A coherent, flexible public health career framework has been developed for use across the UK. For the first time public health competences, underpinning knowledge, training and qualification routes, registration requirements and a database of job descriptions across nine career levels are being brought together in a user friendly format.  The aim is to create a framework that can be used as a route map for careers in public health regardless of starting and intended end points.

• those already working in any field of public health now

• those wishing to enter the field of public health

• those involved in commissioning, organisation and delivery of public health training

• those involved in workforce planning

• employers of the public health workforce

PHRU has been working in collaboration with Skills for Health and a large set of public health stakeholders to develop the framework on behalf of DH England.

• For more information download the communication document (pdf) here
  

• Download the final PHSCF document (pdf) here

• Download the PHSCF cube (jpg) here
  

For information on how to use the PHSCF please click on the links below (pdf):

• Proposals and Experiences to Date
  
  
• Employers and Commissioners
  
  
• Educators
  
  
• Practitioners
  
  
• Wider Workforce
  

PHRU is also keeping a database of how organisations are using the PHSCF around the UK.

• Team leaders / managers
  
  
• Educators and trainers
  
  
• Commissioners

If you have any experiences you would like to share and that we can add to our database, please contact Lyn Stone.