Work with us
The UK Faculty of Public Health (FPH) is full of people who are passionate about improving people’s lives.
We’re a small charity with around 20 paid staff at any one time. Every so often new opportunities arise for people to join the staff team and help to make a difference, but we rely on the amazing support of our members to deliver much of our important work. Below you will find the current opportunities available to contribute to FPH’s work.
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FPH member roles
Who can apply: Public Health Specialty Registrars (ST3+)
An opportunity is open to two experienced Registrars to support the implementation of the Faculty’s Fair Training Strategy.
This strategy aims to embed equity and inclusion throughout public health training, with a particular focus on addressing differential attainment in recruitment, examinations, and career progression.
Working with Dr Samia Latif, Chair of the FPH EDI Committee, Registrars will oversee the implementation of the strategy, liaising with key stakeholders and contributing to national policy and practice.
The role offers experience in programme management, strategic planning, and influencing change across the public health system.
The deadline for applications is 22 August. For further information, please refer to the project brief or contact samia.latif@ukhsa.gov.uk.
Who can appply: FPH Fellows
The Faculty is looking to appoint a new Chair of its Academic and Research Committee.
This committee leads all the FPH’s work on academic public health and is engaged in a large programme of work in this area. A role description is available here.
To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to policy@fph.org.uk by COP Monday 22 September.
Who can apply: FPH Fellows
The Faculty is looking to appoint a new Vice Chair of its Health Protection Committee. This committee leads all the FPH’s work on health protection policies and issues, including: communicable disease control and delivery of national, regional and local health protection services; control of biological, chemical and other environmental hazards; emergency planning and preparedness; and the effects of climate change.
The role description is available here. To apply, please email your CV and a covering letter to policy@fph.org.uk by 5pm on Friday 26 September.
Who can apply: FPH Fellows
The Faculty is looking to appoint a new Vice Chair of its Climate & Health Committee. This committee leads all the FPH’s work on climate, health and sustainability and is engaged in a large programme of work in this area.
The role description is available here. To apply, please email your CV and a covering letter to policy@fph.org.uk by 5pm on Friday 15 August.
Who can apply: FPH Members and Fellows
The FPH Noncommunicable Diseases in Global Health SIG are currently recruiting for a Co-Chair to lead the SIG’s work around the prevention and management of Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in global health.
The successful candidate would work alongside the current SIG Chair, Jayshree Bagaria, to promote linkages within the public health community and across the Faculty around prevention and inequality, taking a multi-sectoral approach to the prevention of NCDs.
SIG workplan items include:
- Advocate around NCD prevention strategies and policies across the public health community where opportunity arises.
- Link SIG advisory work to the wider work of the Faculty within the UK and abroad.
To apply for a leadership role in the SIG, please email a short statement to policy@fph.org.uk outlining:
- Why you are interested in this work
- What experience you would bring
- Your capacity to contribute to the work of the SIG
The SIG is also open to new members! You can join any Faculty SIG through the MyFPH Portal via the ‘My Committees/SIGs’ section. All levels of FPH membership are welcome to join a Faculty SIG.
Who can apply: FPH Members and Fellows
The FPH Alcohol SIG are currently recruiting for a Chair – or two Co-Chairs – to lead the SIG’s work around alcohol and public health.
The Alcohol SIG has previously organised webinars on topics including Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) and commercial determinants of health as they relate to alcohol. They have also responded to several government consultations. The SIG works closely with key partners in this space, such as the Alcohol Health Alliance and Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems, as well as other FPH SIGs.
In 2025, the SIG will look to continue its collaboration with partner organisations, arrange further webinars and respond to relevant consultations. Read more about the Alcohol SIG's previous work here.
To apply for a leadership role in the SIG, please email a short statement to policy@fph.org.uk outlining:
- Why you are interested in this work
- What experience you would bring
- Your capacity to contribute to the work of the SIG
The SIG is also open to new members! You can join any Faculty SIG through the MyFPH Portal via the ‘My Committees/SIGs’ section. All levels of FPH membership are welcome to join.
Who can apply: FPH Members and Fellows
Faculty is looking for FPH Fellows and Members to volunteer and provide guidance, experience, and support to new consultants as they navigate the early stages of their careers.
The Buddy Scheme is a flexible, informal peer-support network designed to connect new consultants with more experienced public health professionals. Whether they’re stepping into their first consultant role or facing new challenges later in their career, your insights and encouragement can make a real difference.
There are no formal requirements, no travel expenses, no training, and no experience required, just a willingness to lend a friendly ear, share practical advice, and provide some extra support for your colleagues.
You can find more information here. If you’d like to get involved and becoming a buddy, we’d love to hear from you. Please email workforce@fph.org.uk.
Who can apply: FPH Fellows
The Faculty is looking for more members to become involved in its Diplomate examination.
Being a DFPH examiner is a vital and rewarding role within the Faculty and has a crucial impact in maintaining the high standards of public health practice for which the UK is rightly renowned. The delivery of the exam has changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is now sat online with typed scripts, which are much easier to mark, with remote invigilation through a third party.
The Diplomate Exam (formerly the Part A exam) is a crucial milestone in the training pathway of a Public Health Specialty Registrar and is designed as a test of a broad base of public health knowledge. The exam is open to Specialty Registrars and also to candidates not on the training scheme, who typically constitute about ten per cent of the applicants. It is crucial to expanding the public health workforce. Applications to become an examiner would be welcome from any locality, but we are particularly looking for representation from the Defence Medical Services, Yorkshire & the Humber and Northern Ireland.
The time commitment is approximately eight days per year. Examiners meet in person a few times a year for training, question setting and results review. Examiners are also asked to develop exam questions, working in collaboration with other examiners. Members doing this role have found it both challenging and rewarding, with the opportunity to think about an area of public outside of their usual ‘day job' and the opportunity to connect with other examiners a key driver.
The website has further information on the role and the expectations. If you are interested in applying, please email your CV to educ@fph.org.uk with some information on your public health training experience and which particular area of the exam you are interested in, and we look forward to you joining the team.
Who can apply: FPH Fellows in active practice in the relevant country or region
Our elected Faculty Advisers and Deputy Faculty Advisers promote and maintain high standards of professional competence and practice of public health across the core and defined competency areas of specialist public health practice. They approve job descriptions and adverts for new and replacement consultant level posts on behalf of FPH and can also provide advice on public health careers and training. We are currently recruiting Faculty Advisers for:
- London
- South East
- East Midlands
Please see a role description here.
The posts are open to all FPH Fellows in active practice in the relevant region.
For further information and nomination form, please contact carolinewren@fph.org.uk.
Who can apply: FPH Fellows in active practice in the relevant country or region
Our elected Faculty Advisers and Deputy Faculty Advisers promote and maintain high standards of professional competence and practice of public health across the core and defined competency areas of specialist public health practice.
They approve job descriptions and adverts for new and replacement consultant level posts on behalf of FPH and can also provide advice on public health careers and training. We are currently recruiting Deputy Advisers for:
- London
- East Midlands
- Scotland
Please see a role description here.
The posts are open to all FPH Fellows in active practice in the relevant country or region.
For further information and nomination form, please contact carolinewren@fph.org.uk.
Who can apply: FPH Fellows in active practice in the relevant service or region
We are currently open for nominations for CPD Advisers for:
- East Midlands
- South West
- Defence Medical Services (DMS)
The CPD work at FPH is overseen by the CPD Advisers Committee. The Committee is responsible for providing strategic direction, guidance and support to the development and improvement of FPH’s CPD scheme.
You can access the role description here.
The posts are open to all FPH Fellows in active practice in the relevant constituency.
For further information and nomination form, please contact carolinewren@fph.org.uk.
Who can apply: FPH Fellows who have worked for 2+ years in public health posts
One of the ways in which FPH assures the highest possible standards in public health practice is through supporting senior public health appointments, ensuring that specialists appointed to consultant and DPH roles have the appropriate qualifications, experience, and knowledge for the role.
Faculty Assessors sit on Advisory Appointment Committees to perform this vital, varied and stimulating role. We are always looking to recruit and train more assessors to support this work. Further information on the role and the training is available here.
Training sessions are held remotely via Zoom. If you are interested in attending the training, please email aac@fph.org.uk.
Who can apply: FPH Fellows
This important role recommends to the GMC, doctors to the specialist register, who have acquired the skills and competencies described in the public health training curriculum outside of the training scheme. The role of the Assessor is to complete an assessment of a portfolio of work and recommend applicants to be added, or not, to the specialty register.
The assessor will receive £300 remuneration for each application reviewed. Further details regarding the role and its responsibilities can be found on this page.
If you have any questions regarding the role or wish to apply, please send your CV with a short expression of interest to educ@fph.org.uk
Who can apply: FPH Members and Fellows or retired members
The Journal of Public Health is the Faculty of Public Health's academic journal, managed in collaboration with Oxford University Press.
The Journal publishes papers on the theory and practice of the whole spectrum of public health, with a particular focus on the translation of science into action. See the latest issue here.
The Editors-in-Chief are currently seeking Reviewers to support with the peer-review process. To discuss the opportunity further, please contact FPH's Head of Communications at davidparkinson@fph.org.uk
Opportunities for FPH Registrars
There is a range of FPH-approved opportunities available for Public Health Specialty Registrars to gain experience and complete work that can contribute to their Learning Outcomes.
