The Public Health team helps people to stay healthy and protect them from threats to their health. Healthcare often focuses on treating ill-health, whereas the public health team concentrates its efforts on reducing the causes of ill-health and improving the whole community’s health and wellbeing.
There are all sorts of roles and career opportunities within public health, from entry roles, right up to the most senior level.
Lifestyle roles
Read about each role in more detail.
As a lifestyle advisor you will work with individuals who want to make a change to their lives whether this is losing weight or doing more exercise. You will also run a number of health improvement schemes.
Training
- Health related Level 3 qualification
- RSPH Level 2 in Understanding Health Improvement
- RSPH Level 2 in Healthy Foods and Special Diets
- RSPH Level 2 in Understanding Behaviour Change
- RSPH Level 3 Certificate in Health Improvement
- Health Checks
- Health MOT
- 1S4H training
Your pathway options
As a Stop smoking advisor you will work with individuals to sign post and provide a range of proven methods to help individuals stop smoking.
Training
- Diploma or Foundation Degree L5
- RSPH Level 2 in Understanding Health Improvement
- RSPH Level 2 in Understanding Behavour Change
- MECC
- Health MOT
- 1S4H training
- Smokefree level 2 Adviser
- NCSCT all modules
- RSPH Level 3 Certificate in Health Improvement
Your pathway options
As a Health check Advisor you will carry out health checks to individuals aged between 40 to 74 who are not already being treated for cardiovascular disease – for example diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney disease, heart disease – are entitled to a free NHS Health Check once every five years.
Training
- Health related Level 3 qualification
- RSPH Level 2 in Understanding Health Improvement
- RSPH Level 2 in Healthy Foods and Special Diets
- RSPH Level 2 in Understanding Behaviour Change
- RSPH Level 3 Certificate in Health Improvement
- Health Checks
- Health MOT
- 1S4H training
Your pathway options
As a Lifestyle Supervisor you will support and line manage the lifestyle advisors. Taking responsibility for the coordination of our Lifestyle Advisor programmes.
Training
- Diploma or Foundation Degree L5 – such as Level 5 Operations Departmental Manager apprenticeship
- RSPH Level 2 in Understanding Health Improvement
- RSPH Level 2 in Understanding Behavour Change
- RSPH Level 2 in Health Checks
- Health MOT
- 1S4H training
Your pathway options
As a health check manager you will support and line mange the Health check advisors. Taking responsibility for the coordination of the health check programme.
Training
- Level 5 Operations Departmental Manager Apprenticeship
- RSPH Level 2 in Understanding Health Improvement
- RSPH Level 2 in Understanding Behavour Change
- RSPH Level 2 in Health Checks
- Health MOT
- 1S4H training
Your pathway options
Training
- Relevant Degree Level 6/ UKPHR registered
- RSPH Level 2 in Understanding Health Improvement
- RSPH Level 2 in Behaviour Change
- Project Management
- 1S4H training
Your pathway options
Training
- Relevant Degree Level 6
- RSPH Level 2 in Understanding Health Improvement
- RSPH Level 2 in Behaviour Change
- Project Management
- 1S4H training