Public Health training

Public Health Foundation Programme

The Public Health Foundation Programme is aimed at people with limited Public Health work experience who are considering a postgraduate degree or career in Public Health. Public Health Programme Assistants have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience in a fast-moving Public Health team in a local government setting during a full-time short-term placement.

The programme provides a broad experience of Public Health functions and allows the Public Health Programme Assistant to:

  • develop an understanding of Public Health and experience within a local Public Health operational environment
  • develop core skills and 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

The post-holder will report to a Public Health Policy and Programme Officer or Health Intelligence Analyst, with appropriate senior support provided by the relevant Senior Programme Manager or Consultant. Some of the projects undertaken by Public Health Programme Assistants in the past have included:

  • coordination of a borough-wide cooking class to support disadvantaged communities to eat healthier meals
  • STATA analysis of the association between alcohol-related London ambulance call-outs and licensed premises
  • contributing to infographic development for children and young people’s strategy
  • working on a new ‘Early Years’ JSNA

Please refer to our frequently asked questions (PDF, 148kb) for more information.

Spring 2024 Recruitment

Recruitment for the next round of the Public Health Foundation Programme will take place in May/June 2024.

The current recruitment timetable (subject to change) is as follows:

  • Advert opens – 8 May 2024
  • Advert closing date - 11.59pm on 21 May 2024
  • Interview date – 5 or 6 June 2024 (in person at 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH)

You can find the job advert on our Southwark Jobs website.

Information webinar

We're offering an online information session about the programme on Wednesday 15 May, 10am to 10.45am. 

Join this information session if you want to:

  • learn more about the role and the programme
  • get some tips on writing a good application
  • have an opportunity to ask questions

Sign up for the information session.

If you cannot attend and would like the meeting recording, email publichealth@southwark.gov.uk.

Page last updated: 14 May 2024

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