific team office days. To support hybrid working any registrars would be expected to:

  • Commute into the office in line with the placement culture or as agreed with their Educational Supervisor
  • Have an appropriate area within their home, free from distraction, where they can undertake confidential conversations/interviews and ensure appropriate information governance for any patient identifiable or corporate information that registrars may access in the course of their work. If this is not possible, registrars would be expected to attend the placement office for all of their working days