Practitioners’ Development Scheme

Who are Public Health Practitioners?

Public Health Practitioners work across the breadth of public health to protect and improve the health and well-being of communities and individuals, and reduce health inequalities.

The Thames Valley Public Health Practitioner Scheme has been running since 2012. The scheme is a quality assured local assessment programme to enable practitioners to join the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) and gain professional Practitioner Registration.

The scheme is open to those working in the Thames Valley area – Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. For those working outside the area, please see UKPHR for your local scheme.

How does the scheme work?

Individuals successfully accepted on to the scheme’s cohort will be expected to submit three pieces of work to create an e-portfolio of evidence to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and application of their ability to work at Level 5 of the career framework. There are 8 themes (34 standards) to address, which have been mapped to the Public Health Skills & Knowledge Framework.

Applicants must have support from their line manager.

The Thames Valley Scheme supports practitioners through the provision of four learning sets, facilitated by an educator. The individual will be mentored by a Registered Practitioner. Individuals are also encouraged to attend the Faculty of Public Health Masterclasses.

The individual will be expected to submit their completed e-portfolio within ten months. Interested applicants should carefully consider the amount of work involved and the amount of personal time expected to be able to meet deadlines.

The portfolio of evidence will be reviewed by UKPHR trained assessors and verified by a panel to inform a recommendation to UKPHR.