How to apply for practitioner registration

UKPHR cannot accept direct applications from individuals wishing to apply for practitioner registration. Individuals wishing to apply need to go through a quality assured local assessment scheme and undergo a rigorous process of assessment and verification by trained public health professionals.

At the scheme level applicants will compile a portfolio which is assessed to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and application of UKPHR’s Practitioner Standards. After completion of assessment the application is referred to a regional verification panel who will then make recommendations on eligibility for practitioner registration direct to UKPHR. Once applicants are recommended for registration by their local scheme, they can proceed to submit their application to UKPHR at the national level.

The standards for practitioner registration are set out in UKPHR Practitioner Standards 2nd Ed and these standards are conveniently summarised in our standards table. ‘The public health function’ referred to in the standards is defined in the Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework 2016 as: ‘improves and protects the public’s health and reduces health inequalities between individuals, groups and communities, through co-ordinated system-wide action’. The standards are intended for individuals who are already working as autonomous public health professionals at Skills for Health Careers Framework index Level 5 or above.

You may find HEE’s Practitioner’s Education and Training directory helpful to look at when you are considering how to meet all of the knowledge competencies required to register with UKPHR, as it provides links to education and training opportunities.

Watch Fiona Saville share her experience of registering as a UKPHR practitioner registrant

Important documents

Guidance for Applicants Assessors & Verifiers
UKPHR Supporting Information
12 Essentials of Practitioner Registration
Blank Assessment Log (word)
UKPHR Practitioner Standards 2nd Ed
Practitioner Registration Application Form
Practitioner Application Verification Form
Setting up a Scheme

Scheme coordinator: Alix Sheppard
E-mail: alix@healthtalks.org.uk

Areas covered: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Milton Keynes
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Scheme coordinator: Alix Sheppard
E-mail: alix@healthtalks.org.uk

Areas covered: Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northampton
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Scheme coordinator and primary contact: Samantha Gentry-Marshall
E-mail: samantha.gentry-marshall@kent.gov.uk

Areas covered: London, Kent, Surrey & Sussex
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Evaluation Reports
2012
Fast track route 2016
2014 – North Central and East London pilot which ended in July 2016

Scheme coordinator: Angela Ellins
E-mail: angela.ellins@phe.gov.uk

Areas covered: Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-On-Tees, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Darlington, Durham, Sunderland, Newcastle, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Northumberland Local Authorities

Scheme coordinator: Lucia Scally
E-mail: luciascally@wirral.gov.uk

Areas covered:
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There is currently no formal local practitioner registration scheme in Northern Ireland. Interested individuals can contact us at register@ukphr.org

Scheme coordinator: Organisational Development Team
E-mail: OD.Learning@wales.nhs.uk

Areas covered: Wales.
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Evaluation Reports
PHW Executive Summary
PHW Leaders Views

Scheme contacts:
Karen McGuigan (Lanarkshire)Karen.McGuigan@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Clare Black (Ayrshire & Arran) Clare.Black@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
Heather Sloan (Greater Glasgow & Clyde) heather.sloan@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Alison McGrory (Highland) alison.mcgrory@nhs.net
Carol Stewart (Dumfries & Galloway) cstewart2@nhs.net
Joanne Riach (Grampian) joanne.riach@nhs.net
Helen Smart (Lothian) Helen.Smart@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Aileen McCraw (Borders) aileen.mccraw@borders.scot.nhs.uk
Allyson McCollam (Borders) allyson.mccollam@borders.scot.nhs.uk
Shirley Marr (Borders) Shirley.marr@borders.scot.nhs.uk

Areas covered: Ayrshire & Arran, Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Highland, Lanarkshire, Borders, Dumfries & Galloway, Lothian and Grampian

Scheme coordinator: Deb Lear
E-mail: Deb.Lear@hee.nhs.uk

Areas covered: Devon, Plymouth, Torbay, Somerset, North Somerset, Wiltshire, BANES, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Cornwall

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Evaluation Reports
2017

Scheme coordinator: Branwen Thomas
E-mail: Branwen.Thomas@phe.gov.uk

Areas covered: Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Milton Keynes
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Evaluation Reports
2016

Scheme coordinator: Em Rahman
E-mail: Em.Rahman@hee.nhs.uk

Areas covered: Hampshire, Isle of Wight & Dorset
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Scheme coordinator: Sally James
E-mail: Sally.James@hee.nhs.uk

Areas covered: Hereford & Worcester, Birmingham & Solihull, Black Country, Coventry & Warwickshire, Shropshire & Staffordshire
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Evaluation Reports
2013

Scheme coordinator: Emma Mason
E-mail: E.Mason@leeds.ac.uk

Areas covered: Yorkshire & Humber – Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Kirklees, Calderdale, Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, York, East Riding, North Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and Hull.
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